Verb Tenses (Grade 11 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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What verb tenses tell us
What verb tenses tell us
When an action happens (past, present, or future)
Simple tenses describe
Simple tenses describe
Basic actions or states without extra details
Continuous tenses show
Continuous tenses show
Action that is ongoing or in progress
Perfect tenses indicate
Perfect tenses indicate
Action completed by a certain time
Perfect continuous tenses combine
Perfect continuous tenses combine
Ongoing action + duration up to specific point
Regular verbs past tense pattern
Regular verbs past tense pattern
Add '-ed' to the base form
Irregular verbs characteristic
Irregular verbs characteristic
Change unpredictably; must be memorised
Third-person singular rule (he/she/it)
Third-person singular rule (he/she/it)
Add 's' to present simple verbs
Subject-verb agreement rule
Subject-verb agreement rule
Singular subjects → singular verbs, plural → plural
Converting to plural requires changing
Converting to plural requires changing
All related words (pronouns, demonstratives, verbs)