What are the two main categories of English verbs?
Auxiliary verbs and lexical verbs.
What is the role of auxiliary verbs in English?
They have a grammatical meaning and normally rely on another verb.
Which verbs are included among English auxiliaries?
Do, be, have, and modal auxiliaries like must, can, may, will, and shall.
In an English verb phrase, which verb is always lexical?
The last verb, except in elliptical substitutions.
What is a gerund in English grammar?
A verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun.
Which verb forms are non-nominal in English?
The bare infinitive, present participle, and past participle.
Which verb forms are nominal in English?
The gerund and the to-infinitive.
What follows an auxiliary verb in English?
An infinitive or a participle, not a noun phrase.
Which three English verbs have both lexical and auxiliary uses?
Do, have and be.
How is negation formed with an auxiliary verb?
By directly adding not after the auxiliary.
How do you form a question with an auxiliary verb?
By inverting the auxiliary and the subject group.
What do auxiliaries allow in elliptical responses, tags, and echo questions?
They allow elliptical reprises.
How many simple tenses does English have?
Two simple tenses.
Which verb in a verb group is conjugated?
Only the first verb on the left.
What are the non-finite verb forms in English?
Bare infinitive, to-infinitive, present participle (-ing), gerund (-ing), and past participle (-en).
What is a defective verb?
A verb lacking some possible verb forms.
Why are modal verbs considered defective?
Because they have no non-finite forms.
How is the future tense formed in English?
With will/shall + base verb.
How do you form the perfect tense in English?
With have + past participle (V-en).
How is the progressive tense constructed in English?
With be + verb-ing.
How do you form the passive voice in English?
With be + past participle (V-en).
Quelle est la première étape pour analyser un groupe verbal ?
Décrire chaque forme verbale de gauche à droite.
Que faut-il déterminer pour chaque verbe dans un groupe verbal ?
S'il est lexical ou auxiliaire.
Quelle est la dernière étape de l'analyse d'un groupe verbal ?
Identifier les formes complexes.
What does grammatical tense correspond to in a verb phrase?
The form of the verb phrase.
What does chronological time correspond to in relation to a verbal process?
The placement of the process relative to the moment of utterance.
What defines a past event in relation to To?
It is anterior to To and cannot be considered as occurring at To.
How is a present event related to To?
It coincides totally or partially with To.
When is a future event situated in relation to To?
It is after To.
Which English forms can express a future event?
Will, the present, or be going to.
What does the progressive tense express in English?
A limited and ongoing current action.
What can the simple present express besides current actions?
A general truth.
What can a repeated action in the simple present express?
A habit or a general truth.
Give an example of a repeated action expressing a habit in simple present.
She always sings in her bathroom.
In "They do a show every Sunday," what is the function of "do"?
Lexical verb.
In "They did it," what is the function of "do"?
Auxiliary verb.
Why are "be" and "have" lexical in "She is a lawyer" and "They have three daughters"?
Because they are followed by a noun phrase.
What are the verb forms in "She's been playing tennis"?
Has is finite; been and playing are non-finite.
What is the moment of utterance noted as in temporal reference?
To.
What role does To play in situating a process?
It is the reference point for locating the process.
In "My train leaves at 4 o'clock," what does the grammatical present express?
A departure situated in the chronological future.
What is the moment of reference Ti?
The moment relative to which an event is situated in a narrative timeline.
What does the past perfect express in relation to a past reference time?
An event anterior to a past reference time.
Give an example of past perfect expressing an event before a past reference time.
He had refused the offer before He decided to give it a try.
How can the present progressive express repeated actions?
By situating them within a limited time interval.
Give an example of a repeated action in present progressive within a limited interval.
She is going to the gym every Thursday this year.
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