Verb, Tense & Mood

Question 1

What does the present tense describe?

Answer 1

Describe things that happen routinely or to discuss facts that and universal truth that does not change.

It also used to describe policies, laws, rules and regulations that were enacted at one point in the past but still have their effects in the present.

Question 2

What does simple past tense describe?

Answer 2

Events that occured and ended in the past. Formed by placing an ED on the verb.

Question 3

What does the future tense describe?

Answer 3

Is used when discussing events that will have not yet occurred but will sometime in the future.

Formed using the helping verb “Will” before the main verb.

Can also use a form of “to be” + “going to”

Question 4

What is the Present perfect tense?

Answer 4

When an action began in the past and continues into the present.

Question 5

What is the form of present perfect tense?

Answer 5

“Have” or “Has”: + “Past Participle”

Question 6

When the word “Since” appears what form do you use?

Answer 6

Present perfect tense

Question 7

What other words can appears in the present perfect tense?

Answer 7

For; Over; and During

Question 8

What is the past perfect tense?

Answer 8

Used when describing a past action that occurred before another past action.

Question 9

What is the form of past perfect tense?

Answer 9

“Had” + “Past Participle”

Question 10

What is the special situation for when past perfect tense must be used?

Answer 10

Must be used to indicate that an action or event was completed before a specified date or time period in the past.

Question 11

When do you not have to use the past perfect tense form?

Answer 11

When the sequence of events is clear. Simple past tense for both is fine. Typically will see the words before and after.

Question 12

When is the future perfect tense used?

Answer 12

Indicates that an event that has not happened will start before another even that has not happened.

Question 13

What is the form of future perfect tense?

Answer 13

“will” + “have” + “Past Participle”

Question 14

If the future even is being described in the past what word replace will?

Answer 14

Would

Question 15

When is present continuous tense used?

Answer 15

We use present continuous to describe events that are TEMPORARILY ongoing in the present.

Question 16

What is the form of present continuous tense?

Answer 16

“To be” verb + “Present Participle”

Question 17

When is past continuous tense used?

Answer 17

It is used to describe an action or event that was ongoing but has ended.

Question 18

What is the form of past continuous tense?

Answer 18

“Were/Was” + “Present Participle”

Question 19

When is future continuous tense used?

Answer 19

An action or event that will be ongoing but has not started yet.

Question 20

What is the form of future continuous tense?

Answer 20

“Will” + “Present Participle”

Question 21

What does Verb Mood tell us

Answer 21

Conveys the attitude with which a statement is made

Question 22

When is the indicative mood used?

Answer 22

It is used to state facts, assertions, and observations.

Question 23

When is subjunctive mood used?

Answer 23

When the situation is hypothetical or conditional.

Question 24

What form of “to be” is the subjunctive mood in

Answer 24

Were

Question 25

What do hypothetical clauses typically begin with?

Answer 25

if, as if, were, as though

Question 26

What mood do request, suggestion or command words followed by the word “that” require?

Answer 26

Subjunctive mood.

Question 27

When is conditional mood used?

Answer 27

Is used when the situation is purely hypothetical.

Question 28

What form of “to be” is the conditional mood in?

Answer 28

Would or Could.

Question 29

When do you use the active voice in a verb?

Answer 29

When the subject is doing the action?

Question 30

What form is the passive voice in?

Answer 30

“To Be” + Past participle