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Key shortcuts for the right form of verbs By Moydul Islam Modhu

Short Cut Rules (Right form of verbs)

Key shortcuts for the right form of verbs focus on identifying time indicators and specific word patterns. Key rules include using \(V_{1}\) for present habits, \(V_{2}\) for past indicators (yesterday, ago), \(V_{3}\) after "have/has/had," and \(V+ing\) for continuous actions or after prepositions. [1, 2, 3]

Key Shortcut Rules:

Present Indefinite (\(V_{1}\) / \(V_{1}\)+s/es): Used for daily, regularly, always, sometimes, universal truths. If the subject is 3rd person singular, add -s/es.
Past Indefinite (\(V_{2}\)): Used if the sentence has yesterday, ago, last night, long since, or once.
Present Continuous (\(am/is/are + V+ing\)): Used for actions happening now, such as "now," "at this moment," "day by day".
Present Perfect (\(have/has + V_3\)): Used with just, just now, already, recently, yet.
Modal Verbs (\(modal + V_1\)): Verbs following can, could, may, might, must, should, would are always base form (\(V_{1}\)).
Infinitive (\(to + V_1\)): Usually, a verb following 'to' is in base form (e.g., to go).
Preposition rule: Any verb immediately following a preposition (of, in, for, by, with) takes \(V+ing\), except for "to".
Special Phrasal \(V+ing\): Phrases like with a view to, look forward to, get used to take \(V+ing\).
"It is high time/time": If this phrase is used, the following verb becomes \(V_{2}\) (past tense).
"Since" Rule: If "since" connects two clauses, the first clause is Present Indefinite/Perfect, and the second is Past Indefinite. If the first is Past Indefinite, the second is Past Perfect. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]