Verb Tenses (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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Purpose of verb tenses
Purpose of verb tenses
Indicate when action takes place (past, present, future)
Regular verb past tense formation
Regular verb past tense formation
Add '-ed' to base form
Irregular verbs
Irregular verbs
Don't follow standard pattern, must be memorised individually
Subject-verb agreement
Subject-verb agreement
Verbs must agree with subjects in number
Third-person singular present tense
Third-person singular present tense
Add 's' to verb (he, she, it makes)
5 common irregular verbs
5 common irregular verbs
be (was/were), have (had), eat (ate), run (ran), sing (sang)
Plural subjects need
Plural subjects need
Plural verb forms
Continuous tense formation
Continuous tense formation
be + -ing form
Perfect tense formation
Perfect tense formation
have/had/will have + past participle
'Body language' is
'Body language' is
Singular (takes singular verb)