Verb Cheat Sheet Guangdong Peizheng College , February 2012 Most verb phrases in English have the following

characteristics: 1. Person 2. Number 3. Tense 4. Voice 5. Mood

Infinitive
The bare bones or generic form of a verb is called the infinitive (e.g. do or to do). Some say that the infinitive is one of the moods, but I prefer to just think of it as having none of the following characteristics.

1. Person
Example sentence I do You do He / she / it does Person 1st 2nd 3rd

2. Number
Example sentence I do We do Person 1st 1st Number Singular Plural

3. Tense
Components Example sentence I did I do I will do I had done I have done I will have done I was doing I am doing I will be doing I had been doing I have been doing I will have been doing Simple (Time) Past Present Future Past Present Future Past Present Future Past Present Future Perfect Continuous (aka Progressive) How you say it Simple past Simple present Simple future Past perfect Present perfect Future perfect Past continuous Present continuous Future continuous Past perfect continuous Present perfect continuous Future perfect continuous

4. Voice
Example sentence I give I was given Voice Active Passive

5. Mood
Example sentence I do If I were you... I wish she were here Its imperative that he be there Do it *American English Mood Indicative Subjunctive Subjunctive Subjunctive* Imperative Albert Wolfe, February 2012 http://esl.laowaichinese.net