Lesson NineKnow know / knew / known / knowing The verb "know" is used when a person has knowledge or possesses a skill. |
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1. She knows how to swim. What are some things that you know how to do? |  |
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2. When she knew she was going to have a baby, she told her husband. No one else knows. | | 3. They have known each other since they were children. | | | 4. He doesn’t know the answers on the test. If he knew the answers, he wouldn’t be so stressed out. | | 5. He’s known to be a very good violinist. (This sentence is in the passive voice.) | | 6. This place is known for its pizza. (This means that the restaurant has a reputation for good pizza.) | | 7. Well, what do you know? what do you know = whadya know (This is an expression. It’s used to express surprise, wonder, or vindication.) |
Know present tense: know / knows |
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past tense: knew | future: will know | present continuous: am / are / is knowing | past continuous: was / were knowing | future continuous: will be knowing | present perfect: has / have known | past perfect: had known | future perfect: will have known | present perfect continuous: has / have been knowing | past perfect continuous: had been knowing | future perfect continuous: will have been knowing | modal verbs: ______ know | past tense modal: ______ have known | infinitive: to know | gerund: knowing | passive: yes | | 
