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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 indefinite
- Simple present (correct)
- Present perfect
- 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?
- Present indefinite
- Present progressive
- Simple present (correct)
- Present perfect
Which verb form has a basic form consisting of a single word, in contrast with other present tense forms like the present progressive and present perfect?
Which verb form has a basic form consisting of a single word, in contrast with other present tense forms like the present progressive and present perfect?
- 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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