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18-May-2004, 21:57
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see: see, saw, seen, seeing - I see a girl. (Present tense.)
Does she see me? (Present tense.)
I see a girl. (Present tense.)
She sees me. (Present tense.)
I see geese. (Present tense.)
The geese see me. (Present tense.)
Yesterday, I saw thirty geese. (Past tense.)
The geese saw me. (Past tense.)
I had seen geese before. (Past perfect ("had" + past participle))
I had never seen so many geese before then. (Past perfect ("had" + past participle))
I hadn't seen flying geese before either. (Past perfect ("had" + past participle))
I had seen ducks before. (Past perfect ("had" + past participle))
Yesterday, I saw two more. (Past tense.)
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20-May-2004, 21:23
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do: do, did, done, doing
I do it.
I did it.
I have done it.
I have been doing it for years.
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20-May-2004, 22:52
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see: see, saw, seen, seeing
I have seen two, and I have seen four.
I have seen three, and I have seen more.
I saw three geese yesterday.
I saw four geese today.
Do you see what I see?
Satellites are seen by reflected sunlight.
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20-May-2004, 23:01
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know: know, knew, known
I know what I know.
I know Susie.
I know how to play baseball.
I knew that would happen.
I hardly knew him.
I knew that increased demand would lead to higher prices.
I have known him for years.
I have known that for a long time.
It has been known for a while.
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20-May-2004, 23:08
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grow: grow, grew, grown
I'll grow when I grow.
Bananas grow in the tropics.
I grew too big for my britches.
My head grew too big for my hat.
Demand for our product has grown, and we need a bigger plant.
The pumpkin has grown to an enormous size.
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22-Jun-2004, 16:41
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take, took taken - Here, take this.
Okay, I will take it.
I took it.
It has been taken.
Q: Who took the book?
A: The cook took the book?
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22-Jun-2004, 16:42
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steal, stole, stolen - Somebody stole the car.
It has been stolen.
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The past tense of steal is stole, Examples: You stole my thunder.
Somebody stole my wallet.
Somebody stole his car. (He reported that it had been stolen (past perfect).
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