Verbs
Verbs are
action words. they express state of being.
|
Run |
interpret |
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Feel |
are |
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Give |
|
Forms of Verbs
1. The base form:
explain, listen, and eat
2. The s form
or third person singular: explains, listens,
eats
3. The "in"
form or present participle: explaining, listening, eating
4. The past tense:
explained, listened, ate
Four Kinds of Verbs
1. Regular
Verbs form their past tense by the
addition of d/ed to the base form. Regular verbs have the same form both
for the past tense and the past participle.
|
Base Form |
3rd Person Singular |
Present
Participle |
Past and Past Participle |
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|
|
(s-form) |
(ing-form) |
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act |
acts |
acting |
acted |
|
erase |
erases |
erasing |
erased |
|
reach |
reaches |
reaching |
reached |
2. Irregular Verbs form their past tense and past participle in the different way.
3. Linking Verbs are used to link or join the subject with the word in the predicate which relates to the subject.
A. Verbs to be (am, is, are, was, and were) are the most commonly used linking verbs.
B. Verbs of the senses:
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Become |
sound |
seem |
remain |
look |
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Smell |
appear |
feel |
taste |
hear |
* My favorite
subject is English.
* He looks
great in his green jacket.
* My husband became
a lawyer in 2016
4. Verb Phrase a verb be made up of a phrase instead of a single word, the verb form at the end of the verb phrase is always the principal verb.
The others are called auxiliary verbs or helping verbs. List of commonly used auxiliary verbs
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Am |
have been |
could |
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Is |
had been |
would |
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Are |
has been |
should |
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Was |
shall |
must |
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Were |
will |
should have |
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Will be |
do |
would have |
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Shall be |
did |
must have |
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Could be |
does |
should have
been |
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Have |
may |
could have been |
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Has |
can |
must have been |
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Had |
|
might |
|
A. has} |
|
|
Have} |
+ past
participle |
|
Had} |
|
|
B. do} |
present tense plural |
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Does} |
present tense singular |
|
Did} |
past tense singular/plural |
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C. will} |
+ simple form of the verb |
|
Shall} |
(No s, No d/ed,
No ing) |
Three Parts of Verbs (The principal)
Present tense is used to express an action or condition that is occurring at the present time.
* He eats bread.
* The child plays basketball.
* She is ill.
B. Past tense shows an action or condition in the past.
* He ate bread.
* The child played basketball.
* She was ill.
C. Past participle of the verb is a verb form that is used with has, has or had formed the perfect tenses.
* He has eaten
bread.
* The child had played basketball with me.
* She had been
ill.
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