Advanced Verbs

• The tense of a verb differs by whether an action is in progress or completed (or habitual).
• The tense of some verbs is inferred from context of a sentence.
• Certain adverbs signal whether a verb in the present or past tense.
• Other verbs in a sentence can signal the tense.

  Example: You (are) careless and always let the dog run away.
• Aspect refers to how long an event takes place.
• Perfect aspect uses auxiliary "have" with past participle form of main verb.
• Mood


  Refers to how a verb is used to express the speaker's attitude.

  E.g., subjunctive, indicative, and imperative
• Shall vs Will

  shall should be used with singular and plural pronouns in the first person, and will should be used with the

  second and third persons.
• A gerund is a verb form that functions as a noun.