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ome people get confused with all the different types of Englis
erbs. Verbs and nouns are the two most important
gredients in any language. Nouns tell us what is involved in
tuation and verbs tell us what happens in a situation.
o, what is a verb?
his class will tell you:
NONFINITE
VERBS
AUXILIARY
VERBS
Infinitive
Primary
Verbs
Gerunds
Modal Verbs
Participles
e know that verbs are words, just like any other part of speec
e words that represent the verbs follow different patterns of
elling or sound.
rbs can, therefore, be divided into various kinds depending
on how they are formed. Grammarians would call this a
orphological division.
REGULAR
VERBS
IRREGULAR
VERBS
DOING
HAVING
1SYNTACTICALLY
FINITE VERBS:
Transitive Verbs: Are the verbs followed by an object; Object = noun or pronou
Only Transitive verbs can be used in both active and passive voices.
Ex.:
Active: Bob mailed the letter.
Passive: The letter was mailed by Bob.
L.V.
Identifying phrase
AUXILIARY VERBS:
rimary Verbs: One of the three verbs (be/do/have) that can function
ither as a main verb or an auxiliary verb. Used mainly to change the tens
r voice of the main verb and in making questions and negatives.
Modal Verbs: They are helping verbs. Used to change the mood of the
main verb. Can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, ought to,
ave to, must). They are invariable, always have the same form.
ligation: Must, must not
ssibility: May, might, could
rtainty-negative: Cant
ggestion-followed by want to: May, might, should
rmission-ask for and give: Can (+ informal), could, may (+ formal)
quests: Can, could, will, would
ilities: Can, could
MORPHOLOGICALLY (Formation)
REGULAR
VERBS
Simple
Form
Simple
Past
Past
Participle
Present
Participle
Finish
Finished
Finished
Finishing
Made
Made
Making
IRREGULA Make
R
VERBS
3 SEMANTICALLY
(According to meaning)
a) Morphologically
c) Syntactically
b) Semantically
REFERENCES:
E-book: Fundamentals of English Grammar Betty Azar
Globetrotter Teachers Book Marcelo B. Costa
http: //esl.about.com
http: //english-language-grammar-guide.com
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