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Grammatical structures in English permitting the divvying up of time/aspect/voice & mode. | Grammatical structures in English permitting the divvying up of time/aspect/voice & mode. | ||
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=====Affirmative===== | =====Affirmative===== | ||
In the affirmative, the present simple is the infinitive for all verbs except ''be''. For the third person <u>s</u>ingular an ''-s'' (or ''-es'') is added. | In the affirmative, the present simple is the infinitive for all verbs except ''be''. For the third person <u>s</u>ingular an ''-s'' (or ''-es'') is added. | ||
− | *I always drive to work. | + | *I always <u>drive</u> to work. |
− | *He never drives to work. | + | *He never <u>drives</u> to work. |
− | =====Negative / Interrogative===== | + | =====Negative / Interrogative / Emphatic (<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">do<span style="color:#777;">(es)</span> + V</span>)===== |
− | + | The auxiliary DO is used with the infinitive: <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">do<span style="color:#777;">(es)</span> + V</span>. | |
− | *She | + | *She <u>does</u>n't usually <u>walk</u> to work. |
− | * | + | *<u>Do</u>n't we <u>need</u> milk? |
+ | *We really <u>do need</u> rain. | ||
====Continuous / Progressive / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">be + ''-ing''</span>==== | ====Continuous / Progressive / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">be + ''-ing''</span>==== | ||
+ | *am doing | ||
+ | *is doing | ||
+ | *are doing | ||
====Perfect / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">have + -en</span>==== | ====Perfect / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">have + -en</span>==== | ||
+ | *have done | ||
+ | *has done | ||
====Perfect <span style="color:#777;">Continuous / Progressive</span> / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">have + been + ''-ing''</span>==== | ====Perfect <span style="color:#777;">Continuous / Progressive</span> / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">have + been + ''-ing''</span>==== | ||
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====<span style="color:#777;">Continuous / Progressive</span> / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">be + ''-ing''</span>==== | ====<span style="color:#777;">Continuous / Progressive</span> / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">be + ''-ing''</span>==== | ||
− | * | + | *was doing |
− | * | + | *were doing |
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− | ====Perfect / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;"> | + | ====Perfect / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">had + -en</span>==== |
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− | ====Perfect <span style="color:#777;">Continuous / Progressive</span> / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;"> | + | ====Perfect <span style="color:#777;">Continuous / Progressive</span> / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">had + been + ''-ing''</span>==== |
===Passive=== | ===Passive=== |
Latest revision as of 10:55, 5 October 2020
Grammatical structures in English permitting the divvying up of time/aspect/voice & mode.
Present
Active
Simple
Affirmative
In the affirmative, the present simple is the infinitive for all verbs except be. For the third person singular an -s (or -es) is added.
- I always drive to work.
- He never drives to work.
Negative / Interrogative / Emphatic (do(es) + V)
The auxiliary DO is used with the infinitive: do(es) + V.
- She doesn't usually walk to work.
- Don't we need milk?
- We really do need rain.
Continuous / Progressive / be + -ing
- am doing
- is doing
- are doing
Perfect / have + -en
- have done
- has done
Perfect Continuous / Progressive / have + been + -ing
Passive
state: be + -en
- am
- is
- are
change of state: get + -en
- get
- gets
Past
Active
Simple
Continuous / Progressive / be + -ing
- was doing
- were doing
Perfect / had + -en
Perfect Continuous / Progressive / had + been + -ing
Passive
state: be + -en
change of state: get + -en
Future
Active
Modal: will + V
will + bare present infinitive
- The meeting will be on Tuesday.
Modal: will + have + -en
will + bare past infinitive
- We will have finished by Tuesday.