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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?
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?
Which verb form consists of a single word, in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive and present perfect?
Which verb form consists of a single word, in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive and present perfect?
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?
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Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, with the simple present forms am, is, and are?
Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, with the simple present forms am, is, and are?
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