Q&A - P2 English

[Michaelia0816]

The book with tips cost about $8 but worth it, how to you think while vocabulary cost more,$10.

[jon00]

Need some help here:


Danny was buying an ice cream when he saw a man ____ her handbag.
1. snatch
2. snatched
3. snatches
4. has snatched

Which is the answer and why?

[nms1]

jon00:

Need some help here:


Danny was buying an ice cream when he saw a man ____ her handbag.
1. snatch
2. snatched
3. snatches
4. has snatched

Which is the answer and why?

1. Snatch

[jon00]

Hi nms1,

Thanks for the reply but why? This sentence is using past tense but why we do not add \"ed\" behind the word snatch?

nms1:

jon00:

Need some help here:

Danny was buying an ice cream when he saw a man ____ her handbag.
1. snatch
2. snatched
3. snatches
4. has snatched

Which is the answer and why?

1. Snatch

[tianzhu]

jon00:

Thanks for the reply but why? This sentence is using past tense but why we do not add \"ed\" behind the word snatch?

Hi

This link might help to answer your query.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv214.shtml

Best wishes

[jon00]

Hi tianzhu,

Thanks for the link. Interesting read but how i wish it can be as easy as ABC

tianzhu:

jon00:

Thanks for the reply but why? This sentence is using past tense but why we do not add \"ed\" behind the word snatch?

Hi

This link might help to answer your query.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv214.shtml

Best wishes

[nms1]

It’s very hard for me to explain why as I would never have considered any of the other options. I guess the only way I can explain it is to say that when he saw the bag being taken it was in the present therefore it has to be present tense?


I think this is where children benefit a lot from reading as these things will start to come naturally even if they can’t remember the rules.

[Michaelia0816]

Do you know the first and second form of verb rule? If not, let me explain as example:


John (bought) a pair running shoe after the old pair of running shoe (wear) out.

First verb ( bought) is PA tense but not only can be used if the first form is not past tense ,so the second verb must be a base form.

This question
First verb ( buying)
Second verb ( snatch)

First verb is always can be in any tense but the second verb is always the base form.

Hopes you could understand!

[jon00]

Michaelia0816, thanks!

Michaelia0816:

Do you know the first and second form of verb rule? If not, let me explain as example:

John (bought) a pair running shoe after the old pair of running shoe (wear) out.

First verb ( bought) is PA tense but not only can be used if the first form is not past tense ,so the second verb must be a base form.

This question
First verb ( buying)
Second verb ( snatch)

First verb is always can be in any tense but the second verb is always the base form.

Hopes you could understand!

[Michaelia0816]

You’ re welcome, it often tested in my P6 practice paper, I always make sure if this question appears.