ENGLISH NOTES: TENSES AND VERB FORMS

Definition of a tense and a verb

​A tense is a category that expresses time reference with reference to the moment of speaking.
A verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence or it can be said to be a doing word, such as eat, dig, walk e.t.c. 

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Assignment: TENSES and VERB FORMS.
Give the correct tenses and forms:

1. Tom usually ________ at the Plaza, but this time he _________________ at the Waldorf Astoria. (STAY)
2. She usually _______ breakfast before _______ to work, but this morning she _____________ any because she _____ in a hurry. (HAVE, GO, NOT HAVE, BE)
3. You ____________ in this building, _____ you? (NOT LIVE)
4. At what time ______ he usually ________ work? (START)
5. He never _____________ , _____ he? (APOLOGISE)
6. He _____ very fond of his nieces, ____ he? (BE)
7. At what time ____ your classes _________ ? (BEGIN)
8. Ann ______________ anyone, ______ she? (TRUST)
9. John ____________ here regularly: he _____ just ___________ for a cup of coffee. (NOT COME, POP IN)
10. I ______________ to repair my car tomorrow: that’s why I _________________ the day off. (REPAIR, TAKE)
11. I ________________ my best to help you, _______ I? (DO)
12. He _______________ all the work himself even before he _______________ to do so. (FINISH, TELL- pass.)
13. I _________ you know as soon as I _______ the news. (LET, HEAR)
14. She _______________________ to the same stylist regularly for three years. (GO)
15. Her life _____________ a lot since she _______ that exciting job. (CHANGE, GET)
16. I ________________ to fix this computer for hours, but I’m afraid I _________________ very far. (TRY, NOT GET)
17. After he _______________ to London, he ___________ looking for a job. (MOVE, START)
18. The English translation of this book ________________ yet. (NOT PUBLISH-pass.)
19. This play _______________ by Oscar Wilde, ________ it? (WRITE-pass.)
20. A lot of people ________________ to her birthday party next month. (INVITE-pass.)
21. Plastics and aluminium _______ very much ________ in modern architecture. (USE-pass.)
22. I don’t know what subjects ______________ in the curriculum next year. (INCLUDE-pass.)
23. This child must ______________ some manners, _____ you _________ ? (TEACH-pass., THINK)
24. The weather has been terrible for three days: I don’t think ______________ the match _____________ tomorrow. (IS, PLAY-pass.)
25. Due to the slippery roads several traffic accidents _______________ in the past two days. (REGISTER-pass.)
26. My car ________________ for a long time. It really needs _____________ . (NOT WASH-pass., WASH)
27. The name of this street __________________ three times since 1980. (CHANGE-pass.)
28. _______ this symphony ______________ by Mozart or Haydn? (COMPOSE-pass.)
29. I’m afraid we can’t drive this way: the road ____ just _____________ . (REPAIR-pass.)
30. As far as I remember, this restaurant _____ always ___________ excellent food. (SERVE)  

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