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Verbs Review, Chapter 8
Verb Tense
• How long were you a pilot?
• past tense
• How long have you been a pilot?
• present perfect
Verb Tense
• The doctor said Earl had an allergy.
• past tense
• The doctor said that Earl had had an
allergy.
• past perfect
Verb Tense
• Tomorrow, Daphne will get her driver’s
license.
• future
• By tomorrow, Mathew will have gotten
his driver’s license.
• future perfect
Verb Tense
• What happened at the game?
• past tense
• What has been happening at the game?
• present perfect
Active or Passive?
• The art of Lucia Wilcox was admired by
artists around the world.
• passive
• Change to active:
• Artists around the world admired the art
of Lucia Wilcox.
Active or Passive?
• Exhibits of her paintings were shown all
over the world.
• passive
• Change to active:
• Museums show exhibits of her paintings
all over the world.
Active or Passive?
• Her blindness was sudden, though not
wholly surprising.
• active
• Change to passive:
• She was not wholly surprised by her
sudden blindness.
Active or Passive?
• After she became blind, she claimed
she had better sight than anyone else.
• active
6 Troublesome Verbs
• Patty ____ before the sun came up this
morning.
• rose
• A question was ____ by a member of
the council.
• raised
6 Troublesome Verbs
• Laura had just ____ down when the
phone rang.
• sat
• He ____ the package on the doorstep.
• set
6 Troublesome Verbs
• The dog has ____ by the fire all
evening.
• lain
• I ____ my keys on the hall table.
• laid
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Troublesome Verbs
• Don’t ____ your books in that puddle.
• lay
• The pasture ____ in the valley.
• lies
6 Troublesome Verbs
• Has the moon ____ yet?
• risen
• Has anyone ____ that question before?
• raised
6 Troublesome Verbs
• The tide ____ and falls because of the
moon.
• rises
• If you know the answer, ____ your
hand.
• raise
6 Troublesome Verbs
• ____ my tip by my plate, I rose to leave
the restaurant.
• Laying
• That cat has been ____ on my coat.
• lying
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• A few of us were ____ at our desks.
• sitting
• Nina was ____ out the chips and dip for
the guests.
• setting