Study sets matching "gmat verbs"
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extol
iterate
refute
Pertain
to praise something or someone very much
to repeat a process, especially as part of a computer program
to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wro…
Be appropriate, related or applicable to
extol
to praise something or someone very much
iterate
to repeat a process, especially as part of a computer program
Verb
Subjuctive Mood
Action Verb
Linking Verb
Verbs express action, events, or states of being. They are a c…
Subjunctive mood expresses a wish, an emotion, a possibility,…
Action Verb express an action performed by the subject. The te…
Linking verb "link" the subject to a noun or adjective
Verb
Verbs express action, events, or states of being. They are a c…
Subjuctive Mood
Subjunctive mood expresses a wish, an emotion, a possibility,…
Ends in -one, -thing, -body (S-V agreem…
Each / Every (S-V agreement)
A complete sentence needs:
Gerund
Singular! (Somebody was here.)
Singular (each person has rights, every one of the students is…
Subject + Verb
-ing word acting as a noun, ie running is terrible
Ends in -one, -thing, -body (S-V agreem…
Singular! (Somebody was here.)
Each / Every (S-V agreement)
Singular (each person has rights, every one of the students is…
Present Simple... Answer with a Verb, its…
Present Continuous... Answer with a Verb,…
Present Perfect... Answer with a Verb, it…
Present Perfect Continuous... Answer with…
Verb - I work... Usage - Regular Activities... Example - I work in…
Verb - I am working... Usage - Continuous action; present time…
Verb - I have worked... Usage - Finished part of a continuous ac…
Verb - I have been working... Usage - Actions begun in the past…
Present Simple... Answer with a Verb, its…
Verb - I work... Usage - Regular Activities... Example - I work in…
Present Continuous... Answer with a Verb,…
Verb - I am working... Usage - Continuous action; present time…
Past Perfect... "Had" + [present participl…
Present Perfect... "has/have" + [present p…
Future Perfect... "will have" + [present p…
Perfect Progressive... "has/have been" + […
Action before another past event... Ex: He had written his manife…
Action started in past but continues into present/influences p…
Action that will start in future, but will be in the past by f…
Ongoing activity that began in past but continues up to and th…
Past Perfect... "Had" + [present participl…
Action before another past event... Ex: He had written his manife…
Present Perfect... "has/have" + [present p…
Action started in past but continues into present/influences p…
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future Perfect
Present Progressive
Used with HAS or HAVE... Describes an action that occurred at an…
Used with HAD ... Show the order of two events that took place i…
Used with WILL HAVE... Describes an event in the future that wil…
Used with AM, IS or ARE... Describes an ongoing action that is h…
Present Perfect
Used with HAS or HAVE... Describes an action that occurred at an…
Past Perfect
Used with HAD ... Show the order of two events that took place i…
Perfect Form
Progressive Form
Perfect Progressive
Present Perfect
used with past participles (ie walked, run)... *note, each tense…
used with present participles (ie walking, running) ... *note, ea…
used with present participles (ie walking, running) ... *note, ea…
Used with has or have... -an action that occurred at an indefinit…
Perfect Form
used with past participles (ie walked, run)... *note, each tense…
Progressive Form
used with present participles (ie walking, running) ... *note, ea…
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future Perfect
Present Progressive
Used with has or have; happened already at an indefinite time,…
Used with had (both singular and plural); events that took pla…
Used with will have (both singular and plural); event in the f…
Used with am, is or are; on going action happening now... Ex. I a…
Present Perfect
Used with has or have; happened already at an indefinite time,…
Past Perfect
Used with had (both singular and plural); events that took pla…
HAS/HAVE
AM/IS/ARE
HAVE BEEN
HAS BEEN
OCCURRED AT INDEFINITE TIME IN PAST AND CONTINUES
ONGOING ACTION THAT IS HAPPENING NOW
BEGAN IN PAST, CONTINUES INTO PRESENT, MAY CONTINUE IN FUTURE
CONTINUES INTO PRESENT, MAY CONTINUE IN FUTURE
HAS/HAVE
OCCURRED AT INDEFINITE TIME IN PAST AND CONTINUES
AM/IS/ARE
ONGOING ACTION THAT IS HAPPENING NOW
answers
seems
knows
is
No one (answer, answers) the phone at the Caldwells.
Nothing (seem, seems) to please Linda.
Anybody who was there (know, knows) that Randy gave a good spe…
Why (is, are) everybody staring at me?
answers
No one (answer, answers) the phone at the Caldwells.
seems
Nothing (seem, seems) to please Linda.
There are 4 distinct cases in which sub…
What are the 4 cases difficult subject…
1. remember this rule: nouns that are o…
2. in these structures, the verb should…
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1. When the subject is very far away from the verb that it is…
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this is called agreement by location
There are 4 distinct cases in which sub…
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What are the 4 cases difficult subject…
1. When the subject is very far away from the verb that it is…
3 Features of Verbs
Verb tense
Verb mood
Verb mood ... Indicative
1. Verb tense... 2. Verb mood... 3. Verb voice
Indicates when the action of the verb takes place.
Indicates what the writer believes about, or wants to do with,…
Used to describe knowledge or belief.
3 Features of Verbs
1. Verb tense... 2. Verb mood... 3. Verb voice
Verb tense
Indicates when the action of the verb takes place.
Subject Verb Agreement
Singular vs. plural nouns and verbs
Non-essential information is......
What are 3 ways non-essential informati…
subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is a frequent er…
They are opposite! Singular: Boy RUNS... Plural: BoyS run
information that is not necessary for the main meaning of the…
In the middle of the sentence, look for 2 commas, 2 dashes, or…
Subject Verb Agreement
subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is a frequent er…
Singular vs. plural nouns and verbs
They are opposite! Singular: Boy RUNS... Plural: BoyS run
Perfect
Perfect formation
Past Perfect
Present Perfect
Completed action.
auxiliary verb have (has/have, had, will have) + past particle…
An action that happened before another past action. (e.g., "I…
An action that started in the past but is still continuing now…
Perfect
Completed action.
Perfect formation
auxiliary verb have (has/have, had, will have) + past particle…