English Grammar Workbook For Dummies
Chapter One
Placing the Proper Verb
in the Proper Place
In This Chapter
* Examining past, present, and future tenses
* Practicing the perfect tenses
* Navigating among irregular forms
* Handling helping verbs
As short as two letters and as long as several words, verbs communicate action
or state of being. Plus, even without a new Rolex, they tell time.
Unfortunately, that handy little time-keeping function, like the buttons on my
watch, can be confusing. In this chapter, I hit you with basic time questions.
No, not "You're late again because ...?" but "Which verb do I need to
show what's completed, not yet begun, or going on right now?" The first section
hits the basic tenses (past, present, and future) and the second hits the
perfect tenses, which are anything but perfect. After that, you can work
on irregulars and helping verbs.
Choosing among Past, Present, and Future
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