Showing posts with label verbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label verbs. Show all posts

Monday, September 16, 2019

STATIVE VERBS LIST

ACTION VERBS



Click here to check the Stative Verb List and their differences with dynamic verbs


Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Verb Tense Test




 Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the verb in brackets. 
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1. The department store __________ (open) at 9:00 a.m.

2. He _____________ (go) there when he ____________ (finish)  his work.

3. We ______________ (live) in this part of the country for three years.

4. I _____________ (drink) coffee at the moment.

5. Nick ___________ (work) in several companies since he _________ (graduate) from college.

6. When _______ you _________ (leave) home for school yesterday?

7. We _______________ (wait) in the classroom for ten minutes before our teacher ________________ (arrive).

8. The secretary ____________ (talk) on the phone when her boss ___________ (come) in.

9.  According to the weather forecast it ___________ (rain) tomorrow all day long. 

10. Who __________ (take) my notebook? It ________ (be) on my desk a minute ago. 

11. At two o’clock this afternoon the colleagues ___________ (have) lunch at work.

12. Excuse me I ___________ (look) for a post office. Is there one near here? 

13. I _____________ (not, leave) the house before the postman _____________ (bring) the  mail.

14. Mrs. Smith ________ (be) busy last weekend because her grandchildren __________ (stay) with her.

15. You can't see this talk show on TV tonight, they __________ (show) it only next Sunday. 

16. I ___________ (not, understand) what you _______ (mean).




Thursday, January 26, 2017

Conditional Simple / Perfect Conditional

Conditional Simple

 1. Use 

We use it for something that might happen.

We use it in the main clause in type II of the Conditional sentences.

2. Form

would + infinitive

3. Examples

I would travel by plane
He would not go there. He woudn't go there
She'd work harder
Would you come with me?

Conditional Perfect

1. Use

We use it for something that might have happened in the past.
We use it in the main clause in type III of the if clauses.

2. Form 

would + have + past participle

past participle → (infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column of the table of the irregular verbs)

3. Examples

I would have gone to the party if you had invited me.
She would not have done it. She wouldn't have done it.
Would they have taken part in the competition?