what are the verb forms of impartial, ponderous, and pretentious
I went to www.dictionary.com and looked up "impartial."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/impartial
It is an adjective and has a noun and an adverb form if you change the suffixes. No verb form.
You can try the same with the other two words. Let us know what you figure out, and we'll be happy to check your work.
To determine the verb forms of the words "impartial," "ponderous," and "pretentious," we need to identify the base form or the original verb form of each word.
1. "Impartial": The base form of "impartial" is "impart" (meaning to give). However, "impartial" is an adjective, not a verb, so it does not have a direct verb form.
2. "Ponderous": The base form of "ponderous" is "ponder" (meaning to think deeply or consider). To find the verb forms, we can use the regular verb conjugation rules:
- Infinitive: to ponder
- Simple Present: ponders
- Simple Past: pondered
- Present Participle/Gerund: pondering
3. "Pretentious": The base form of "pretentious" is "pretend" (meaning to claim or pretend). To find the verb forms, we again use regular verb conjugation rules:
- Infinitive: to pretend
- Simple Present: pretends
- Simple Past: pretended
- Present Participle/Gerund: pretending
So the verb forms of "ponderous" are "ponder" (infinitive), "ponders" (simple present), "pondered" (simple past), and "pondering" (present participle/gerund). The verb forms of "pretentious" are "pretend" (infinitive), "pretends" (simple present), "pretended" (simple past), and "pretending" (present participle/gerund).