Podcast
Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Questions and Answers
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 perfect
- Simple present (correct)
- Present progressive
- Base form
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?
- Present progressive
- Base form
- Present perfect
- Simple present (correct)
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?
- Base form
- Simple present (correct)
- Present perfect
- Present progressive
Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are?
Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are?
Signup and view all the answers
Which verb form adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular?
Which verb form adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular?
Signup and view all the answers
