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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?
- Simple present (correct)
- Present perfect
- Present progressive
- Present continuous
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 progressive
- Simple present (correct)
- Present perfect
- Present continuous
What is added to the base form of a verb in the simple present when the subject is third-person singular?
What is added to the base form of a verb in the simple present when the subject is third-person singular?
- -es
- -ed
- -s (correct)
- -ing
Which verb has the simple present forms 'am', 'is', and 'are'?
Which verb has the simple present forms 'am', 'is', and 'are'?
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Which pronouns do not have a different form in the simple present?
Which pronouns do not have a different form in the simple present?
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