Questions tagged [conjugation]
Questions about modification of a verb from its basic form.
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Is "me's" a word?
I was writing out song lyrics and the guy pronounces "me is" (as in "ignoring me is bad enough") as "me's". Is this a real spelling or just sloppy pronunciation? I do ...
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In Early Modern English, is it common to use “if thou do something”, or “if he do something”?
In the sentence patterns mentioned above, the predicates are uninflected. But in current English, such subjunctive usage only appears in the copula be (I assume). Eg., "whether it be" is a ...
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Is it correct to use a full infinitive (to do) instead of a bare [migrated]
Is it correct to use a full infinitive (to do) instead of a bare infinitive (do)?
I am an esl Chinese resident. And I read a comment, of which the commentator thinks I am benighted. (But I admit it's ...
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On whether the subjunctive mood in present is correctly understood here and whether is correct to test it in analogy with Spanish subjunctive mood
I need to apply the subjunctive mood in present time in some translations from Spanish. I should do this, and although I know the common thing to do is to avoid it, this is a literary translation and ...
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Is it acceptable to conjugate the second person singular (thou's -st -est), analogically to the third person's -s -es?
I am writing my own tales and poems and in those I often need to use the pronoun THOU, to mark clearly the difference between plural and singular second person. There seems to be many intricacies and ...
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Using the present tense to talk about an event in the past
I am currently studying foreign languages in France and I have a rather important question about conjugation. I had a translation exam (French to English) about a text that was referring to the 2008 ...
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Is "ye" in the singular used with singular or plural verb conjugations?
I was writing some dialogue for a story and I wanted a character from the past to speak in an archaic/Early Modern English way, when I stumbled across this.
In this instance, I'm using "ye" ...
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Why are things "infectious" but not "infectionate", but you can be "affectionate" but not "affectious"? [closed]
Seems inconsistent, I guess it's because something something Latin?
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How to parse the sentence for better understanding? [closed]
He doesn’t sound nearly as eager to make small talk with this guy as he was with me.
how to understand the above sentence?
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Unusual conjugation of "to be" [closed]
I encountered several times a certain type of sentences (in colloquial contexts) which were clearly grammatically incorrect but seems to be widely spread and, as a non-native English speaker, I would ...
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Is there a name for a sentence including both past and progressive verbs in different clauses (but not past progressive verbs)?
Say I have a sentence where the first clause is in simple past tense, but the following clauses are in present progressive:
"I hesitated, sipping at my tea to gather myself."
"She ...
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Which of these sentences is correct? [closed]
Which wording is correct?
"She will be graduated from the school on 16/0672023."
"She will graduated from the school on 16/06/2023."
"She will be graduating from the school ...
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Hung vs Hanged: “going to be hung” or “going to be hanged”? [closed]
Merriam-Webster defines hang
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a: to fasten to some elevated point without support from below: SUSPEND
b: to suspend by the neck until dead —often hanged in the past
Thus the past ...
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Is a list always treated as a plural? [duplicate]
I was reading this web page https://www.mobility.siemens.com/global/en/portfolio/rail/rolling-stock/passenger-coaches.html
It says "From experience come speed, flexibility, and comfortable travel....
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What is the present progressive conjugation of "loaf of bread"? [closed]
I need to use the phrase "loaf of bread" in the present progressive tense. What is the proper conjugation?
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