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Find different forms of a word

  • 2 minute read
  • May 9, 2025

Sometimes, you might need a different form of a word than you see on a button.

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Find different forms of a word video preview

For example, you might want to say “worse” instead of “bad” or “my” instead of “I.” You can find different inflections in the grammar support popups. If a button opens a grammar support popup, its top right corner will be filled in. By default, Proloquo2Go will open the popup when you tap and hold the button.

Variants for "I" shown in a grammar popup
Variants for "bad" showing in a grammar popup

Navigating verb popups

In English, most grammar support popups are simple to navigate. However, verb tenses are more complicated. Here is how you can find your tense:

If the last word in the message window is a pronoun

If the last word in the message window is a pronoun or a demonstrative like “this” or “those,” Proloquo2Go will try to guess the subject of the verb. The grammar support popup will shortcut to the tenses matching that pronoun.

Conjugations of the verb "be" in a grammar popup

You will see the progressive, simple past, present, and future tenses immediately. If you want to negate the verb with “isn’t,” “didn’t,” “doesn’t,” or “won’t,” go to the Not section.

Not variants of verb conjugations in a grammar popup

If you want to use a more complex tense, go to the section for its time (Past, Present, or Future). You can also negate these complex tenses with Not.

Complex past tense conjugations of a verb in a grammar popup

When Proloquo2Go’s guess about the subject is wrong, you can tap the subject in the top left corner of the popup to navigate back. Choose the correct subject from the pronouns displayed.

If the last word in the message window is not a pronoun

If the last word in the message window is not a pronoun, Proloquo2Go does not know which subject you need. The grammar support popup will show you the tenses that do not depend on subject.

Pronoun selection in verb grammar popup

To access tenses where the subject matters, tap the subject’s pronoun.

Verb conjugations for second person

Once you are on the page for the subject, you will see the progressive, simple past, present, and future tenses. If you want to negate the verb with “isn’t,” “didn’t,” “doesn’t,” or “won’t,” go to the Not section. If you want to use a more complex tense, go to the section for its time (Past, Present, or Future). You can also negate these complex tenses with Not.

Using Preview

Some people who can’t read yet still know the right tense when they hear it. Preview is a way to test out tenses before choosing which one to send to the message window.

To turn Preview on or off, open any grammar support popup. Tap the Preview button in the bottom row of the popup. Preview is on when the button is highlighted in green. Preview will stay on or off for all grammar support popups until you tap its button again.

Now, when you tap an inflection, Proloquo2Go will speak it. The selected tense will go into the green Buffer button in the bottom right corner of the popup. To send the tense to the message window, tap this Buffer button.

Preview of chosen conjugation in grammar popup

Simplify or turn off Grammar Support

Often, it can be overwhelming for new AAC users to have access to all the different grammatical inflections. You can limit which tenses show and which word kinds have grammar support available, or even turn off Grammar Support entirely in Options > Grammar.

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