VERB TENSES :

ACTIVE & P A S S I V E VOICES

PRESENT
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT
PERFECT
PRESENT CONTINUOUS PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
TENSE TENSE TENSE
TENSE

PAST
SIMPLE PAST PAST
PERFECT
PAST CONTINUOUS PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
TENSE TENSE TENSE
TENSE

FUTURE
SIMPLE FUTURE FUTURE
PERFECT
FUTURE CONTINUOUS PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
TENSE TENSE TENSE
TENSE
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OUR SECRET CODES:

A1 A2 A3 A4
B1 B2 B3 B4
C1 C2 C3 C4
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 VERB FORMS (& TENSES):
ACTIVE V O I C E (S-V-O)

C1 VTB (+) C4 VTH (+) C3

VTH (+)
BEEN (+) C4

C2 VTB (+) C4 VTH (+) C3 VTH (+)

BEEN (+) C4

WILL (+) WILL HAVE WILL HAVE

WILL BE
C1 (+) C4 (+) C3 BEEN (+) C4

The ant eats the gorilla. (S-V-O)

Eat / Has/ have Has/ have
Am/ is/ are eating
eats eaten been eating
Had been
ate Was/ were eating Had eaten
eating
Will have Will have
Will eat Will be eating
eaten been eating
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PASSIVE V O I C E (O-V-S)
VTB (+) C3 VTB (+) VTH(+)BEEN (+) C3 X
BEING (+) C3
VTB (+) C3 VTB (+) VTH(+)BEEN (+) C3 X
BEING (+) C3
WILL be WILL HAVE (+) BEEN
X X
(+) C3 (+) C3
The gorilla is eaten by the ant. (O-V-S)
Am/ Is/ are Am/ is/ are
Has/ have been eaten X
eaten being eaten
Was/ were Was/ were
Had been eaten X
eaten being eaten
Will be eaten X Will have been eaten X
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TAKE NOTE:
He / She/ It goes, eats, plays (Plus ‘s’) 2
I/ You / We / They go, eat, play. (NO ‘s’)
 YOUR Conscious Effort
To BUILD YOUR OWN VOCABULARY
will pay
RICH DIVIDENDS.

VOCABULARY BUILDING
VERB LIST A (23): (BREAK- BROKE-BROKEN-BREAKING)
PRESENT
PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE
NO PARTICIPLE
FORM FORM FORM
FORM
1 Arise
2 Awake
3 Break
4 Choose
5 Drive
6 Freeze
7 Ride
8 Rise
9 Shake
10 Speak
11 Steal
12 Stride
13 Strive
14 Swear
15 Take
16 Tear
17 Thrive
18 Thread
19 Undertake
20 Wake
21 Wear
22 Weave
23 Write
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 YOUR Conscious Effort
To BUILD YOUR OWN VOCABULARY
will pay
RICH DIVIDENDS.

VOCABULARY BUILDING
VERB List B (9): (begin-begAn-begUn-beginning)
PRESENT
PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTICIPLE
no FORM FORM PARTICIPLE
FORM
FORM
1 Begin
2 Drink
3 Ring
4 Shrink
5 Sing
6 Sink
7 Spring
8 Stink
9 Swim

VERB List C(6): (grow-grEw-grOWN-growing)

PRESENT
PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTICIPLE
no FORM FORM PARTICIPLE
FORM
FORM
1 Blow
2 Fly
3 Draw
4 Grow
5 Know
6 Throw
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 A Conscious Effort
To BUILD YOUR OWN VOCABULARY
will pay
RICH DIVIDENDS

VOCABULARY BUILDING
VERB List D (14): (give-gAve-giVEN-giving)
PRESENT
PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTICIPLE
No FORM FORM PARTICIPLE
FORM
FORM
1 DO (do/ does)
2 BE (am/ is/ are)
3 Eat
4 Forbear
5 Forbid
6 Give
7 Forgive
8 Forsake
9 Go
10 Hide
11 Lie
12 Slay
13 Fall
14 See

VERB List E (3): (come-cAme-cOme-coming)

PRESENT
PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTICIPLE
no FORM FORM PARTICIPLE
FORM
FORM
1 Become
2 Come
3 Run

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5
 A Conscious Effort
To BUILD YOUR OWN VOCABULARY
will pay
RICH DIVIDENDS.

VOCABULARY BUILDING
VERB List F (19): (hurt-hurt-hurt-hurting)
PRESENT
PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTICIPLE
No FORM FORM PARTICIPLE
FORM
FORM
1 Bet
2 Cut
3 Bid
4 Broadcast
5 Burst
6 CAst
7 cOst
8 Hit
9 Hurt
10 Knit
11 Put
12 Read
13 Shed
14 Shut
15 Slit
16 Split
17 Spread
18 Thrust
19 Wet

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 Your Conscious Effort
To BUILD YOUR OWN VOCABULARY
will pay
RICH DIVIDENDS.
VOCABULARY BUILDING
VERB List G (91): (buy-bought-bought-buying)
PRESENT
PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTICIPLE
no FORM FORM PARTICIPLE
FORM
FORM
1 Bend
2 Bind
3 Buy
4 Breed
5 bLeed
6 Bereave
7 Build
8 Burn
9 Cling
10 Clothe
11 Creep
12 Crow
13 Dare
14 Deal
15 Dig
16 HAVE (have/ has)
17 Dream
18 Dwell
19 Find
20 FeeD
21 feeL
22 fLee
23 Fling
24 Get
25 Gild
26 Grind
27 Hang (a man)
28 Hang (clothes)
29 Hear
30 Hew

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 A Conscious Effort
To BUILD YOUR OWN VOCABULARY
will pay
RICH DIVIDENDS.
VOCABULARY BUILDING
VERB List G (91): (buy-bought-bought-buying)
PRESENT
PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTICIPLE
no FORM FORM PARTICIPLE
FORM
FORM
31 Hold
32 Keep
33 Kneel
34 Lay
35 Lead
36 Lean
37 Leap
38 Learn
39 Leave
40 Lend
41 Light
42 Lose
43 Make
44 Mean
45 Meet
46 Spin
47 Spit
48 Stand
49 Stick
50 Sting
51 Strew
52 Strike
53 String
54 Sweep
55 Swell
56 Swing
57 Teach
58 Tell
59 Think
60 Mow
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 YOUR Conscious Effort
To BUILD YOUR OWN VOCABULARY
will pay
RICH DIVIDENDS
VOCABULARY BUILDING
VERB List G (91): (buy-bought-bought-buying)
PRESENT
PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTICIPLE
no FORM FORM PARTICIPLE
FORM
FORM
61 Pay
62 sAW
63 Say
64 Seek
65 Sell
66 Send
67 Sew
68 sOw
69 See
70 Shear
71 Shine
72 Shoot
73 Show
74 Sit
75 Sleep
76 Slide
77 Sling
78 Slink
79 Smell
80 Spell
81 Spend
82 Spill
83 Speed
84 Thrive
85 Tread
86 Understand
87 Weep
88 Win
89 Wind
90 Wring
91 Wet
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