Verb TriviaVerb Trivia

Irregular Irregular vs. vs.

RegularRegular

TenseTense AgreemenAgreementt

OtherOther

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Q: Regular/Irregular 100Q: Regular/Irregular 100

Identify the 3 forms of a regular verb.Identify the 3 forms of a regular verb.

A: Regular/Irregular 100A: Regular/Irregular 100

I talkI talk

I talkedI talked

I have talkedI have talked

Q: Regular/Irregular 200Q: Regular/Irregular 200

What is the difference between What is the difference between regular verbs and irregular verbs?regular verbs and irregular verbs?

A: Regular/Irregular 200A: Regular/Irregular 200

Regular verbs form the past tense by Regular verbs form the past tense by adding –d or –ed to a verb. Irregular adding –d or –ed to a verb. Irregular

verbs do not form their past tense verbs do not form their past tense and past participle that way.and past participle that way.

Q: Irregular 300Q: Irregular 300

Take the following verb and create Take the following verb and create both the past tense and the past both the past tense and the past

participle:participle:

FallFall

A: Irregular 300A: Irregular 300

I fallI fall

I fellI fell

I have fallenI have fallen

Q: Irregular 400Q: Irregular 400

List and conjugate four popular List and conjugate four popular irregular verbs.irregular verbs.

A: Irregular/Regular 400A: Irregular/Regular 400

Any four irregular verbsAny four irregular verbs Am/Was/BeenAm/Was/Been Are/Were/BeenAre/Were/Been Be/Was/BeenBe/Was/Been Begin/Began/BegunBegin/Began/Begun

Q: Regular/Irregular 500Q: Regular/Irregular 500

Provide the past tense and past Provide the past tense and past participle for the following present participle for the following present tense verb:tense verb:

Lie (as in Lie (as in I lie down on the couch to I lie down on the couch to take a naptake a nap))

A: Regular/Irregular 500A: Regular/Irregular 500

Lie/lay/lainLie/lay/lain

I lie down nowI lie down now

I lay down yesterdayI lay down yesterday

I have lain down before but not nowI have lain down before but not now

Q: Verb Tense 100Q: Verb Tense 100

What is the most common error in What is the most common error in using present tense?using present tense?

A: Verb Tense 100A: Verb Tense 100

Reversing the present tense endings—Reversing the present tense endings—adding an adding an –s–s where none is needed where none is needed and omitting the and omitting the –s–s where it is where it is required.required.

Q: Verb Tense 200Q: Verb Tense 200

What is the most common error made What is the most common error made with past participles?with past participles?

A: Verb Tense 200A: Verb Tense 200

Using the past tense of a verb Using the past tense of a verb combined with a helping verb: combined with a helping verb:

I have went to Tri-County for 2 years.I have went to Tri-County for 2 years.

I have gone to Tri-County for 2 years.I have gone to Tri-County for 2 years.

Q: Verb Tense 300Q: Verb Tense 300

Which of the following is correct?Which of the following is correct?

A.A. You done a good thing by helping You done a good thing by helping that lady cross the streetthat lady cross the street

B.B. That smart kid been getting As all That smart kid been getting As all his life.his life.

C.C. I have always done well in school.I have always done well in school.

D.D. However, I don’t think I has all the However, I don’t think I has all the answers.answers.

A: Verb Tense 300A: Verb Tense 300

D. Is correct: D. Is correct: I have always done well I have always done well in school.in school.

Q: Verb Tense 400Q: Verb Tense 400

Correct the verb tense errors in the Correct the verb tense errors in the following sentence:following sentence:

Yesterday, we was going to study for Yesterday, we was going to study for the test we have next Monday, but the test we have next Monday, but Sara tells us it is going to be easy, so Sara tells us it is going to be easy, so we decide we going to have a party we decide we going to have a party instead.instead.

A: Verb Tense 400A: Verb Tense 400

Yesterday, we were going to study for Yesterday, we were going to study for the test we have next Monday, but the test we have next Monday, but Sara told us it (is going to) will be Sara told us it (is going to) will be easy, so we decided we were going easy, so we decided we were going to have a party instead.to have a party instead.

Q: Verb Tense 500Q: Verb Tense 500

Identify (what kind) the problem in the Identify (what kind) the problem in the following sentence and provide the following sentence and provide the correction:correction:

I have always strove to do my best in I have always strove to do my best in school.school.

A: Verb Tense 500A: Verb Tense 500

The problem is that The problem is that strivestrive is an is an irregular verb. The pat tense is irregular verb. The pat tense is strovestrove, but in this sentence the past , but in this sentence the past tense form is paired with tense form is paired with havehave when when havehave should be paired with the past should be paired with the past participle of participle of strovestrove, which is , which is strivenstriven or or strivedstrived..

Q: S-V Agreement 100Q: S-V Agreement 100

What kind of words often come What kind of words often come between the subject and verb in a between the subject and verb in a sentence, making it more difficult to sentence, making it more difficult to tell whether the subject and verb tell whether the subject and verb agree?agree?

A: S-V Agreement 100A: S-V Agreement 100

Prepositional phrases often come Prepositional phrases often come between subjects and verbs, making between subjects and verbs, making it difficult to tell whetehr the subject it difficult to tell whetehr the subject and verb agree.and verb agree.

Q: S-V Agreement 200Q: S-V Agreement 200

Read the following sentence. Is it Read the following sentence. Is it correct or not? If not, fix it.correct or not? If not, fix it.

George and Tamara doesn't want to George and Tamara doesn't want to see that movie. see that movie.

A: S-V Agreement 200A: S-V Agreement 200

Incorrect. Compound subject—and Incorrect. Compound subject—and acts like a plus sign: 1+1 = 2, so the acts like a plus sign: 1+1 = 2, so the subject is plural:subject is plural:

George and Tamara don’t want to see George and Tamara don’t want to see that movie.that movie.

Q: S-V Agreement 300Q: S-V Agreement 300

Read the following sentence. Read the following sentence. Determine whether it is correct as is Determine whether it is correct as is or if it needs to be changed. If it or if it needs to be changed. If it needs to be changed, tell how:needs to be changed, tell how:

Either my shoes or your coat are Either my shoes or your coat are always on the floor. always on the floor.

A: S-V Agreement 300A: S-V Agreement 300

Incorrect!Incorrect!

When When oror is used in a compound is used in a compound subject, you always match the verb subject, you always match the verb to the nearest subject—ignore what to the nearest subject—ignore what comes before the comes before the oror!!

Either my shoes or your coat is always Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor. on the floor.

Q: S-V Agreement 400Q: S-V Agreement 400

Read the following sentence. Is it Read the following sentence. Is it correct or not? Explain why. If correct or not? Explain why. If incorrect, tell how to fix it.incorrect, tell how to fix it.

Every one of those books are fiction.Every one of those books are fiction.

A: S-V Agreement 400A: S-V Agreement 400

Incorrect!Incorrect!

The subject is one, which is an The subject is one, which is an indefinite pronoun that is always indefinite pronoun that is always singular.singular.

Every one of those books is fiction.Every one of those books is fiction.

Q: S-V Agreement 500Q: S-V Agreement 500

Read the following sentence. Do the Read the following sentence. Do the subject and verb agree? If not, fix subject and verb agree? If not, fix the sentence.the sentence.

Our response to the accusations Our response to the accusations made by our opponents clearly made by our opponents clearly show that they have misunderstood show that they have misunderstood the facts of the case.the facts of the case.

A: S-V Agreement 500A: S-V Agreement 500

Incorrect. Get rid of the prepositional Incorrect. Get rid of the prepositional phrases!phrases!

Our response to the accusations Our response to the accusations made by our opponents clearly made by our opponents clearly showsshows that they have that they have misunderstood the facts of the misunderstood the facts of the case.case.

Q: Other 100Q: Other 100

Read the following sentence. Is it Read the following sentence. Is it correct or not? Why or why not. If correct or not? Why or why not. If not correct, fix it.not correct, fix it.

I will graduate in May 2009; then, I I will graduate in May 2009; then, I move to North Carolina.move to North Carolina.

A: Other 100A: Other 100

Incorrect! There’s a tense shift in the Incorrect! There’s a tense shift in the sentence. The whole thing refers to sentence. The whole thing refers to the future, so all verbs should be in the future, so all verbs should be in future tense:future tense:

I will graduate in may 2009; then, I I will graduate in may 2009; then, I will move to North Carolina.will move to North Carolina.

Q: Other 200Q: Other 200

Select the correct verbs for the Select the correct verbs for the following sentence:following sentence:

There (was, were) fifteen candies in There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!one left!

A: Other 200A: Other 200

There There were were fifteen candies in that fifteen candies in that bag. Now there bag. Now there isis only one left! only one left!

Q: Other 300Q: Other 300

What is the difference between active What is the difference between active and passive voice?and passive voice?

A: Other 300A: Other 300

In active voice, the subject performs In active voice, the subject performs the action.the action.

In passive voice, the subject receives In passive voice, the subject receives the action.the action.

Q: Other 400Q: Other 400

Rewrite the following sentence so it is Rewrite the following sentence so it is in active voice:in active voice:

Mistakes were made!Mistakes were made!

A: Other 400A: Other 400

They made mistakes.They made mistakes.

People made mistakes.People made mistakes.

Q: Other 500Q: Other 500

Is this sentence active or passive? If Is this sentence active or passive? If passive, tell us how to make it passive, tell us how to make it active.active.

The defendant claimed his actions The defendant claimed his actions were caused by watching violent were caused by watching violent television programs and playing television programs and playing violent video games.violent video games.

A: Other 500A: Other 500

Passive!Passive!

The defendant claimed watching The defendant claimed watching violent television programs and violent television programs and playing violent video games caused playing violent video games caused his actions.his actions.