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Verb Properties
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- 1VerbTells the action in a sentence.
- 2TenseA property of a verb
telling us when a verb occurred in time.
(past, present, future). - 3AspectA property of a verb telling us
if the verb is completed, continuous
or both. - 4Dynamic verbs.Verbs that are physically moving,
that can start and end.
there are 2 types of dynamic verbs. - 5Material Dynamic verbs.Verbs that are associated with
events, that can start & end.
Dad (parked) the car. - 6Verbal dynamic verbs.Verbs that associated with speech.
(talk, communicate, argue, scream
say, yell, whisper). - 7Stative verbs.Verbs that are constant, and has no end.
There are two types of stative verbs. - 8Mental Stative verbs.Associated with thinking and feeling.
Verbs that happen but aren't physically
seen: (think, love, hate, admire). - 9Relational Stative Verbs.Verbs that shows the relation between
two things. Still isn't physically seen.
Henry (owns) a car.
This box (contains) books. - 103 main types of verbs.The above are subcategories,
any verb in a sentence can fall in
these 3 categories. - 11Main verb.The main action in the sentence.
Dad (talks) about work. - 12Auxiliary verb.A verb that helps the main verb.
(can, should, would, is, may, might)
You (may) watch TV. - 13Copular verb.Copular verbs connect the
subject to its descriptive adjective.
This food (tastes) good.
He (is) tall. - 14Subjunctive verbs.Verbs that express imagined, doubtful,
wishful state.
The event associated hasn't happened yet. - 15imagined state. Subjunctive verb.Uses words like: if.
If you won the game, you'd be a hero. - 16wishful state. Subjunctive verb.State of hope:
verbs like:
I hope, I think, I bet. - 17Doubtful state. Subjunctive verbs.Something you think is unlikely to happen. Verbs like: I doubt, I don't think.
- 18Phrasal verbs.A verb + a preposition to make a new
verb. - 19Separable Phrasal verbs.When the verb and the preposition
can be separated in a sentence and still be
grammatically correct:
Take back, throw out etc... - 20Inseparable Phrasal verbs.When the verb and the preposition can't
be separated in a sentence:
Hang out, come over. - 21Transitive verbs.Verbs with a direct object:
Jake (bought) a new phone. - 22Intransitive verbs.Verbs that aren't followed by a direct
object: The teacher (smirked).
Alex (laughed) manically. Laughed is
intransitive because it's only followed by an
Adjective not an object. - 23Active voice of verbs.The subject performs an action.
Ella sings her favorite song. - 24Passive voice of verbs.The subject is being acted upon.
Patrick's shirt is being worn by Patrick.
(has auxiliary verbs in it, and has the
preposition "by"). - 25Verb moods.Not only do verbs have voices, they also
have moods and it depends on
the type of sentence they are present in. - 26Imperative mood.Verb present in a sentence giving orders:
Starts the sentence: (Give) me you phone.
(Tell) me more about you.
(send) me an email. - 27Indicative mood.A verb present in a sentence
that tells a plain fact.
Henry (loves) his dog.
George (plays) the Guitar.
usually seen in the middle of a sentence. - 28Interrogative.Verb present in a sentence that asks a
question; usually seen at the beginning.
(Have) you seen my keys?
(Do) you know them? - 29Conditional.Verb present in a sentence that has
a proposition or condition. Modal verb
would is present. The conjunctive "if" too.
I (would) live in London, if I can afford it. - 30Subjunctive mood.Verb that's present in a Hypothetical question. An assumption made by the speaker.
I suggest you eat these pills.
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- In depth description of verbs and their types.
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