SAT Digital Reading and Writing Test quick start guide: Difference between revisions

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!Present Continuous
!Present Continuous
! Present Perfect
! Present Perfect
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| ''play, plays''
|''am playing, is playing, are playing''
|''have played, has played''
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|''do, does''
|''do, does''
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|''am being, is being, are being''
|''am being, is being, are being''
|''have been, has been''
|''have been, has been''
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|''have been, has been''
|''you have been''
|''he/she/it has been''
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|-
|''go, goes''
|''go, goes''
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* Note that "''am''", "''are''" "''is''" are verbs, even though they do not express a direct action
* Note:
** "''am''", "''are''" "''is''" are finite verbs (have subjects)
*** which means they are the grammatical equivalent of "action verbs" (''kick, play, throw)''
**** even though they do not express a direct action
*** they are forms of "to be" and are linking verbs (see below)


===Verbs and predicates: ===  
===Verbs and predicates: ===  
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|subject (the person or point of view; i.e., the "doer")
|subject (the person or point of view; i.e., the "doer")
|     predicate (the idea, i.e., what is or what happens)     
|     predicate (the idea, i.e., what is or what happens)     
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=== Finite vs. Non-Finite Verb===
=== Finite vs. Non-Finite Verb===