In this program, top verb experts including the yodeling Midori sisters and a circus sideshow barker demonstrate the past, present, and future forms of the simple, perfect, progressive, and perfect progressive tenses. Conditional statements, conjugation, helping verbs, and the verbals—gerunds, infinitives, and past and present participles—are considered as well. Dangling participles and other faux pas are also explained. (35 minutes)

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Part of the Series : English: The Standard Deviants(r) Core Curriculum

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