Mastering Verb Forms in English
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Match the following verb forms with their descriptions:

Finite verb forms = Such as go, goes and went Nonfinite forms = Such as (to) go, going and gone Combinations with auxiliary verbs = Such as was going and would have gone Base form or plain form = Which has several uses—as an infinitive, imperative, present subjunctive, and pr

Match the uses considered for verb forms:

Tense = Expression of time reference Aspect = Differentiates completed actions from ongoing actions Mood = Expresses the speaker's attitude towards the action Modality = Expresses necessity or possibility

Match the following articles with their topics:

English verbs = Details of how inflected forms of verbs are produced in English English clause syntax = The grammatical structure of clauses, including word order Individual dialect articles = Non-standard dialect forms Thou = Antique forms

Match the following verb forms with their examples:

<p>Finite = goes Nonfinite = going Auxiliary = have gone Base or plain = go</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the verb forms with their uses:

<p>Infinitive = Base or plain form Imperative = Base or plain form Present subjunctive = Base or plain form Pr = Base or plain form</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a finite verb form in English?

<p>to go</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which verb form is used to express an action in progress?

<p>going</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which verb form is used to express a completed action in the past?

<p>went</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which verb form is used to express a hypothetical action?

<p>would have gone</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which verb form is used to give a command or make a request?

<p>go</p> Signup and view all the answers

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