GE 600 Midterm Review

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What is the simple past tense of 'know'?

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knew

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How do you change direct speech to indirect speech?

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You typically change the pronouns and the verb tense. For example, 'She said, "I am going"' becomes 'She said that she was going.'

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What is the present perfect tense of 'visit'?

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have visited

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What does 'has gone' indicate in terms of time?

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It indicates that the action of going is completed and the subject is currently not present.

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How do you convert direct speech to indirect speech when the statement is habitual?

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You change the verb to the past tense. For example, 'He said, "I go to the gym"' becomes 'He said that he went to the gym.'

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What is the difference between 'have known' and 'knew'?

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'Have known' is present perfect tense indicating an ongoing state, while 'knew' is simple past indicating a completed action.

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What is the structure of a sentence in the present perfect tense?

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Subject + have/has + past participle.

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What is the past participle of 'go'?

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gone

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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By adding -ed to the base form of the verb.

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What is the function of indirect speech?

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To report what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.