English Verbs.pdf | 501
Mariana laughed nervously. “That’s the first one in the book.” She took a breath. “I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, they are. Past: I was, we were. Future: I will be. Present perfect: I have been. Past perfect: I had been. Future perfect: I will have been. Present progressive: I am being. Past progressive: I was being. Present perfect progressive: I have been being…”
Sweating, Mariana recited: “Fly, flew, flown, am flying, was flying, have flown, had flown, will fly, will have flown, will have been flying…”
The screen flickered green, and a robotic voice crackled from her laptop speakers: “You have neglected 501 verbs. Now they will neglect you.” 501 English Verbs.pdf
She passed the exam the next day. And she never, ever made fun of 501 English Verbs.pdf again.
“Welcome to the Conjugation Coliseum,” said the V. “I am Verbius. To return home, you must correctly conjugate any three of the 501 verbs in all their forms—past, present, future, perfect, progressive, and perfect progressive.” Mariana laughed nervously
“Begin.”
The red buzzer stayed silent. Verbius nodded. “One more.” Past: I was, we were
Verbius raised a tiny hand. “Enough. You have passed.”
The final word appeared: .
She closed the laptop, looked at Mittens, and whispered: “I will have been studying. You hear that, cat? Will have been studying. ”
Mariana panicked. “I drink, I drank, I have drunk—no, I have drank ?” Verbius buzzed red. “Incorrect. Drunk is the past participle.” A trapdoor opened beneath her left foot.
