Verb Tense

Question 1

When do we use simple tenses?

Answer 1

Action starts and finishes
Stative verbs

Question 2

When do we use continous tense?

Answer 2

Focus on the duration of an action; we are between the start and the finish
*these actions are temporary

Question 3

What are the Stative verb?

Answer 3

Verbs of perception: see, look, feel, taste, seem, recognize

Verb of emotion: want, prefer, love, hate, hope, forgive

Thinking verbs : known, think, believe, remember, consider

Others: owe, own, deserve, cost, contain, intend,

have (was having= incorrect !on dit : he had
think was thinking= incorrect! He thought

Question 4

Past of know?

Answer 4

Knew

Question 5

What’s a main clause?

Answer 5

S+v+o that makes sense by itself
The phone rang.

Question 6

What’s a time clause?

Answer 6

Adverb of time +s+v+o that is incomplete by itself; it need a main clause.
While I was eating my lunch. = incorrect
We have to add the main clause: the phone rang

Question 7

Irregular verb (iv)
Arise?

Answer 7

Arose

Question 8

Iv
Stick

Answer 8

Stuck

Question 9

Iv
Take

Answer 9

Took

Question 10

Iv
Shine

Answer 10

Shone

Question 11

Iv
Lie

Answer 11

Lay

Question 12

Iv
Gring

Answer 12

Ground

Question 13

Iv
Hold

Answer 13

Held

Question 14

Iv
Tear

Answer 14

Tore

Question 15

Iv
Swing

Answer 15

Swung

Question 16

Iv
Sing

Answer 16

Sang

Question 17

Iv
Tread

Answer 17

Trop

Question 18

Iv
Freeze

Answer 18

Froze

Question 19

Iv
Sink

Answer 19

Sunk

Question 20

What is a infinitive verb?

Answer 20

To + verb
To walk

Question 21

What is the base form of a verb?

Answer 21

Just the Name of the verb
Walk

Question 22

What is a auxiliary verb?

Answer 22

A verb that have a support the main verb
I have tough
Can be: have, be, do, can, should, etc