Verb Tenses (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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What verb tenses indicate
What verb tenses indicate
When an action takes place (past, now, or future)
Four main time categories for verbs
Four main time categories for verbs
Present, Past, Future, Conditional
Four tense forms within each category
Four tense forms within each category
Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect continuous
How regular verbs form past tense
How regular verbs form past tense
Add '-ed' to the base form
Irregular verbs characteristic
Irregular verbs characteristic
Don't follow standard pattern; must be memorised individually
How continuous tense is formed
How continuous tense is formed
'be' + verb-ing
How perfect tense is formed
How perfect tense is formed
'have/has' + past participle
Third-person singular present tense rule
Third-person singular present tense rule
Add 's' to the verb (he, she, it)
Subject-verb agreement principle
Subject-verb agreement principle
Plural subjects need plural verbs
Total number of verb tenses in English
Total number of verb tenses in English
16 (4 time categories × 4 forms)