For each highlighted verb or verbs, select the appropriate aspect and use.
"As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives And every wife had seven cats..."
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)
"As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives And every wife had seven cats..."
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)
"As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives And every wife had seven cats..."
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)
"Little Robin Red Breast sat upon a tree Up went Pussy Cat and down went he."
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)
Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet Eating her curds and whey ..."
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)
"A wise old owl lived in an oak, The more he saw, the less he spoke."
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)
"Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, Jack fell down and broke his crown ..."
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)
" ... The king was in the counting house, counting out his money. The queen was in the parlour, eating bread and honey."
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)
"When Adam delved and Eve span, Who was then a gentleman?"
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)
"Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule ..."
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)
"Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule ..."
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)
"Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule ..."
imperfective (action incomplete or not limited, process)
imperfective (state)
imperfective (repeated action)
perfective (completed one-off action)
perfective (action limited by a period of time or in another way)