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Practice Makes Perfect: English Verbs, Third Edition


Synopsis


Build your English skills with this bestselling guide to English verbs!

Knowing when and why to use certain verbs can be confusing. This easy-to-use book explains everything you need to know to develop a solid understanding of English verbs. There are plenty of clear examples and tons of practice exercises to help you build your English skills and gain the confidence to choose the right verb for every situation. With this book to guide you, you'll master English verbs in no time at all.

Practice Makes Perfect: English Verbs, 3rd Edition will help you:

 Understand when and why to use different verb tenses
 Learn how verbs work with everyday examples from a wide range of topics
 Build your verb skills with more than 125 engaging exercises
 Gain the skills you need to write and speak English with confidence
 New to this edition: additional review questions in the book
 Plus fun quizzes for study on-the-go via the McGraw-Hill Education Language Lab app

Loretta Gray

Summary

Chapter 1: Present Tense

* Covers regular and irregular present tense verb forms.
* Real example: "I go to the store every day" (present tense of "go")

Chapter 2: Past Tense

* Explains the formation of regular and irregular past tense verbs.
* Real example: "I went to the store yesterday" (past tense of "go")

Chapter 3: Future Tense

* Discusses the use of "will" and "going to" to form the future tense.
* Real example: "I will go to the store tomorrow" (future tense of "go")

Chapter 4: Present Perfect Tense

* Introduces the use of "have" or "has" with past participles to create the present perfect tense.
* Real example: "I have gone to the store many times" (present perfect tense of "go")

Chapter 5: Past Perfect Tense

* Explains the formation and use of the past perfect tense to describe past events that occurred before another past event.
* Real example: "I had gone to the store before it closed" (past perfect tense of "go")

Chapter 6: Future Perfect Tense

* Covers the use of "will have" or "going to have" to form the future perfect tense.
* Real example: "I will have gone to the store by the time you arrive" (future perfect tense of "go")

Chapter 7: Present Progressive Tense

* Discusses the formation and use of the present progressive tense, which describes actions happening now.
* Real example: "I am going to the store right now" (present progressive tense of "go")

Chapter 8: Past Progressive Tense

* Explains the use of "was" or "were" with present participles to form the past progressive tense, which describes actions that were happening in the past.
* Real example: "I was going to the store when I saw you" (past progressive tense of "go")

Chapter 9: Future Progressive Tense

* Covers the use of "will be" or "going to be" with present participles to form the future progressive tense, which describes actions that will be happening in the future.
* Real example: "I will be going to the store tomorrow" (future progressive tense of "go")

Chapter 10: Present Perfect Progressive Tense

* Introduces the use of "have been" or "has been" with present participles to form the present perfect progressive tense, which describes actions that started in the past and have been continuing until now.
* Real example: "I have been going to the store every day this week" (present perfect progressive tense of "go")

Chapter 11: Past Perfect Progressive Tense

* Explains the use of "had been" or "were having" with present participles to form the past perfect progressive tense, which describes actions that had been happening in the past before another past event.
* Real example: "I had been going to the store for two hours before I found what I needed" (past perfect progressive tense of "go")

Chapter 12: Future Perfect Progressive Tense

* Covers the use of "will have been" or "going to have been" with present participles to form the future perfect progressive tense, which describes actions that will have been happening for a certain period of time in the future.
* Real example: "I will have been going to the store for an hour by the time you get home" (future perfect progressive tense of "go")