Verbs

Front 1

What are the 3 verb tenses tested on the GMAT?

Back 1

1. Tense
2. Moode
3. Voice

Front 2

What the 2 moods tenses tested on the GMAT?

Back 2

1. Indicative
2. Subjunctive

Front 3

What is the indicative tense?

Back 3

It deals with real events.

Front 4

What is the subjunctive tense?

Back 4

It deals with events that are not necessarily true.

Front 5

What are infinitives?

Back 5

Are verbs that take the "to" + "verb".

Avoid sentences that insert a word or phrase between to and the verb. This error is called a split infinitive and although rarely tested on the GMAT it is almost always incorrect on the GMAT.

Incorrect: I need you to quickly run out to the store.
Correct: I need you to run quickly out to the store.

Front 6

What is KIS?

Back 6

Keep it simple.

In general, try to use the simple tense instead of the progressive tense unless the sentence emphasizes the action is ongoing.

Front 7

What is the present perfect?

Back 7

Present Perfect describes a tense who’s action starts in the past and either ends in the present at the moment of utterance or is on going.

Present Perfect = HAVE/HAS + Past Participle.

We have lived in a little hut for three days.
Our country has enforced strict immigration laws for thirty years.

Front 8

What is the past perfect?

Back 8

Used to describe an action that started in the past and was completed in the past.

In the progressive form it is used to describe an on going action or event followed by another action or event that interrupts the first action or event.


Past Perfect = HAD + Past Participle

The film had started by the time we arrived at the theater.

The teacher thought that Jimmy had cheated on the exam.

Front 9

True or false the past perfect is the most commonly used form on the GMAT?

Back 9

True

Front 10

True or false you always use perfect tense on the GMAT?

Back 10

False.

Do not use perfect tense when the simple tense will do. The GMAT prefers simplicity.

Front 11

Simple past: begin?

Back 11

began

Front 12

Simple past: brought

Back 12

brought

Front 13

Simple past: do

Back 13

did

Front 14

Simple past: drink

Back 14

drank

Front 15

Simple past: forget

Back 15

forgot

Front 16

Simple past: go

Back 16

went

Front 17

Simple past: hang (object)

Back 17

hung

Front 18

Simple past: hang (person)

Back 18

hanged

Front 19

Simple past: lay (to put)

Back 19

laid

Front 20

Simple past: lie (to tell untruth)

Back 20

lied

Front 21

Simple past: lie (to recline)

Back 21

lay

Front 22

Simple past: rise

Back 22

rose

Front 23

Simple past: swim

Back 23

swam

Front 24

Simple past: throw

Back 24

threw

Front 25

Past Participle: begin

Back 25

begun

Front 26

Past Participle: brought

Back 26

brought

Front 27

Past Participle: do

Back 27

done

Front 28

Past Participle: drink

Back 28

drank

Front 29

Past Participle: forget

Back 29

forgotten

Front 30

Past Participle: get

Back 30

gotten

Front 31

Past Participle: go

Back 31

gone

Front 32

Past Participle: hang (object)

Back 32

hung

Front 33

Past Participle: hang (person)

Back 33

hanged

Front 34

Past Participle: lay (to put)

Back 34

laid

Front 35

Past Participle: lie (to tell untruth)

Back 35

lied

Front 36

Past Participle: lie (to recline)

Back 36

lain

Front 37

Past Participle: rise

Back 37

risen

Front 38

Past Participle: swim

Back 38

swum

Front 39

Past Participle: throw

Back 39

thrown

Front 40

What is the rule for the if clause?

Back 40

Sentences that use the if to describe a hypothetical situation then require a conditional verbal construction. These sentences have two parts: the IF clause & the THEN clause.

Front 41

True or false "if" doesn't always signals a condition?

Back 41

True

IF the word IF is not used as a conditional construction in a sentence then the word IF carries the meaning of WHETHER. In this case the GMAT prefer the word WHETHER.

Incorrect: I don’t know IF I will go to the dance.

Correct: I don’t know whether I will go to the dance.

Front 42

True or false if and whether are the same?

Back 42

False

IF the word IF is not used as a conditional construction in a sentence then the word IF carries the meaning of WHETHER. In this case the GMAT prefer the word WHETHER.

Front 43

On the GMAT when do you use the subjunctive mood?

Back 43

1. IF clause, when the IF clause expresses a condition contrary to reality.
2. Hopes, proposals, desires, and requests formed with the word THAT.

Front 44

True or false the phrase "if I were" is not always wrong on the GMAT?

Back 44

False.

This phrase is always wrong on the GMAT.

Incorrect: If I WAS rich, I would donate money to rebuild my old school.
Correct: If I WERE rich, I would donate money to rebuild my old school.

Front 45

True or false hopes, proposal and desires use the subjunctive mood.

Back 45

True.

Front 46

True or false the passive voice is always wrong on the GMAT?

Back 46

False.

In general, you should avoid the passive voice on the GMAT. However, this form may appear in a correct answer choice-especially in science, medical, and technical writing styles.

Incorrect: The shuttle launch seen around the world by people of all ages, all races, and all religions.
Correct: The shuttle launch WAS seen around the world by people of all ages, all races, and all religions.