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Verb Exercises

VERB DEFINITION AND EXERCISES:

  Verbs are words that express action, occurrence, or state of being in a sentence.   Action Verbs: These verbs describe actions performed by the subject of the sentence. For example: She runs every morning. He wrote a novel. They are playing soccer.     Linking Verbs: Linking verbs connect the subject of the sentence with a subject complement, which describes or renames the subject. Common linking verbs include be (am, is, are, was, were, etc.), seem, become, appear, etc. For example: She is a doctor. The flowers smell sweet. He became a teacher.       Helping Verbs (Auxiliary Verbs): Helping verbs are used with main verbs to express shades of meaning such as tense, mood, voice, or emphasis. Common helping verbs include have, has, had, do, does, did, will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might, must, etc. For example: She is eating dinner. They have finished their homework. He will go to the party.         Transitive and Intransitive Verbs: Verbs can be transitive or intransitive. Transitive verbs require a direct object to complete their meaning. For example: She ate pizza. (The verb ate requires the object pizza.)   Intransitive verbs do not require a direct object. For example: He sleeps.           Verb Tense: Verbs can express different time frames through tense.   The Main Tenses are: Present Indefinite: I eat. Past Indefinite: I ate. Future Indefinite: I will eat. Future Indefinite in the Past: I would eat     Present Continuous: I am eating. Past Continuous: I was eating. Future Continuous: I will be eating. Future Continuous in the Past: I would be eating.     Present Perfect: I have eaten. Past Perfect: I had eaten. Future Perfect: I will have eaten. Future Perfect in the Past: I would have eaten     Present Perfect Continuous: I have been eating Past Perfect Continuous: I had been eating Future Perfect Continuous: I will have been eating Future Perfect Continuous in the Past: I would have been eating             Verb Agreement: Verbs must agree with their subjects in terms of number and person. For example: She walks. (Singular subject) They walk. (Plural subject)           Voice: Verbs can also express the voice of the action, indicating whether the subject performs the action (active voice) or receives the action (passive voice).   Active Voice: In active voice sentences, the subject performs the action expressed by the verb. For example: The chef cooked the meal. She painted the picture. They are building a house.   Passive Voice: In passive voice sentences, the subject receives the action expressed by the verb. The structure typically involves a form of to be plus the past participle of the main verb. For example: The meal was cooked by the chef. The picture was painted by her. A house is being built by them.             Regular and irregular verbs: are two categories of verbs based on their patterns of conjugation in different tenses.   Regular Verbs: Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern when conjugated in different tenses. They typically form their past tense and past participle by adding -ed to the base form of the verb. Examples: Base Form: walk, talk, play Past Tense: walked, talked, played Past Participle: walked, talked, played     Irregular Verbs: Irregular verbs have unique forms for their past tense and past participle. Examples: Base Form: go, eat, sing Past Tense: went, ate, sang Past Participle: gone, eaten, sung      

Instructions: Please, do the exercises without seeing the Answers. If you are unable to find an answer, you can check the answers provided below after attempting all the blanks.           Exercise: Regular Verbs Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the regular verb provided in brackets. - She __________ (cook) dinner for her family last night. - The students __________ (study) for their exams last week. - He always __________ (play) the guitar in his childhood. - The flowers __________ (bloom) beautifully last spring. - They __________ (travel) to Europe last summer. - I __________ (visit) my grandparents every Sunday when I was a little boy. - The mechanic __________ (fix) the car yesterday. - The children __________ (laugh) at the silly clown when they were in the park. - The rain __________ (pour) heavily yesterday. - 10. We __________ (paint) the walls of the house last month.                    Correct Answers:   - She cooked dinner for her family last night. - The students studied for their exams last week. - He always played the guitar in his childhood. - The flowers bloomed beautifully last spring. - They travelled to Europe last summer. - I visited my grandparents every Sunday when I was a little boy. - The mechanic fixed the car yesterday. - The children laughed at the silly clown when they were in the park. - The rain poured heavily yesterday. - We painted the walls of the house last month.               Exercise: Irregular Verbs Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the irregular verb provided in brackets. - She __________ (go) to the market yesterday. - They __________ (eat) lunch an hour ago. - He __________ (write) a letter to his friend last week. - The dog __________ (hide) its bone at last. - We __________ (begin) the project last month. - She __________ (break) her favorite cup yesterday morning. - They __________ (drive) to the countryside last weekend. - I __________ (sing) a song at the party yesterday. - The child __________ (swim) in the pool last summer. - He __________ (ring) the bell before entering.                   Correct Answers:   - She went to the market yesterday. - They ate lunch an hour ago. - He wrote a letter to his friend last week. - The dog hid its bone at last. - We began the project last month. - She broke her favorite cup yesterday morning. - They drove to the countryside last weekend. - I sang a song at the party yesterday. - The child swam in the pool last summer. - He rang the bell before entering.               Exercise: Indefinite Tense Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb in the Indefinite tense.  Choose the correct form from the options provided for each sentence. - She usually __________ (go/goes) to the gym after work. - The birds __________ (sing/sings) beautifully in the morning. - We always __________ (enjoy/enjoys) our summer vacation at the beach. - He __________ (read/reads) a new book every week. - The sun often __________ (shine/shines) brightly in the sky. - They __________ (play/plays) soccer every Saturday. - The train __________ (arrive/arrives) at the station on time every morning. - I __________ (drink/drinks) a cup of tea before bedtime. - The children always __________ (laugh/laughs) at the funny clown during the circus. - The flowers __________ (bloom/blooms) beautifully in the   spring.                   Correct Answers:   - She usually goes to the gym after work. - The birds sing beautifully in the morning. - We always enjoy our summer vacation at the beach. - He reads a new book every week. - The sun often shines brightly in the sky. - They play soccer every Saturday. - The train arrives at the station on time every morning. - I drink a cup of tea before bedtime. - The children laugh at the funny clown during the circus. - The flowers bloom beautifully in the spring.               Exercise: Continuous Tense Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb in the continuous tense. Choose the correct form from the options provided for each sentence.   - She __________ (cook/cooking/cooks) dinner while her parents are at work. - The students __________ (study/studying/studies) for their exams at the moment. - We __________ (play/playing/plays) board games this evening. - They __________ (watch/watching/watches) a movie right now. - I __________ (read/reading/reads) a novel at the library now. - The dog __________ (bark/barking/barks) loudly in the backyard. - It __________ (rain/raining/rains) heavily outside at the moment. - The children __________ (laugh/laughing/laughs) and playing in the park. - She __________ (dance/dancing/dances) gracefully at the ballet recital. - The workers __________ (build/building/builds) a new house in our neighborhood.                   Correct Answers:   - She is cooking dinner while her parents are at work. - The students are studying for their exams at the moment. - We are playing board games this evening. - They are watching a movie right now. - I am reading a novel at the library now. - The dog is barking loudly in the backyard. - It is raining heavily outside at the moment. - The children are laughing and playing in the park. - She is dancing gracefully at the ballet recital. - The workers are building a new house in our neighborhood.                 Exercise: Perfect Tense Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb in the perfect tense. Choose the correct form from the options provided for each sentence.   - She __________ (have/had/has) finished her homework before dinner. - The chef __________ (have/had/has) prepared the delicious meal for the guests. - We __________ (have/had/has) visited that museum several times. - They __________ (have/had/has) travelled to Europe many times. - I __________ (have/had/has) never seen such a beautiful sunset before. - The team __________ (have/had/has) won the championship three times in a row. - He __________ (have/had/has) lived in this city for over ten years. - She __________ (have/had/has) cooked a delicious meal for us lately. - The company __________ (have/had/has) achieved great success recently. - They __________ (have/had/has) completed the project ahead of schedule.                   Correct Answers:   - She has finished her homework before dinner. - The chef has prepared the delicious meal for the guests. - We have visited that museum several times. - They have travelled to Europe many times. - I have never seen such a beautiful sunset before. - The team has won the championship three times in a row. - He has lived in this city for over ten years. - She has cooked a delicious meal for us lately. - The company has  achieved great success recently. - They have completed the project ahead of schedule.                 Exercise: Perfect Continuous Tense Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb in the perfect continuous tense. Choose the correct form from the options provided for each sentence.   - She __________ (have been/had been/has been) studying for the exam for three hours. - The workers __________ (have been/had been/has been) constructing the building since last month. - I __________ (have been/had been/has been) waiting for the bus for over an hour. - They __________ (have been/had been/has been) practicing the dance routine for the performance. - The team __________ (have been/had been/has been) working on the project for a long time. - She __________ (have been/had been/has been) learning to play the piano since she was a child. - We __________ (have been/had been/has been) living in this house for ten years. - He __________ (have been/had been/has been) teaching English at the school for a decade. - They __________ (have been/had been/has been) travelling around the world since a few months. - The athletes __________ (have been/had been/has been) training for the marathon since January.                   Correct Answers:   - She has been studying for the exam for three hours. - The workers have been constructing the building since last month. - I have been waiting for the bus for over an hour. - They have been practicing the dance routine for the performance. - The team has been working on the project for a long time. - She has been learning to play the piano since she was a child. - We have been living in this house for ten years. - He has been teaching English at the school for a decade. - They have been travelling around the world since a few months. - The athletes have been training for the marathon since January.               Exercise: Present Simple and Present Continuous Tenses Instructions: Use the present simple tense or present continuous tense forms of the verbs provided, depending on the adverbs given in the sentences.   - Sarah __________ (read) a book every evening. - The children __________ (play) in the garden right now. - He usually __________ (go) to the gym on Mondays. - The dog __________ (bark) loudly at strangers. - They __________ (watch) a movie at the moment. - She __________ (cook) dinner for her family every night. - The train __________ (arrive) at 6 PM every day. - He __________ (work) on his project this week. - The birds __________ (sing) beautifully in the morning. - They __________ (travel) to different countries every summer.                   Correct Answers:   - Sarah reads a book every evening. - The children are playing in the garden right now. - He usually goes to the gym on Mondays. - The dog often barks loudly at strangers. - They are watching a movie at the moment. - She cooks dinner for her family every night. - The train arrives at 6 PM every day. - He is working on his project this week. - The birds sing beautifully in the morning. - They usually travel to different countries every summer.               Exercise: Past Simple and Present Perfect Tenses  Instructions: Use the past simple tense or present perfect tense forms of the verbs provided, depending on the adverbs given in the sentences.   - Sarah __________ (finish) her homework already. - They __________ (visit) Paris last summer. - He __________ (not / eat) breakfast yet. - The students __________ (study) hard for their exams last night. - She __________ (live) in New York for ten years. - We __________ (not / see) that movie yet. - He __________ (complete) his work last week. - They __________ (just / arrive) at the airport. - I __________ (travel) to Japan twice. - The team __________ (win) the championship last season.                    Correct Answers:   - Sarah has already finished her homework. - They visited Paris last summer. 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Yes - Shoot High Aim Low [Rock] (1987)

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Teaching Technique – Present Perfect Continuous - Unfinished Past

This week on Teaching Technique we turn our focus to the Present Perfect Simple to talk about the duration of an activity that started in the past and continues up to and includes the present. We take a look at its use, a suitable timeline to explain its concept, and the best concept checking questions we can use to deliver the lesson. Let’s get started!

duration of activity use

We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to talk about the duration of an activity that started in the past and continues up to and includes the present. It is often used with for and since. To ask questions we use "How long…?”

Sentence –He has been studying since 7o' clock.

Timeline: Present Perfect Continuous - Unfinished Past duration of activity use

Concept Questions

Do we know when the activity started? (Yes)

Does the activity continue up to and include the present? (Yes)

Is the action still continuing? (Yes)

What are we interested in? (The duration of the activity)

Did you find our guide helpful? Were you able to explain the tense better using our recommended timeline and concept checking questions? Let us know in the comment section below. Don’t forget to bookmark this page for more Tense guides and if have any suggestions for future topics, feel free to let us know in the section below. Happy teaching!

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MY ENGLISH MOTIVATIONAL BLOG

[week 5 / class 1& 2

Topic:  Telling stories

Grammar:  Narrative tensesPast perfect & Past perfectContinuous

Vocabulary:  Air travel

1. How do you fell today?

➤ Mood:  :)

2. What did you learn this week?

Past perfect & Past perfectContinuous

3. How well can you answer the assessment questions?

not so well

4. Did you enjoy the class? Yes/No Why?

I could not concentrate very well because the next hour I had an exam and I was stressed.

5. Is there anything you didn’t understand?

Past perfect continuous , because don't pay attention.

6. What was your favorite game or class activity this week?

neither.

7. Is there anything you didn’t like this week?

nothing.

8. Comments & notes:

I couldn't concentrate since  we had another exam.

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[week 5 / class 1]

Topic:  Telling stories

Grammar: Narrative tensesPast perfect & Past perfectContinuous

Vocabulary: Air travel

1. How do you fell today?

➤ Mood:  😂

2. What did you learn this week?

This week we talked about a very interesting topic, we talked about the anecdotes.

3. How well can you answer the assessment questions?

➤quite well

4. Did you enjoy the class? Yes/No Why?

classes were normal and we heard anecdotes of a plane flight

5. Is there anything you didn’t understand?

everything was clear and understandable

6. What was your favorite game or class activity this week?

I liked going out to play soccer

7. Is there anything you didn’t like this week?

This week goes by normally without any situation that makes me worried

8. Comments & notes:

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THE IMPERATIVE MOOD AND NON-FINITE FORMS OF "TO SMILE"

THE IMPERATIVE MOOD   

  In the imperative mood, the affirmative form simply uses the base form of the verb, while the negative form uses “don't” followed by the base form of the verb

  Person Imperative Mood Affirmative Smile! Negative Don't smile!          

 NON-FINITE FORMS OF THE VERB ”TO SMILE”

    THE INFINITIVE, THE GERUND, THE PARTICIPLE:

                  THE INFINITIVE form of “TO SMILE”

 Here's the table covering all four forms of the infinitive “to smile” in both active and passive voices:

In the passive voice column, only indefinite and perfect forms are provided, while for continuous and perfect continuous, the spaces are left vacant to denote that they are not applicable

  Form Active Voice Passive Voice Indefinite to smile to be smiled Continuous to be smiling (N/A) Perfect to have smiled to have been smiled Perfect Continuous to have been smiling (N/A)      

            THE GERUND form of” TO SMILE”

 This table presents the Gerund forms of the verb "to smile" in both active and passive voices, including indefinite and perfect forms:

  Form Active Voice Passive Voice Indefinite smiling being smiled Perfect having smiled having been smiled                      

THE PARTICIPLE form of “TO SMILE”

 Here's the table covering the Participle forms of “to smile” in both active and passive voices, including present, past, and perfect tenses: The Past form in the active voice is marked as (N/A) to indicate it is not applicable.

  Form Active Voice Passive Voice Present smiling being smiled Past (N/A) smiled Perfect having smiled having been smiled           THE IMPERATIVE MOOD AND NON-FINITE FORMS OF “TO SMILE” Conjugation of to smile in Perfect Tense Form/Passive Conjugation of to smile in Perfect Continuous Tense Form/Active Punctuation Marks in English What is the Mood of a Verb? The Imperative Mood Finite and non- finite forms of the Verbs   Read the full article

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                       MY ENGLISH

  BLOG

[week  4 / class 1 & 2]

Topic: Telling stories

Grammar:  Narrative tenses

Past perfect & Past perfectContinuous

Vocabulary:Air travel

1. How do you fell today?

➤ Mood:  😔 tired

2. What did you learn this week?

Everything is confusing

3. How well can you answer the assessment questions?

➤not so well

4. Did you enjoy the class? Yes/No Why?

I was not sad

5. Is there anything you didn’t understand?

Yes, the explanation in Spanish is fine, but applying it in English is complicated

6. What was your favorite game or class activity this week?

I had have't it

7. Is there anything you didn’t like this week?

Yes, see in my exam note

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Teaching Technique – Present Perfect Continuous - Indefinite Past

This week on Teaching Technique we turn our focus to the Present Perfect Simple to talk about the result of a recently stopped activity. We take a look at its use, a suitable timeline to explain its concept, and the best concept checking questions we can use to deliver the lesson. Let’s get started!

result of a recently stopped activity

We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to talk about the result of a recently stopped activity. The result of the activity is evident in the present.

Sentence –He has been repairing the car. He's filthy.

Timeline: Present Perfect Continuous - Indefinite Past: result of a recently stopped activity

Concept Questions

Does the car work now? (Maybe yes, maybe no. We don't know)

Is the man repairing the car now? (No)

Did he stop repairing the car a short time ago? (Yes)

How do we know? (He's filthy)

Did you find our guide helpful? Were you able to explain the tense better using our recommended timeline and concept checking questions? Let us know in the comment section below. Don’t forget to bookmark this page for more Tense guides and if have any suggestions for future topics, feel free to let us know in the section below. Happy teaching!

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Our Best Coach K–Grayson Allen Conspiracy Theory

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Conjugation to smile in Perfect Continuous Tense Form

This table covers all forms of the verb “to smile” in the Indicative mood, the Active voice for the Perfect Continuous group of tenses, including affirmative, question, and negative forms for all persons

  Person Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous in the Past Affirmative I have been smiling I had been smiling I will have been smiling I would have been smiling You have been smiling You had been smiling You will have been smiling You would have been smiling He/She/It has been smiling He/She/It had been smiling He/She/It will have been smiling He/She/It would have been smiling We have been smiling We had been smiling We will have been smiling We would have been smiling You have been smiling You had been smiling You will have been smiling You would have been smiling They have been smiling They had been smiling They will have been smiling They would have been smiling Question Have I been smiling? Had I been smiling? Will I have been smiling? Would I have been smiling? Have you been smiling? Had you been smiling? Will you have been smiling? Would you have been smiling? Has he/she/it been smiling? Had he/she/it been smiling? Will he/she/it have been smiling? Would he/she/it have been smiling? Have we been smiling? Had we been smiling? Will we have been smiling? Would we have been smiling? Have you been smiling? Had you been smiling? Will you have been smiling? Would you have been smiling? Have they been smiling? Had they been smiling? Will they have been smiling? Would they have been smiling? Negative I have not been smiling I had not been smiling I will not have been smiling I would not have been smiling You have not been smiling You had not been smiling You will not have been smiling You would not have been smiling He/She/It has not been smiling He/She/It had not been smiling He/She/It will not have been smiling He/She/It would not have been smiling We have not been smiling We had not been smiling We will not have been smiling We would not have been smiling You have not been smiling You had not been smiling You will not have been smiling You would not have been smiling They have not been smiling They had not been smiling They will not have been smiling They would not have been smiling         Conjugation to smile in Perfect Continuous Tense Form  Conjugation of to smile in Perfect Tense Form Conjugation of to smile in Continuous Tense Form Conjugation of to smile in Indefinite Tense Form Word Formation in English Complex Sentence With Multiple Dependent Sentences I wish, Would, and If Only in Conditionals Subordinate Clauses   Read the full article

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Our Best Coach K–Back-Surgery–Grayson Allen–Suspension Conspiracy Theory

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