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Which verb form is commonly referred to as a tense, although it also encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time?
Which verb form is commonly referred to as a tense, although it also encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time?
- Present progressive
- Simple present (correct)
- Present indefinite
- Present perfect
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?
- Present perfect
- Present indefinite
- Simple present (correct)
- Present progressive
What is the ending added to the base form of a verb when the subject is third-person singular?
What is the ending added to the base form of a verb when the subject is third-person singular?
- -s
- -ing
- -ed
- -(e)s (correct)
Which verb has irregular forms in the simple present, including am, is, and are?
Which verb has irregular forms in the simple present, including am, is, and are?
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For pronouns I, you, we, they, what is the verb form used in the simple present?
For pronouns I, you, we, they, what is the verb form used in the simple present?
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