You can practice conjugating many English verbs to increase your awareness of verb tenses. Use this format for the basic conjugation:

You can also practice completing these five forms of English. A mixture of tenses is used to show that you can practice the different forms with any tense.

Affirmative Usage

Negative Usage

Yes/No Questions

Short Answers

Wh- Questions

See Chapter 15 “Sentence Building”, Section 15.2 “Choosing Appropriate Verb Tenses” for an in-depth overview of verb tenses.

 


Adapted from Appendix A, “Writing for Nonnative English Speakers” in Writer’s Handbook v 1.0  used according to Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

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