Verbs Flashcards
Verbs:
Sang is which type of verb.
A. Present form
B. Present (continuous) participle
C. Past form
D. Past participle
C. Past form
Verbs:
Sing is which type of verb.
A. Present form
B. Present (continuous) participle
C. Past form
D. Past participle
A. Present
Verbs:
Singing is which type of verb.
A. Present form
B. Present (continuous) participle
C. Past form
D. Past participle
B. Present (continuous) participle
Verbs:
Sung is which type of verb.
A. Present form
B. Present (continuous) participle
C. Past form
D. Past participle
D. Past participle.
Depending on the verb, it may have a _?_ form _?_ form _?_ participle _?_ participle
Present / past
Present / past
Regular verbs are the most common and display their past forms by adding _ or _ _
d or ed
Liked / Jumped
An Irregular verbs past form cannot be made by adding _ or _ _
d or ed
Eat = ate = eaten Swim = swam = swum
A Transitive verb is a verb that can take a direct (?).
In other words it is done to someone or something.
object
You can find the direct object by finding the verb and asking “what” or “whom” is the receiver of the action
Intransitive verbs do not take a direct object. In other words, it is not done to someone or something.
It only involves the (?) in a sentence.
Subject
“When I heard the joke, I “laughed”
The sun “set”
Auxiliary verbs are often called “helping verbs”, but They are used with other “action” verbs to:
- Create (?)
- Express (?)
- Display (?)
Tense (have been / was / will have)
Voice (has been / will be)
State (should / were / would)
Verbs that display their past forms by adding “d” or “ed” are known as.
A. Auxiliary verbs B. Regular verbs C. Intransitive verbs D. Irregular verbs E. Transitive verbs
B. Regular verbs
can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will and would, are all (?) verbs and never change their forms)
Modal verbs
Verbs that show an action that must be followed by an object, are ?
A. Auxiliary verbs B. Regular verbs C. Intransitive verbs D. Irregular verbs E. Transitive verbs
E. Transitive verbs
Liked / jumped are both ?
A. Auxiliary verbs B. Regular verbs C. Intransitive verbs D. Irregular verbs E. Transitive verbs
B. Regular verbs
Verbs whose past tense cannot be made by adding “d” or “ed” are ?
A. Auxiliary verbs B. Regular verbs C. Intransitive verbs D. Irregular verbs E. Transitive verbs
D. Irregular verbs
Swam / Ate are both ?
A. Auxiliary verbs B. Regular verbs C. Intransitive verbs D. Irregular verbs E. Transitive verbs
D. Irregular verbs
Verbs that do not need an object and may only be used with a subject in a sentence, are ?
A. Auxiliary verbs B. Regular verbs C. Intransitive verbs D. Irregular verbs E. Transitive verbs
C. Intransitive verbs
Tip! - Active voice.
Means the subject is performing the action.
The dog ate our turkey (subject did the verb)
Subject = the dog
Active verb = ate
Tip! Passive voice.
Means the subject is having the action done to it.
Our turkey was eaten by the dog.
Subject = our turkey
Passive verb = was eaten
The verbs - Is, am, are, was, were - when placed before an noun or adjective, are being used as
the (?) (?) verb
To be
Modal verbs have many uses, although they have no (?) of their own
Action
Name 5 things that modal verbs express ?
Need / possibility / willingness / ability / obligation
Infinitive verbs.
Is a verb in its (?) form and is usually, preceded by “(?)” or a modal verb.
Note - the word “to” is not a preposition.
Note - an infinitive is a “non-finite” verb
Note - it cannot be the main “finite” verb
Note - an infinitive can be used as a noun, adjective or adjective.
Base form / To
Infinitive form;
I need “to run” every day
Modal verbs replace “to”;
I “must” run every day
Finite verb form;
I run every day
Infinitives as nouns, adj and adverds.
“To dance was her passion”
- To dance is the subject of (?)
“He likes to hunt”
- to hunt is the direct object of (?)
“Give him an ornament to polish”
- to polish modifies the noun (?)
“The officer returned to help”
- to help modifies the verb (?)
Was, Likes, Ornament, Returned
A verb that follows “to” or a modal verb, are
A. Auxiliary verbs B. Regular verbs C. Modal verbs D. To be verbs E. Infinitive verbs
E. Infinitive verbs
An auxiliary verb that falls before another noun or adjective, are known as the ?
A. Auxiliary verbs B. Regular verbs C. Modal verbs D. To be verbs E. Infinitive verbs
D. “To be” or “be” verb
I am a doctor - no action
I was seen by a doctor - passive
I am eating banana cake - continuous
