Verbs Flashcards
What is a verb?
A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.
Name the three parts of verbs.
Main verbs, auxiliary verbs, and modal verbs.
What are auxiliary verbs?
Verbs that help the main verb form tense, mood, or voice, e.g., “be,” “have,” and “do.”
Give an example of a sentence using a modal verb.
“She might go to the party.”
Modal verb: might
What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs?
Regular verbs form their past tense by adding “-ed,” while irregular verbs have unique forms, e.g., “talked” vs. “ran.”
List the 12 English verb tenses.
Present simple, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous; past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous; future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous.
What is a modal verb?
A type of auxiliary verb that expresses necessity, possibility, permission, or ability, e.g., “can,” “must,” “should.”
Identify the verb tense: “She has been reading for two hours.”
Present perfect continuous.
What is the function of the modal verb “must”?
It expresses obligation or strong necessity, e.g., “You must finish your homework.”
What is the difference between “shall” and “will” in modern English usage?
“Shall” is often used for formal suggestions or offers, while “will” is used to indicate future actions or intentions.
What is a modal verb?
A type of auxiliary verb used to express modality, including ability, possibility, necessity, and obligation, e.g., “can,” “must,” “may.”
Define deontic modality.
Deontic modality expresses necessity, permission, or obligation in terms of actions or behaviors.
Define epistemic modality.
Epistemic modality expresses the speaker’s judgment about the likelihood or certainty of a statement being true.
Give an example of a modal verb used with deontic modality.
“You must finish your homework before going out.”
Obligation
Give an example of a modal verb used with epistemic modality.
“She must be at work now.”
Inference or certainty
