Verbal Ch 6 - Verb Tense, Mood, & Voice

Question 1

present tense

Answer 1

things that happen routinely or facts/universal truths that do not change over time

Question 2

Simple past tense

Answer 2

used to describe events that occurred and ended in the past (add -ed to the end of verbs)

Question 3

Future tense

Answer 3

events that have yet to occur but will

“to be” + “going to” + base verb = future tense

Question 4

Present perfect tense

Answer 4

when an event begins in the past and continues into the present (aka still effecting the present)

Ex/ I have lived here for 5 years dd

Question 5

Present participle

Answer 5

“have” or “has” + past participle of main verb

Question 6

misuses of the past participle

Answer 6

do not use the past participle if a sentence describes an event or action that clearly ended in the past

Question 7

Phrases that incase the use of the past participle

Answer 7

“for” - for at least, for more than, etc
“over” - over the last X years, over the course of X, etc
“during” - during the semester, during the presidency, etc

Question 8

Past perfect tense

Answer 8

used to describe a past action that occurred before another past acton. This is the deeper past

“had” + past participle = past perfect

Question 9

Future perfect tense

Answer 9

indicates that an event that has not yet happened will be completed before another event that has not yet happened or before a specific time in the future

“will” + “have” + past participle = future perfect

Ex/ I will have worked for 35 years by the time I retire

Question 10

The future in the past

Answer 10

Used when sentences about past events refer to events that were in the future when the past event occurred. This uses “would” not “will”

Question 11

Continuous tenses

Answer 11

used to describe events that are continuous or will be in progress

Question 12

Present continuous tense

Answer 12

Describes events temporarily ongoing in the present

present tense form of “to be” + present participle

Ex/ the dog is running on the beach

Question 13

Past continuous tense

Answer 13

describes an action or event that was ongoing but has ended

Ex/ the children were playing outside yesterday

Question 14

Future continuous tense

Answer 14

describes an action or event that will be ongoing but has not yet begun

Ex/ the choir will be singing tomorrow

Question 15

Perfect continuous tense

Answer 15

highlight the ongoing nature of events

Question 16

Verb mood

Answer 16

conveys the attitude when a statement is made

Question 17

Indicative mood

Answer 17

used for stating facts, assertions, and observations

Question 18

Subjunctive mood

Answer 18

hypothetical situations. Used for statements that lack certainty such as dreams, wishes, desires, or doubts (also commands, requests, suggestions).

hypothetical situations must use “were” with the verb “to be”

Question 19

Hypothetical clauses

Answer 19

part of the subjunctive mood, they begin with “if”, “as if”, “were”, “as though”

Question 20

Command clauses (subjunctive)

Answer 20

requests, suggestions, demand, or command words + “that” = command subjunctive

Ex/ the movie star requests that he order her flowers

Question 21

Conditional mood

Answer 21

used in situations about conditions and results that are purely hypothetical

“would” or “could” + finite verb = conditional

Ex/ if I knew Spanish, I would move to Colombia

Question 22

Active voice

Answer 22

when the subject of a clause performs an action, the corresponding verb is in active voice

active voice is preferred

Question 23

Passive voice

Answer 23

when the subject of a sentence has an action being done to it, the corresponding verb is in passive voice

composed of “to be” + past particple