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What is irregular about many irregular verbs in English?
What is irregular about many irregular verbs in English?
- They are difficult to recognize
- They don't need to be conjugated (correct)
- They have multiple conjugated forms
- They are rarely used in sentences
Why is learning to conjugate verbs in English considered super easy?
Why is learning to conjugate verbs in English considered super easy?
- English isn't a conjugation-heavy language (correct)
- English has very few irregular verbs
- English infinitive forms are the only ones used
- English verbs are always regular
What is important to recognize about irregular verbs in English?
What is important to recognize about irregular verbs in English?
- The past tense form of each verb
- The infinitive form of each verb
- Which verbs are irregular and which ones aren’t (correct)
- The number of conjugated forms for each verb
Why are irregular verbs in English less of a concern compared to other languages?
Why are irregular verbs in English less of a concern compared to other languages?
What do you need to know about irregular verbs in English to easily categorize each of them?
What do you need to know about irregular verbs in English to easily categorize each of them?
Which form is used for the third person singular in the simple present tense for the majority of verbs?
Which form is used for the third person singular in the simple present tense for the majority of verbs?
When do we add -es instead of -s to the base form for the third person singular in the simple present tense?
When do we add -es instead of -s to the base form for the third person singular in the simple present tense?
What do we do to the base form to form the third person singular in the simple present tense if it ends in consonant + y?
What do we do to the base form to form the third person singular in the simple present tense if it ends in consonant + y?
When do we not add -s to the third person singular in the simple present tense?
When do we not add -s to the third person singular in the simple present tense?
What happens to the word in spoken form when we add -es instead of -s to the base form for the third person singular in the simple present tense?
What happens to the word in spoken form when we add -es instead of -s to the base form for the third person singular in the simple present tense?
