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Which verb form is commonly referred to as a tense, although it encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time?
Which verb form is commonly referred to as a tense, although it encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time?
- Present perfect
- Present indefinite
- Simple present (correct)
- Present progressive
What is the most commonly used verb form in English, accounting for more than half of verbs in spoken English?
What is the most commonly used verb form in English, accounting for more than half of verbs in spoken English?
- Simple present (correct)
- Present perfect
- Present progressive
- Present indefinite
Which verb form has a basic form consisting of a single word, in contrast with other present tense forms?
Which verb form has a basic form consisting of a single word, in contrast with other present tense forms?
- Simple present (correct)
- Present perfect
- Present progressive
- Present indefinite
Which verb form has the ending -(e)s added when the subject is third-person singular?
Which verb form has the ending -(e)s added when the subject is third-person singular?
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Which verb form has the irregular forms am, is, and are for the copula be?
Which verb form has the irregular forms am, is, and are for the copula be?
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