Complete the sentences with the appropriate tense and aspect forms. Name the verbal categories and say what morphemes they are expressed by.
1. a) I'm thinking. (Present Continuous, non-terminative, expressed by the morpheme "-ing")
b) think (Present Simple, non-terminative, Infinitive)
2. B: I think (Past Simple, non-terminative, Infinitive)
b) B: Why, are you expecting (Present Continuous, terminative, expressed by the morpheme "-ing")
3. B: No, I hated (Past Simple, non-terminative, Participle 2)
b) he was hating (Past Continuous, terminative, expressed by the morpheme "-ing")
4. a) art attracts (Present Simple, non-terminative)
b) As the home of William Shakespeare, Stratford attracts. (Present Simple, non-terminative)
5. a) Do you see (Present Simple, non-terminative)
b) he was seeing someone else. (Past Continuous, terminative)
6. B: I was measuring (Past Continuous, terminative)
b) it measures (Present Simple, non-terminative)
7. a) A: What on earth are you doing down there?
B: I'm looking for (Present Continuous, terminative)
B: anthropology looks (Present Simple, non-terminative)
8. a) cat appears (Present Simple, non-terminative)
b) he's appearing. (Present Continuous, terminative)
Compete the following sentences with even if, even though, if, unless and the correct form of the verb in brackets. Analyse the mood forms.
1. I didn't tell my parents I was coming to a night club. If they knew where I was, they'd be really annoyed. (Indicative mood)
2. It's so cold, it would be surprising if we didn't get snow tonight. (Indicative mood)
3. Malcolm looked at some of my recent paintings, but even though he liked them he didn't show it. (Indicative mood)
4. She didn't seem at all tired even though she had been driving all day. (Indicative mood)
5. The town hall is a beautiful old building. It would be a great shame if it were to be pulled down. (Subjunctive mood)
6. I haven't lost any weight even though I've been doing lots of exercise. (Indicative mood)
7. David Mitchell's first novel, I'm sure you'll enjoy this one, too. (Imperative mood)
8. Even if it rains soon, there will still be water rationing in this part of the country. (Indicative mood)
9. I could pick you up at about eight, and we could go to the party together - unless you prefer to go on your own, of course. (Indicative mood)
10. Where shall we go if the restaurant is not open tonight? (Indicative mood)
11. Even if a buyer can be found for the company, it is likely to close by the end of the week. (Indicative mood)
12. Miles has announced that even if he is to be beaten in tomorrow's tennis final, he will not consider retiring from the sport. (Subjunctive mood)
13. The latest opinion poll suggests that even if the election were to be held today, the ruling party would again have a huge majority. (Subjunctive mood)
14. He's a very good mechanic, even though he doesn't have any formal qualifications. (Indicative mood)
Read the text and analyse the forms of the verbs within the terms of tense, aspect, phase, posteriority, mood, voice, finiteness / non-finiteness etc:
This gentleman had in his youth married (1) a very worthy and beautiful woman, of whom he had been extremely fond (2): by her he had (3) three children, all of whom died in their infancy. He had likewise had the misfortune of burying this beloved wife herself, about five years before the time in which this history chooses to set out. This loss, however great, he bore (4) like a man of sense and constancy, though it must be confessed (5) would often talk(6) a little whimsically on this head; for he sometimes said he looked on himself as still married, and considered his wife as only gone a little before him, a journey which he should most certainly, sooner or later, take (7) after her; and that he had not the least doubt of meeting her again in a place where he should never part (8) with her more--sentiments for which his sense was arraigned (9) by one part of his neighbours, his religion by a second, and his sincerity by a third.
He now lived, for the most part, retired in the country, with one sister, for whom he had a very tender affection. This lady was now somewhat past the age of thirty, an area at which, in the opinion of the malicious, the title of old maid may with no impropriety be assumed (10). She was of that species of women whom you commend (11) rather for good qualities than beauty, and who are generally called (12), by their own sex, very good sort of women - as good a sort of woman, madam, as you would wish (13) to know. Indeed, she was so far from regretting want of beauty, that she never mentioned that perfection, if it can be called (14) one, without contempt; and would often thank God she was not as handsome as Miss Such-a-one, whom perhaps beauty had led (15) into errors which she might have otherwise avoided (16). Miss Bridget Allworthy (for that was the name of this lady) very rightly conceived the charms of person in a woman to be (17) no better than snares for herself, as well as for others; and yet so discreet was she in her conduct, that her prudence was as much on the guard as if she had all the snares to apprehend (18) which were ever laid for her whole sex. Indeed, I have observed, though it may seem unaccountable to the reader, that this guard of prudence, like the trained bands, is (19) always readiest to go on duty where there is the least danger. It often basely and cowardly deserts (20) those paragons for whom the men are all wishing (21), sighing, dying, and spreading, every net in their power; and constantly attends (22) at the heels of that higher order of women for whom the other sex have a more distant and awful respect, and whom from despair, I suppose, of success) they never venture to attack (23).
1. had married - past tense, terminative aspect, perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
2. had been - past tense, non-terminative aspect, perfect phase, indicative mood, passive voice, finite verb form
3. had - past tense, non-terminative aspect, perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
4. bore - past tense, non-terminative aspect, perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
5. must be confessed - present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, passive voice, finite verb form
6. would often talk - modal (would), present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
7. take - infinitive, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, non-finite verb form
8. should never part - modal (should), present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
9. was arraigned - past tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, passive voice, finite verb form
10. may be assumed - modal (may), present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, passive voice, finite verb form
11. commend - present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
12. are generally called - present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, passive voice, finite verb form
13. would wish - modal (would), present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
14. can be called - modal (can), present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, passive voice, finite verb form
15. had led - past tense, non-terminative aspect, perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
16. might have avoided - modal (might), present tense, non-terminative aspect, perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
17. to be - infinitive, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, passive voice, non-finite verb form
18. to apprehend - infinitive, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, non-finite verb form
19. is - present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
20. deserts - present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
21. are wishing - present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
22. constantly attends - present tense, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, finite verb form
23. venture to attack - infinitive, non-terminative aspect, non-perfect phase, indicative mood, active voice, non-finite verb form