UNIVERSITY OF ILOILO

PHINMA EDUCATION NETWORK

GRADUATE SCHOOL

ILOILO CITY

Discussant:Charlene V. De Asis

Professor:Ma. Febe A. Cang Ph. D.

Intensive English Grammar(ENG023)

VERBS- are action words. They tell you what a noun or pronoun does. Here are the examples of
action words:

Here are the examples of action words:

Eat, jump, play, think, analyze, chew, examine, mimic, twist, scan, print, stand, believe, etc.

The most commonly used verb in the English language is the VERB TO BE, it is a linking verb which
connects the subject to another word in the sentence.

The eight words for the verb to be are the following:

Am are is was were

Be being been

Remember that the main verb is usually preceded by a HELPING VERB.

Am are is was were be Be being been do does did have has had may
might can could will would shall should.

Some VERBS are REGULAR and some are IRREGULAR.

A REGULAR verb forms its past and past participle form by simply adding –d or –ed on the base form.

An IRREGULAR verb changes its spelling to make it in the past and past participle form. Some
IRREGULAR verbs don`t change its forms to form the past and past participle.
The rule with regular verbs is simple but the IRREGULAR verbs don`t have one specific rule.

Sometimes, the verbs change completely in order to form the past and past participle.

Examples:

PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

Lie lay lain

Ride rode ridden

Weave wove woven

At times, the past and past participle have the same form.

PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

Buy bought bought

Spin spun spun

Flee fled fled

Bend bent bent

There are also times that the past and past participle forms of irregular verbs are the same as their
base forms.

PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

Bid bid bid

Cut cut cut

Bet bet bet

Broadcast Broadcast Broadcast

Read read read

An ADJECTIVE modifies a noun or pronoun. It may describe, identity or quantify a noun or

pronoun.

Carol is smart.

You are simply irresistible.

1. Adjectives nearly always appear immediately before the noun they modify.

Example:

Samantha is a charming baby.

Adjective noun

2. Adjectives are also found after the verb BE, BECOME, SEEM, STAY.

3.Adjectives are also found immediately after the word THE.

4. An adjective also follows the words feel, taste, smell, sound, and look.

Order of adjectives placed before a noun:

Read the conversation below:

A: Hey, guess what! I`ve found a new book in Biology.

B: I think my book is the newest. It was just published this month. It contains more detailed and more
updated information on Human Anatomy.

A: I`d be happy if you lend it to me.

B: I`d be happier to lend the book to you, my best friend!

Order of Adjectives placed before a noun:

Determiner

Observation

Physical Description (size, age,shape, color)

Origin

Material

Qualifier

Noun

Degrees of Adjectives

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Happy happier happiest

New newer newest

Smart smarter smartest

Lucky luckier luckiest

Some adjectives need the word MORE to form comparative and the word MOST to form superlative
degrees.

Examples: Terrible
Difficult More terrible

More difficult Most terrible

Most difficult

Honest Beautiful

More honest More beautiful

Most honest Most beautiful