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2. The food was salty.
3. The water smelled fishy.
4. The food was on the ground.
5. Every human being grows two sets of teeth in his life.
6. Did you know what would happen?
7. Your faith will expand when you are tested.
8. The piano did not look old.

Compound Verbs
A sentence may have more than one verb. A compound verb is two or more verbs that share the same subject;
they are usually connected by a conjunction.
Practice 3F: Compound Verbs. Type a V under the verbs and S under the subjects

Example: Joshua finished his exam and left the classroom.

1. T h e y b o w e d a n d w o r s h i p e d h i m .
2. T h e y b r o u g h t gi f t s f o r h i m a n d o p e n e d t h e m .
3. T h e w i s e m e n g a v e h i m t re as u r e s o f g o ld , fr an k in c e n s e , an d m y rrh .
4. G o d w a r n e d t h e w i s e m en , a n d th e m en r etu r n ed h o m e .
5. Y o u m us t s t ud y h a r d b e f o r e y o u p l a y .

Practice: Write your own original sentences that contain compound verbs.

Verb Tenses and Regular Verb Conjugation.
Simple Simple Present Past Simple
1
2
4
3
Present Past Progressive Participle* Future
jump(s) Jumped (is) jumping (has/have, had) jumped (will) jump
Tap Tapped (is) tapping (has/have, had) tapped (will) tap

* The past participle form is used when creating perfect tenses as shown below: present perfect, past perfect,
and future perfect.

1 Simple Present: A form of the verb that refers to an action or event that is ongoing or that regularly takes place in present time (for
example, "He cries easily"). This verb form is called "simple" because it doesn't involve aspect.

2 Simple Past: A form of the verb indicating action that occurred in the past and which does not extend into the present. The simple past tense
of regular verbs is marked by the ending -d, -ed, or -t. Irregular verbs have a variety of endings. The simple past is not accompanied by helping
verbs.

3 Present Progressive: A verb construction (made up of a present form of the verb "to be" plus a present participle) that usually conveys a
sense of ongoing action at the present time (for example, "I am working now").

4 Future: A verb construction indicating action that has not yet begun. The simple future is usually expressed by placing the auxiliary will
or shall in front of the base form of a verb.
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