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English Verbs in Use: Sarif Syamsu Rizal
English Verbs in Use: Sarif Syamsu Rizal
But some verbs do not give the idea of action; they give the
idea of existence, of state, of "being".
for example, verbs like
be, exist, seem and belong (all convey state.)
A verb always has a subject in the sentence.
John speaks English.
(= John is the subject and speaks is the verb.)
In simple terms, we can say that verbs are words that tell us
what a subject does or is; they describe:
action
John plays football.
state
John is an Englishman.
There is something very special about verbs in English. Most
other words (adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, etc) do not
change in form (although can have singular and plural
forms).
For example:
hit, explode, fight, run, go
7. Other verbs describe state (non-action, a situation). They
are called "static", and cannot normally be used with
continuous forms (though some of them can be used with
continuous forms with a change in meaning).
for example:
be
like, love, prefer, wish
impress, please, surprise
hear, see, sound
belong to, consist of, contain, include, need
appear, resemble, seem
8. For regular verbs, the past tense ending and past
participle ending is always the same: -ed.
9. For irregular verbs, the past tense ending and the past
participle ending is variable, so it is necessary to learn them
by heart.
present simple,
Infinitive base past simple past participle present participle
3rd person singular
Infinitive base past simple past participle present participle present simple
I saw something today that really annoyed me. [Vitrearum’s Church Art]
He lives most of the year in Spain but returns regularly to visit his ailing mother.
[Sydney Morning Herald]
Vikings will be the new vampires. [Nile Guide]
Prosecutors have not said whether they will appeal the decision. [NewYork Times]
A sentence in the imperative mood expresses commands or
requests. It indicates that the speaker desires for the action
expressed in the sentence to take place. In most imperative
sentences, there’s an implied you.