Verbs

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What you should know when you study Verbs

The meaning of verbs Classes of verbs Stative verbs Three important class

of simple tense

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What is verbs??Words used to show performance

of an action, existence, possession or state of a subject

Show what something or someone does

It is the most important part of a sentence

Classes of verbs

Classes of verbs

Lexical verbs

Primary verbs

Modal verbs

Lexical VerbsAlso known as full verbsMost lexical verbs have regular

endings for forming past and present

Examples: run, eat, think, talk, walk, etc

-I walk to school everyday

Primary VerbsCan function both as auxiliary

and main verbExamples: do, have, beExample of main verbs function;

- every atom has a dense nucleus

Example of auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) ;

- He doesn’t look at the numbers

Modal Verbs Function only as auxiliary verbsExamples: shall, can, could, will,

etcDo not have participles/

infinitivesCan modify the grammatical

mood of verb

Stative VerbsStatic: no duration/ no

distinguished endpointExamples :

- I am tired- I have two children

Both sentences above do not show any duration and no distinguished endpoint

Stative verbs includes ; a) Verbs about mental activity

such as believe, forget, know, etc.Example: He believes in god

b) Verbs which describes emotional state: desire, hate, love, like, etc.

Example: She loves her parents

c) Certain other verbs such as belongs, cost, fir, include, mean, need, etc.

Example: This book belongs to me

d) Verbs of perception such as see, hear, smell, feel

Example: can you hear that music?

Three important meaning of the Present simple tense

Present simple tense

A present state

A present habit

A present event

A Present StateGenerally trueIndicate a state which existsSomething true for present, past

and futureExample: California is in America

A Present Habit an action that repeat regularlyExample : - I study for 2 hours every night

A Present EventEvent in which happen at very

moment of speakingUsually used when we describe

what we are saying or offeringExample: - I regret that I made the

mistake

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