Understanding 'Seen' and 'Saw' Usage

Miss White explains the difference between 'seen' and 'saw'. 'Seen' must always be paired with a helping verb like 'have', 'has', or 'had', while 'saw' stands alone. She provides examples and exercises to help understand the correct usage. The video concludes with a review of the key points.

What is the main topic discussed in the video?

• The importance of punctuation

• The history of the English language

• The use of commas in sentences

• The difference between 'seen' and 'saw'

Which of the following must accompany 'seen'?

• A helping verb

• An adjective

• A noun

• A preposition

Which sentence is correct?

• I has seen the movie yesterday.

• I saw the movie yesterday.

• I have seen the movie yesterday.

• I seen the movie yesterday.

Can a word be placed between 'have' and 'seen'?

• Yes, any word can be placed between them.

• Yes, but it must be relevant to the context.

• Yes, but only if it's an adverb.

• No, they must be adjacent.

Identify the incorrect sentence.

• I saw the movie last week.

• I have seen the movie last week.

• I seen the movie last week.

• I have already seen the movie.

What should you say instead of 'I seen'?

• I has seen

• I have seen

• I seen

• I had seen

Which sentence is correct?

• Have you ever see a gremlin?

• Have you ever seen a gremlin?

• Have you ever seeing a gremlin?

• Have you ever saw a gremlin?

What is the correct form: 'I had saw' or 'I had seen'?

• I had saw

• I had seen

• Both are correct

• Neither is correct

Which of the following is a helping verb?

• Quickly

• Movie

• Have

• Run

What is the role of a helping verb?

• To assist the main verb

• To modify an adjective

• To describe a noun

• To replace a pronoun