Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
... Alisa went to the hockey game. Yes he did explain his project to the teacher. Rosita could have won first place. The speaker has been delayed because of traffic. The singers are preparing for the concert. Steve is bringing his tennis racquet. They have often hiked to the top of the mountain. ...
... Alisa went to the hockey game. Yes he did explain his project to the teacher. Rosita could have won first place. The speaker has been delayed because of traffic. The singers are preparing for the concert. Steve is bringing his tennis racquet. They have often hiked to the top of the mountain. ...
Stem changing verbs + the affirmative and negative
... Learning Goals: I will review my knowledge of stem changing verbs ...
... Learning Goals: I will review my knowledge of stem changing verbs ...
Chapter 23 - Participles
... ācturus, a, um – about to lead, going to lead • Take the fourth principal part of the verb, drop the -us • add -ūrus, -a, -um. Then decline as a 1st and 2nd declension adjective. ...
... ācturus, a, um – about to lead, going to lead • Take the fourth principal part of the verb, drop the -us • add -ūrus, -a, -um. Then decline as a 1st and 2nd declension adjective. ...
Multisensory Grammar Activities Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
... 4. Tell students that once they have identified the main verb in a verb phrase, they know that any other verb in the phrase is a helping verb. Ask students which verb in this verb phrase s a helping verb. (am) Write an H on the transparency over am, and have students do the same on their worksheets. ...
... 4. Tell students that once they have identified the main verb in a verb phrase, they know that any other verb in the phrase is a helping verb. Ask students which verb in this verb phrase s a helping verb. (am) Write an H on the transparency over am, and have students do the same on their worksheets. ...
ACT Verbs – Practice Set 1
... 2) Susan, the swimmer we all wanted to beat, had swum two laps before any of the rest of us finished even one lap. Number: singular, because ‘Susan’ is singular Tense: past perfect; past tense of ‘to have’ + past participle of ‘swim’ ...
... 2) Susan, the swimmer we all wanted to beat, had swum two laps before any of the rest of us finished even one lap. Number: singular, because ‘Susan’ is singular Tense: past perfect; past tense of ‘to have’ + past participle of ‘swim’ ...
StemChanging Verbs
... ● Reflexive pronouns go in front of conjugated verbs (pa st or present). ● They can go before or after infinitives or gerunds. ● They go after affirmative commands and before negative commands. ...
... ● Reflexive pronouns go in front of conjugated verbs (pa st or present). ● They can go before or after infinitives or gerunds. ● They go after affirmative commands and before negative commands. ...
to have been + past participle
... In certain circumstances, a gerund may follow need. In this case, the gerund carries a passive meaning. Usually the situations involve fixing or improving something. The house needs painting The house needs to be painted ...
... In certain circumstances, a gerund may follow need. In this case, the gerund carries a passive meaning. Usually the situations involve fixing or improving something. The house needs painting The house needs to be painted ...
Le Passé Composé
... For regular verbs with an infinitive ending in -er, the past participle is formed by replacing the final -er of the infinitive with -é. Listen carefully to the pronunciation of the passé composé of the verb 'parler'. The past participle (parlé) is pronounced the same as the infinitive (parler), even ...
... For regular verbs with an infinitive ending in -er, the past participle is formed by replacing the final -er of the infinitive with -é. Listen carefully to the pronunciation of the passé composé of the verb 'parler'. The past participle (parlé) is pronounced the same as the infinitive (parler), even ...
Lecture 5. Verbs and Verb Phrases I
... The active voice: the “normal” voice, where the S is typically the “doer” (e.g. The board members accepted the proposal). The passive voice, e.g. The proposal was accepted (by the board members): o May have a by-agent that would be the S of the corresponding active clause. o Has a passive S that wou ...
... The active voice: the “normal” voice, where the S is typically the “doer” (e.g. The board members accepted the proposal). The passive voice, e.g. The proposal was accepted (by the board members): o May have a by-agent that would be the S of the corresponding active clause. o Has a passive S that wou ...
Word Skills: Adding -ed
... double the last letter and add -ed. (Note: Never double final x.) Examples: stop → stopped ...
... double the last letter and add -ed. (Note: Never double final x.) Examples: stop → stopped ...
QUESTION FORMATION
... • 99% of the time we need to use something called an auxiliary (helping verb) to make a question in English. ...
... • 99% of the time we need to use something called an auxiliary (helping verb) to make a question in English. ...
big handout on paticiples
... 2. The PERFECT PASSIVE PPLE. forms its nom. sing. by adding –us, -a, -um to the participial stem. It declines like a regular 1st/2nd decl. adjective. 3. The FUTURE ACTIVE PPLE. forms its nom. sing. by adding –ūrus, –ūra, -ūrum to the participial stem. It declines like a regular 1st/2nd decl. adjecti ...
... 2. The PERFECT PASSIVE PPLE. forms its nom. sing. by adding –us, -a, -um to the participial stem. It declines like a regular 1st/2nd decl. adjective. 3. The FUTURE ACTIVE PPLE. forms its nom. sing. by adding –ūrus, –ūra, -ūrum to the participial stem. It declines like a regular 1st/2nd decl. adjecti ...
linking verbs
... LINKING VERBS • These types of verbs do not show action but connects a subject with a word that describes or identifies it. • They connect nouns or pronouns to words that describe, label, or identify them. ...
... LINKING VERBS • These types of verbs do not show action but connects a subject with a word that describes or identifies it. • They connect nouns or pronouns to words that describe, label, or identify them. ...
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Handout
... Intransitive Verb: A verb not followed by a direct object. Direct object: Receives the action. Examples of transitive verbs: After she kicked the ball, she implanted her face into the ground. She ate the dirt, excited that she had scored her first goal. The direct objects receive the action of the t ...
... Intransitive Verb: A verb not followed by a direct object. Direct object: Receives the action. Examples of transitive verbs: After she kicked the ball, she implanted her face into the ground. She ate the dirt, excited that she had scored her first goal. The direct objects receive the action of the t ...
The Subjunctive
... identifiable clauses. When these clauses occur then the verb will be placed in the subjunctive. Except for the future and the conditional tenses, the subjunctive has as many tenses as the indicative. There is no future and conditional subjunctive. The subjunctive is much easier to form than the indi ...
... identifiable clauses. When these clauses occur then the verb will be placed in the subjunctive. Except for the future and the conditional tenses, the subjunctive has as many tenses as the indicative. There is no future and conditional subjunctive. The subjunctive is much easier to form than the indi ...
the passive voice - Aula Virtual Maristas Mediterránea
... ACTIVE: SUBJECT + VERB+ OBJECT. The object of the verb in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence. The subject of the active sentence becomes the agent in the passive sentence. PASSIVE : OBJECT + VERB + SUBJECT: by agent when necessary) ...
... ACTIVE: SUBJECT + VERB+ OBJECT. The object of the verb in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence. The subject of the active sentence becomes the agent in the passive sentence. PASSIVE : OBJECT + VERB + SUBJECT: by agent when necessary) ...
1 Chapter 8: Third Conjugation Chapter 8 covers the following: how
... conjugation including the infinitive and imperative mood. At the end of the lesson we’ll review the vocabulary which you should memorize in this chapter. Here are two important rules for you to remember: (1) the thematic vowel in third conjugation is a short vowel; it appears as -i- or -u- in the pr ...
... conjugation including the infinitive and imperative mood. At the end of the lesson we’ll review the vocabulary which you should memorize in this chapter. Here are two important rules for you to remember: (1) the thematic vowel in third conjugation is a short vowel; it appears as -i- or -u- in the pr ...
Parts of Speech: Verbs
... Common Helping Verbs • am, are, is, was, were, do, did, have, has, had can, may , will (shall) be, will (shall) have, has (had) been, can (may) be, can (may) have, could (would, should) be, could (would, should) have, will (shall) have been, might have, might have been, must, must have, must have b ...
... Common Helping Verbs • am, are, is, was, were, do, did, have, has, had can, may , will (shall) be, will (shall) have, has (had) been, can (may) be, can (may) have, could (would, should) be, could (would, should) have, will (shall) have been, might have, might have been, must, must have, must have b ...
present
... stem (I walk), but it is, after all, present tense—it is finite. The assumption is that the pronunciation of the present tense suffix in English is Ø, null, nothing. That is, a finite verb always has a tense suffix, but sometimes it is pronounced as -ed, sometimes as Ø. • Present tense is a zero mor ...
... stem (I walk), but it is, after all, present tense—it is finite. The assumption is that the pronunciation of the present tense suffix in English is Ø, null, nothing. That is, a finite verb always has a tense suffix, but sometimes it is pronounced as -ed, sometimes as Ø. • Present tense is a zero mor ...
spanish and french
... Spanish is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world with about 330 million speakers, most of them in South America. Mexico is the Spanish speaking country with the largest population (80 million). Many people in the USA, especially in the areas nearest to Mexico, speak Spanish as their mo ...
... Spanish is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world with about 330 million speakers, most of them in South America. Mexico is the Spanish speaking country with the largest population (80 million). Many people in the USA, especially in the areas nearest to Mexico, speak Spanish as their mo ...
VERB and TENSES teaching notes
... NOTE: To run in the hall is wrong. (To run = noun function) 2. Present participle : infinitive and –ing ending. Walking. I walking to school. Needs auxiliary verb such as ‘was’ to form finite verb. 3. Past participle : infinitive and –ed, -en, -t, …. . Broken. He broken the window. Needs auxiliary v ...
... NOTE: To run in the hall is wrong. (To run = noun function) 2. Present participle : infinitive and –ing ending. Walking. I walking to school. Needs auxiliary verb such as ‘was’ to form finite verb. 3. Past participle : infinitive and –ed, -en, -t, …. . Broken. He broken the window. Needs auxiliary v ...
Grammar Basics - School of Social Work
... General guideline: Do not shift from one tense to another if the time frame for each action or state is the same. Incorrect: About noon the sky darkened, a breeze sprang up, and a low rumble announces the ...
... General guideline: Do not shift from one tense to another if the time frame for each action or state is the same. Incorrect: About noon the sky darkened, a breeze sprang up, and a low rumble announces the ...