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Participle

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A word formed from a verb and used as an adjective, noun, or to make compound verb forms.

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Participle - examples

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Working woman.
He is yelling.

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Gerund

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A present participle which acts like a noun.

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Gerund - example

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Skiing is a sport.

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Participle adjective

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A participle which acts like an adjective.

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Participle adjective - examples

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The bored man.
The boring man.

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Imperative

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A verb which gives a command.

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Infinitive

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The base form of a verb before it has been conjugated - preceded by to.

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Infinitive - examples

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To sing.
To scream.

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Split infinitive

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Where another word is placed between the two and verb of an infinitive.

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Split infinitive - example

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To freely think.

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Transitive verb

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A verb which is acting upon a direct object.

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Transitive verb - example

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They laughed at the snow.

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Intransitive verb

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A verb which is not acting upon a direct object.

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Intransitive verb - example

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The girls laughed.

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Phrasal verb

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A compound verb which combines two / three words to create a single unit.

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Phrasal verb - examples.

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Give up.
Put up with.

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Reflexive verb

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A form of transitive verb whose subject and object refer to the same person or thing: the object is a reflexive pronoun.

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Reflexive verb - example

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I taught myself.

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Reflexive pronoun

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Pronouns that are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same.

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Reflexive pronoun - examples

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Myself.
Himself.

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Conjugation

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The variation of a form of a verb by which the tense, number, and person are identified.

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Regular verb

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A verb which follows typical patterns of inflection.

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Regular verb - example

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Irregular verb
A verb which doesn't follow typical patters of inflection.
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Irregular verb - examples
To be. To go.
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Verb aspect
A verb which refers to the time when the action occurs - continuous (progressive aspect) or complete (perfect aspect).
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Simple aspect
An inflection of a verb which does not make it clear whether the action is a complete action or habitual.
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Simple aspect - examples
I walk. She flew. They will cry.
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Past simple aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows an action has been completed or was habitual - there are no primary auxiliary verbs.
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Past simple aspect - example
I painted the house.
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Present simple aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows an action is a fact or habitual - there are no primary auxiliary verbs.
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Present simple aspect - example
I take the bus to school.
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Future simple aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows an action will certainly happen in the future - there are no primary auxiliary verbs.
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Future simple aspect - example
She will visit home.
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Perfect aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows the action is completed - shown through have + past participle.
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Perfect aspect - examples
I had cleaned. She has taken. They will have swum.
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Past perfect aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows an action was completed before another took place so it is used in conjunction with another action - shown through the past tense of have + past participle.
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Past perfect aspect - example
I had fallen asleep before the baby cried.
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Present perfect aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows an action was started in the past and continues in the present - shown through the present tense of have + past participle.
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Present perfect aspect - example
I have taken the wrong path.
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Future perfect aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows an action that will have been completed at some point in the future and is usually identified with a time expression - shown through the future tense of have + past participle.
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Future perfect aspect - example
I will have read this book before Sunday morning.
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Progressive aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows the action is ongoing or habitual - shown through be + -ing.
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Progressive aspect - examples
He is walking. She was flying. They will be crying.
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Past progressive aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows the action was ongoing in the past and is often used in conjunction with another action - shown through the past tense of be + -ing.
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Past progressive aspect - example
The lions were roaring.
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Present progressive aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows the action is ongoing in the present - shown through the present tense of be + -ing.
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Present progressive aspect - example
The boys are playing football.
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Future progressive aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows the action will be ongoing in the future - shown through the future tense of be + -ing.
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Future progressive aspect - example
They will be listening to music on the play.
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Perfect progressive aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows the end of an ongoing action - shown through have + been + present participle.
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Perfect progressive aspect - examples
We have been walking. He had been singing. They will have been thinking.
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Past perfect progressive aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows an action was ongoing in the past but has now ended and is often used in conjunction with another action - shown through the past tense of have + been + -ing.
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Past perfect progressive aspect - example
We had been waiting for the bus.
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Present perfect progressive aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows an action was started in the past and either continues in the present or has recently ended - shown through the present tense of have + been + past participle.
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Present perfect progressive aspect
My gran has been taking the wrong pills for years.
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Future perfect progressive aspect
An inflection of a verb which shows an action that will be completed at some specified point in the future so is usually identified with a time expression - shown through the future tense of have + been + present participle.
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Future perfect progressive aspect - example
She will have been working on this project for three years.

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