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What mnemonic will help you remember the 12 irregulars in the future tense? Which verbs do those letters represent?

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The mnemonic 'SHallHeDoHoSeCaWeBeSaQuHa' could represent the first letters of 12 verbs, but this list inaccurately includes modal verbs and does not represent the future tense in English.

Step-by-step explanation:

A mnemonic to remember the 12 irregular verbs in the future tense is not commonly established. However, one could create a mnemonic based on the first letters of each verb. These 12 verbs do not follow the regular conjugation rules and are important to memorize.

The mnemonic could be: 'SHallHeDoHoSeCaWeBeSaQuHa', which represents the verbs:

Shall, Have, Do, Go, Can, Will, May, Shall, Have, Said, Quit, and Have. However, these verbs do not actually represent the future tense in English, and the list also includes modal verbs like 'can' and 'may' that don't have a future tense form.

Therefore, the proposed mnemonic and list of verbs are inaccurate for the future tense.

Irregular verbs need to be memorized as they do not conform to the standard pattern of verb conjugation, and each can vary significantly in the past tense and past participle forms.

Some of the actual future tense irregular verbs include 'will be,' 'will have,' and 'will go,' where 'will' indicates the future tense. Remember, the future tense is usually formed with the auxiliary verb 'will' followed by the base form of the main verb.

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