Question 1

Verb

Accepted Answer

describes an action or a state of being

Question 2

A complete sentence must have how many verbs?

Accepted Answer

at least one

Question 3

Verbs have different tenses to show what?

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time

Question 4

Base Form:

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The root verb used for simple present tense (e.g., walk, eat).

Question 5

Past Form:

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Used for simple past tense (e.g., walked, ate).

Question 6

Participle Form:

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Used for complex time situations and always paired with a helping verb (e.g., have walked, has eaten).

Question 7

Regular Verbs:

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Verbs that form the past and participle by adding -ed (e.g., jump → jumped).

Question 8

Irregular Verbs:

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Verbs that do not follow the -ed pattern (e.g., go → went → gone).

Question 9

What verb form is used for simple present tense?

Accepted Answer

The base form.

Question 10

What verb form is used for simple past tense?

Accepted Answer

The past form.

Question 11

What verb form is used for more complicated time situations?

Accepted Answer

The participle form.

Question 12

What must accompany a participle form verb?

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A helping verb.

Question 13

How do regular verbs form the past and participle?

Accepted Answer

By adding -ed.

Question 14

What makes a verb irregular?

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It does not follow the -ed pattern for past and participle forms.

Question 15

Past Tense Verb:

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Describes something that happened in the past.

Question 16

Present Tense Verb:

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Describes something that happens regularly or is a current state or condition.

Question 17

What does a simple sentence contain?

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One subject and one verb.

Question 18

What does the subject of a sentence tell us?

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Who or what the sentence is about.

Question 19

What does the verb of a sentence tell us?

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The action or state.

Question 20

When is a past tense verb used?

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For something that happened in the past.

Question 21

When is a present tense verb used?

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For something that happens regularly or describes a current state.

Question 22

Can a sentence have more than one verb?

Accepted Answer

Yes — if it has a connector word or more than one subject.

Question 23

Helping Verb:

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-A supporting verb that works with a main verb to form a verb phrase. 
-Common in questions, negative sentences, and complex time situations

Question 24

Progressive Tense:

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-Describes an action that is or was ongoing 
-Formed with a helping verb + base verb + -ing (e.g., is running, was studying)

Question 25

Perfect Tense:

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-Describes an action that spans two time periods 
-Formed with a helping verb + participle form (e.g., has eaten, had finished)

Question 26

Perfect Progressive Tense:

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-Combines both — used when an action was ongoing across two time periods 
-Example: has been studying

Question 27

What is a helping verb?

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A supporting verb that accompanies a main verb.

Question 28

When are helping verbs commonly used?

Accepted Answer

In questions, negative sentences, and complex time situations.

Question 29

What verb form is used in progressive tense?

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Base form + -ing, with a helping verb.

Question 30

What does the progressive tense describe?

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An action that is or was ongoing.

Question 31

What verb form is used in perfect tense?

Accepted Answer

The participle form, with a helping verb.

Question 32

What does the perfect tense describe?

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An action that spans two time periods.

Question 33

What is the perfect progressive tense used for?

Accepted Answer

An action that was ongoing across two time periods.

Verbs and Verb Tense