#regular verbs

[darkroomnerd]

こんばんわ。

it's real shitty handwriting hours ✍️

[trolledu]

[velaraffricate]

another really cool thing: the plural suffix -saa ends up looking like an infix in some cases due to vowel deletion and metathesis. *inqwa, *inqwasaa > ivə, izva; *kwunkaa, *kwunkaasaa > kuga, kuzga; *khaari, *khaarisaa > kaale, kaasla. seeing irregularity arise spontaneously as a natural consequence of sound changes is neverending fun. i spend so much time just running random words thru the algorithm and seeing how they change with different affixes

[rewordfully]

by far my favourite thing about teaching teenagers is when i explain something about how language works and they say it's just stupid and sometimes i have no choice but to agree

[quicklyandrogynousfox-blog]

iac sa day eleven

[sistersorrow]

Recently started to learn German

Why? The reason I would give irl is that I could then try and apply to German colleges giving me better opprotunities (pipe dream) My actual reason? It's a bit which I'm committing to cause if you looked at me I would not look or sound like the kind of person who would know German, and I think the idea of that is funny, which is enough of a reason for me to dedicated time out of my day to do this

[peanutbutterex]

ADHD culture is dropping everything, including your homework, to infodump about verb conjugations in a foreign language to your mom after you explain something funny about the language

[ishikawayukis]

when you think you know your own language but discover a whole new conjugation for a word and you feel as if you actually don't know shit

[la-galaxie-langblr]

Why do I despise the thought of drilling conjugation but when I finally sit down to do it I can go for almost a solid 2 hours 💀

[trolledu]

I followed this Chinese balloon for almost 200km only to realize it was bird poop

[shytimelady]

Things I Furiously Dislike:

Textbooks that don't give you all your verbs in the same conjugation

[velaraffricate]

i need to be physically restrained if i want to stop starting a thousand conlang projects at once

[redflannelsheets]

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[english-mirror]

[deliasamed]

Verb Exercises

VERB DEFINITION AND EXERCISES:

  Verbs are words that express action, occurrence, or state of being in a sentence.   Action Verbs: These verbs describe actions performed by the subject of the sentence. For example: She runs every morning. He wrote a novel. They are playing soccer.     Linking Verbs: Linking verbs connect the subject of the sentence with a subject complement, which describes or renames the subject. Common linking verbs include be (am, is, are, was, were, etc.), seem, become, appear, etc. For example: She is a doctor. The flowers smell sweet. He became a teacher.       Helping Verbs (Auxiliary Verbs): Helping verbs are used with main verbs to express shades of meaning such as tense, mood, voice, or emphasis. Common helping verbs include have, has, had, do, does, did, will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might, must, etc. For example: She is eating dinner. They have finished their homework. He will go to the party.         Transitive and Intransitive Verbs: Verbs can be transitive or intransitive. Transitive verbs require a direct object to complete their meaning. For example: She ate pizza. (The verb ate requires the object pizza.)   Intransitive verbs do not require a direct object. For example: He sleeps.           Verb Tense: Verbs can express different time frames through tense.   The Main Tenses are: Present Indefinite: I eat. Past Indefinite: I ate. Future Indefinite: I will eat. Future Indefinite in the Past: I would eat     Present Continuous: I am eating. Past Continuous: I was eating. Future Continuous: I will be eating. Future Continuous in the Past: I would be eating.     Present Perfect: I have eaten. Past Perfect: I had eaten. Future Perfect: I will have eaten. Future Perfect in the Past: I would have eaten     Present Perfect Continuous: I have been eating Past Perfect Continuous: I had been eating Future Perfect Continuous: I will have been eating Future Perfect Continuous in the Past: I would have been eating             Verb Agreement: Verbs must agree with their subjects in terms of number and person. For example: She walks. (Singular subject) They walk. (Plural subject)           Voice: Verbs can also express the voice of the action, indicating whether the subject performs the action (active voice) or receives the action (passive voice).   Active Voice: In active voice sentences, the subject performs the action expressed by the verb. For example: The chef cooked the meal. She painted the picture. They are building a house.   Passive Voice: In passive voice sentences, the subject receives the action expressed by the verb. The structure typically involves a form of to be plus the past participle of the main verb. For example: The meal was cooked by the chef. The picture was painted by her. A house is being built by them.             Regular and irregular verbs: are two categories of verbs based on their patterns of conjugation in different tenses.   Regular Verbs: Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern when conjugated in different tenses. They typically form their past tense and past participle by adding -ed to the base form of the verb. Examples: Base Form: walk, talk, play Past Tense: walked, talked, played Past Participle: walked, talked, played     Irregular Verbs: Irregular verbs have unique forms for their past tense and past participle. Examples: Base Form: go, eat, sing Past Tense: went, ate, sang Past Participle: gone, eaten, sung      

Instructions: Please, do the exercises without seeing the Answers. If you are unable to find an answer, you can check the answers provided below after attempting all the blanks.           Exercise: Regular Verbs Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the regular verb provided in brackets. - She __________ (cook) dinner for her family last night. - The students __________ (study) for their exams last week. - He always __________ (play) the guitar in his childhood. - The flowers __________ (bloom) beautifully last spring. - They __________ (travel) to Europe last summer. - I __________ (visit) my grandparents every Sunday when I was a little boy. - The mechanic __________ (fix) the car yesterday. - The children __________ (laugh) at the silly clown when they were in the park. - The rain __________ (pour) heavily yesterday. - 10. We __________ (paint) the walls of the house last month.                    Correct Answers:   - She cooked dinner for her family last night. - The students studied for their exams last week. - He always played the guitar in his childhood. - The flowers bloomed beautifully last spring. - They travelled to Europe last summer. - I visited my grandparents every Sunday when I was a little boy. - The mechanic fixed the car yesterday. - The children laughed at the silly clown when they were in the park. - The rain poured heavily yesterday. - We painted the walls of the house last month.               Exercise: Irregular Verbs Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the irregular verb provided in brackets. - She __________ (go) to the market yesterday. - They __________ (eat) lunch an hour ago. - He __________ (write) a letter to his friend last week. - The dog __________ (hide) its bone at last. - We __________ (begin) the project last month. - She __________ (break) her favorite cup yesterday morning. - They __________ (drive) to the countryside last weekend. - I __________ (sing) a song at the party yesterday. - The child __________ (swim) in the pool last summer. - He __________ (ring) the bell before entering.                   Correct Answers:   - She went to the market yesterday. - They ate lunch an hour ago. - He wrote a letter to his friend last week. - The dog hid its bone at last. - We began the project last month. - She broke her favorite cup yesterday morning. - They drove to the countryside last weekend. - I sang a song at the party yesterday. - The child swam in the pool last summer. - He rang the bell before entering.               Exercise: Indefinite Tense Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb in the Indefinite tense.  Choose the correct form from the options provided for each sentence. - She usually __________ (go/goes) to the gym after work. - The birds __________ (sing/sings) beautifully in the morning. - We always __________ (enjoy/enjoys) our summer vacation at the beach. - He __________ (read/reads) a new book every week. - The sun often __________ (shine/shines) brightly in the sky. - They __________ (play/plays) soccer every Saturday. - The train __________ (arrive/arrives) at the station on time every morning. - I __________ (drink/drinks) a cup of tea before bedtime. - The children always __________ (laugh/laughs) at the funny clown during the circus. - The flowers __________ (bloom/blooms) beautifully in the   spring.                   Correct Answers:   - She usually goes to the gym after work. - The birds sing beautifully in the morning. - We always enjoy our summer vacation at the beach. - He reads a new book every week. - The sun often shines brightly in the sky. - They play soccer every Saturday. - The train arrives at the station on time every morning. - I drink a cup of tea before bedtime. - The children laugh at the funny clown during the circus. - The flowers bloom beautifully in the spring.               Exercise: Continuous Tense Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb in the continuous tense. Choose the correct form from the options provided for each sentence.   - She __________ (cook/cooking/cooks) dinner while her parents are at work. - The students __________ (study/studying/studies) for their exams at the moment. - We __________ (play/playing/plays) board games this evening. - They __________ (watch/watching/watches) a movie right now. - I __________ (read/reading/reads) a novel at the library now. - The dog __________ (bark/barking/barks) loudly in the backyard. - It __________ (rain/raining/rains) heavily outside at the moment. - The children __________ (laugh/laughing/laughs) and playing in the park. - She __________ (dance/dancing/dances) gracefully at the ballet recital. - The workers __________ (build/building/builds) a new house in our neighborhood.                   Correct Answers:   - She is cooking dinner while her parents are at work. - The students are studying for their exams at the moment. - We are playing board games this evening. - They are watching a movie right now. - I am reading a novel at the library now. - The dog is barking loudly in the backyard. - It is raining heavily outside at the moment. - The children are laughing and playing in the park. - She is dancing gracefully at the ballet recital. - The workers are building a new house in our neighborhood.                 Exercise: Perfect Tense Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb in the perfect tense. Choose the correct form from the options provided for each sentence.   - She __________ (have/had/has) finished her homework before dinner. - The chef __________ (have/had/has) prepared the delicious meal for the guests. - We __________ (have/had/has) visited that museum several times. - They __________ (have/had/has) travelled to Europe many times. - I __________ (have/had/has) never seen such a beautiful sunset before. - The team __________ (have/had/has) won the championship three times in a row. - He __________ (have/had/has) lived in this city for over ten years. - She __________ (have/had/has) cooked a delicious meal for us lately. - The company __________ (have/had/has) achieved great success recently. - They __________ (have/had/has) completed the project ahead of schedule.                   Correct Answers:   - She has finished her homework before dinner. - The chef has prepared the delicious meal for the guests. - We have visited that museum several times. - They have travelled to Europe many times. - I have never seen such a beautiful sunset before. - The team has won the championship three times in a row. - He has lived in this city for over ten years. - She has cooked a delicious meal for us lately. - The company has  achieved great success recently. - They have completed the project ahead of schedule.                 Exercise: Perfect Continuous Tense Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb in the perfect continuous tense. Choose the correct form from the options provided for each sentence.   - She __________ (have been/had been/has been) studying for the exam for three hours. - The workers __________ (have been/had been/has been) constructing the building since last month. - I __________ (have been/had been/has been) waiting for the bus for over an hour. - They __________ (have been/had been/has been) practicing the dance routine for the performance. - The team __________ (have been/had been/has been) working on the project for a long time. - She __________ (have been/had been/has been) learning to play the piano since she was a child. - We __________ (have been/had been/has been) living in this house for ten years. - He __________ (have been/had been/has been) teaching English at the school for a decade. - They __________ (have been/had been/has been) travelling around the world since a few months. - The athletes __________ (have been/had been/has been) training for the marathon since January.                   Correct Answers:   - She has been studying for the exam for three hours. - The workers have been constructing the building since last month. - I have been waiting for the bus for over an hour. - They have been practicing the dance routine for the performance. - The team has been working on the project for a long time. - She has been learning to play the piano since she was a child. - We have been living in this house for ten years. - He has been teaching English at the school for a decade. - They have been travelling around the world since a few months. - The athletes have been training for the marathon since January.               Exercise: Present Simple and Present Continuous Tenses Instructions: Use the present simple tense or present continuous tense forms of the verbs provided, depending on the adverbs given in the sentences.   - Sarah __________ (read) a book every evening. - The children __________ (play) in the garden right now. - He usually __________ (go) to the gym on Mondays. - The dog __________ (bark) loudly at strangers. - They __________ (watch) a movie at the moment. - She __________ (cook) dinner for her family every night. - The train __________ (arrive) at 6 PM every day. - He __________ (work) on his project this week. - The birds __________ (sing) beautifully in the morning. - They __________ (travel) to different countries every summer.                   Correct Answers:   - Sarah reads a book every evening. - The children are playing in the garden right now. - He usually goes to the gym on Mondays. - The dog often barks loudly at strangers. - They are watching a movie at the moment. - She cooks dinner for her family every night. - The train arrives at 6 PM every day. - He is working on his project this week. - The birds sing beautifully in the morning. - They usually travel to different countries every summer.               Exercise: Past Simple and Present Perfect Tenses  Instructions: Use the past simple tense or present perfect tense forms of the verbs provided, depending on the adverbs given in the sentences.   - Sarah __________ (finish) her homework already. - They __________ (visit) Paris last summer. - He __________ (not / eat) breakfast yet. - The students __________ (study) hard for their exams last night. - She __________ (live) in New York for ten years. - We __________ (not / see) that movie yet. - He __________ (complete) his work last week. - They __________ (just / arrive) at the airport. - I __________ (travel) to Japan twice. - The team __________ (win) the championship last season.                    Correct Answers:   - Sarah has already finished her homework. - They visited Paris last summer. 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