• Gerunds as Subject, Object or Complement
• Gerunds after Prepositions
• Gerunds after Certain Verbs
• Gerunds in Passive Sense
• Gerunds Quiz

Forms of Main Verbs

In the above examples:

• to cut has 4 forms: to cut, cut, cutting, cuts
• to work has 5 forms: to work, work, worked, working, works
• to sing has 6 forms: to sing, sing, sang, sung, singing, sings
• to be has 9 forms: to be, be, was, were, been, being, am, is, are
Example Sentences

These example sentences use main verbs in different forms.

Infinitive

• I want to work
• He has to sing.
• This exercise is easy to do.
• Let him have one.
• To be, or not to be, that is the question:

Base - Imperative

• Work well!
• Make this.
• Have a nice day.
• Be quiet!

Base - Present simple
(except 3rd person singular)

• I work in London.
• You sing well.
• They have a lot of money.

Base - After modal auxiliary verbs

• I can work tomorrow.
• You must sing louder.
• They might do it.
• You could be right.

Past simple

• I worked yesterday.
• She cut his hair last week.
• They had a good time.
• They were surprised, but I was not.

Past participle

• I have worked here for five years.
• He needs a folder made of plastic.
• It is done like this.
• I have never been so happy.

Present participle

• I am working.
• Singing well is not easy.
• Having finished, he went home.
• You are being silly!

3rd person singular, present simple

• He works in London.
• She sings well.
• She has a lot of money.
• It is Vietnamese. Take a look at this

  Present	Past Tense:
  (Today)	(Yesterday)
  talk	talked
  walk	walked
  play	played
  laugh	laughed
  help	helped
  ask	asked
  answer	answered
  shout	shouted
  finish	finished
  look	looked
  am / are / is	was
  do	did
  can	could
  have / has	had
  go	went
  run	ran
  speak	spoke
  learn	learnt
  drive	drove
  eat	ate
  cry	cried
  hurry	hurried
  stop	stopped

  Recognize a verb when you see one.

  Verbs are a necessary component of all sentences. Verbs have two important functions: Some verbs put static objects into motion while other verbs help to clarify the objects in meaningful ways. The important thing to remember is that every subject in a sentence must have a verb. Otherwise, you will have written a fragment, a major writing error. Remember to consider word function when you are looking for a verb. Many words in English have more than one function. Sometimes a word is a subject, sometimes a verb, sometimes a modifier. As a result, you must often analyze the job a word is doing in the sentence. Look at these two examples: Know an action verb when you see one. If you are unsure whether a sentence contains an action verb or not, look at every word in the sentence and ask yourself, "Is this something that a person or thing can do?" Know a linking verb when you see one. How do you tell when they are action verbs and when they are linking verbs? If you can substitute am, is, or are for the verb and the sentence still sounds logical, you have a linking verb on your hands. If, after the substitution, the sentence makes no sense, you are dealing with an action verb. Realize that a verb can have more than one part. You must remember that verbs can have more than one part. In fact, a verb can have as many as four parts. A multi-part verb has a base or main part as well as additional helping or auxiliary verbs with it. Check out the examples below: Phrasal Verbs and other multi-word verbs Phrasal verbs are part of a large group of verbs called "multi-word verbs". Phrasal verbs and other multi-word verbs are an important part of the English language. Multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs, are very common, especially in spoken English. A multi-word verb is a verb like "pick up", "turn on" or "get on with". For convenience, many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words. The other word(s) can be prepositions and/or adverbs. The two or three words that make up multi-word verbs form a short "phrase" - which is why these verbs are often all called "phrasal verbs". The important thing to remember is that a multi-word verb is still a verb. "Get" is a verb. "Get up", is also a verb, a different verb. "Get" and "get up" are two different verbs. They do not have the same meaning. So you should treat each multi-word verb as a separate verb, and learn it like any other verb. Look at these examples. You can see that there are three types of multi-word verb: Single-word verb (look) You must look before you leap. Multi-word verbs Prepositional Verbs Phrasal Verbs Phrasal-prepositional Verbs prepositional verbs (look after) (Who is looking after the baby?) phrasal verbs (look up) (You can look up my number in the telephone directory.) phrasal-prepositional verbs (look forward to)I look forward to meeting you. What is a Main Verb Tense? What are auxiliary verbs? What are model verbs? What is a Main Verb Tense? The main verb tense states the action of the subject. The main verb can be the only verb in the sentence, but the main verb can also be used with an auxiliary verb or a verb. The auxiliary verb and the modal verb must be used with a main verb tense. The main verb tense is: The main verb tense can be in its infinitive/basic form (simple past/v2), past participle/v3. The main verb tense states what the action of the subject. -ed -ing -s -es are some common endings that can be added to the main verb according to the tense. It is common that the main verb doesn't change form, because the auxiliary words change form. When using the continuous tense and the perfect verb tense auxiliary verb(s) are used with the main verb tense. When an auxiliary verb is used the main verb doesn't change form according to the subject. The main verb tense can change form when an auxiliary verb is used to according to the verb form. Examples: * The cat eats fish. * The cats eat the fish * The cat has eaten the fish. * The cat ate the fish. * The cat has been eating the fish.

  What are auxiliary verbs? What are model verbs? Model verbs are also called auxiliary verbs, helping verbs and model auxiliaries. Model verbs are not complete verbs, and they can only be used with a verb. The usage of model verbs: Model verbs stay in the base form - bare infinitive - the bare infinitive is the infinitive without "to" before the verb. The following model verbs are used to with the present tense: can, will, shall, ought to, must, need, may The following model verbs are used in the past tense: would, should, could, might Model verbs are used to answer questions in the short form Model verbs can be used as part of the grammar structure of the sentence, such as when used with the perfect tenses. When are model verbs used: Prediction - Will and Shall Will and shall can be used to state predict that an event or an action will take place or will occur The model verbs can used to make a prediction about an event or action about the future. * I think we will be able to go and see the move tonight. * My mother thinks we will not get home be it starts to rain. Requests - Offers - Suggestions - Can - Could - May - Shall To make requests, offers or suggestions can be stated with the model verbs Permission - Can - Could - May - Might Can, could, may and might are model verbs that can be used to give permission or deny permission to do something or to someone. Can I help you cook dinner? You may not watch T. V. after dinner. Certainty - Possibility - Can - Might - may- Could - Shall -Can, might - and could are model verbs that can be used to state certainty and possibility. Do you think it might rain tomorrow night? I might be home before midnight. You can come over tonight if you would like to. Ability - Inability - Can - Could - Able to My father hopes that we will be able to go to the moves. In some languages, verb tenses are not very important or do not even exist. In English, the concept of tense is very important. The English Tense System The links below are to lessons for each of the 12 basic tenses. In each lesson we look at two aspects of the tense: * Structure: How do we make the tense? * Use: When and why do we use the tense? Some lessons look at additional aspects, and most of them finish with a quiz to check your understanding. Present Tense I do do, I do Present Continuous Tense I am doing, I am doing tomorrow Present Perfect Tense I have done Present Perfect Continuous Tense I have been doing Past Tense I did do, I did Past Continuous Tense I was doing Past Perfect Tense I had done Past Perfect Continuous Tense I had been doing Future Tense I will do Future Continuous Tense I will be doing Future Perfect Tense I will have done Future Perfect Continuous Tense I will have been doing

  In all the simple tenses, the verb "have" can be used as the main verb.

  In all the perfect tenses the verb "have" is used as an auxiliary verb.

  When the verb "have" is used as the main verb, it is usually used only in the simple form (static verbs).

  The verb "have" can be used in the progressive tense, only in the present and future.

  The verb have can not be used in the past progressive tenses.

  Have as the Main Verb in Positive Sentences

  Subject	Main Verb "Have"	Continue the Sentence
  I	have /had/will have	a car.
  We	have /had/will have	a lot of homework.
  You	have/had/will have	a nice house.
  The cars	have/had/will have	new tires.
  Natalie	has/had/will have	a great time in the States.
  Her father	has/had/will have	a very good job.

  *have is used in the present simple tense.

  *has is used in the past simple tense.

  *will have is used in the future simple tense.

  Have as the Main Verb in Negative

  Subject	Auxiliary verb	Not	Main Verb "Have"	Continue the Sentence
  I	do/did/will	not	have	time to visit him.
  We	do/did/will	not	have	to cook dinner when I got home.
  They	do/did/will	not	have	a lot of time to visit Mary.
  The car	does/did/will	not	have	a new paint job.
  Our teacher	does/did/will	not	have	a hard time teaching us.
  My father	does/did/will	not	have	me spent a lot of money on candy.

  *Do is used in the present simple tense with the following pronouns I. you, we, they, and plural nouns.

  *Does is used in the Present Simple Tense with the following pronouns he, she, it and plural nouns and uncountable nouns.

  Question with the verb "have" as the main verb

  Wh - word (if needed)	Auxiliary Verb	Subject	Main Verb "Have"	Continue the Sentence
  When	do/did/will	I	have	time to visit him?
  -	Do/Did/Will	we	have	to cook dinner when we got home?
  Why	do/did/will	they	have	little homework?
  When	does/did/will	the car	have	to get a new paint job?
  -	Does/Did/Will	our teacher	have	a hard time teaching us?.
  Why	does/did/will	your father	have	so much candy in the car?.

  What are verbals? How do verbals cause sentence fragments? What is a split infinitive? A verbal is the form of a verb used as a noun, adjective or adverb. Identifying verbals can be somewhat tricky. While verbals are forms of verbs, they are NOT the action associated with the subject. In other words, they are not verbs. 1. Gerunds are forms of the verb that function as nouns. They always end in "ing." 2. Participles are forms of the verb that function as adjectives. They can end in "ed," "en," or "ing. 3. Infinitives are forms of the verb that may acts as adjectives, adverbs or nouns. They include "to" plus the base form of the verb, as in "to run." Prepositional verbs are a group of multi-word verbs made from a verb plus another word or words. Many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. On these pages we make a distinction between three types of multi-word verbs: prepositional verbs, phrasal verbs and phrasal-prepositional verbs. On this page we look at prepositional verbs. Prepositional verbs are made of: verb + preposition Because a preposition always has an object, all prepositional verbs have direct objects. Here are some examples of prepositional verbs: prepositional verbs meaning examples   direct object believe in have faith in the existence of I believe in God. look after take care of He is looking after the dog. talk about discuss Did you talk about me? wait for await John is waiting for Mary. Prepositional verbs cannot be separated. That means that we cannot put the direct object between the two parts. Instructions: Find the subjects, verbs, and direct objects in these sentences. 1. The football player changed his clothes and took a shower. 2. The speaker read his speech and answered some questions. 3. The carpenter fixed the door and painted the house. 4. The little girl played the piano and sang a song. 5. My neighbor moved his lawn and watered the flowers. Answers: 1. player = subject / changed = verb / clothes = direct object // took = verb / shower = direct object 2. speaker = subject / read = verb / speech = direct object // answered = verb / questions = direct object 3. carpenter = subject / fixed = verb / door = direct object // painted = verb / house = direct object 4. girl = subject / played = verb / piano = direct object // sang = verb / song = direct object 5. neighbor= subject / moved = verb / lawn = direct object // watered = verb / flowers = direct object

  Lexical Verb or Main Verb: A main verb is also known as a lexical verb. The main verb in a verb phrase is the word that expresses the activity, event and feeling etc. that is being described in the sentence. All main verbs are either action verb or linking verbs. He plays football. Sumeet is reading a novel. Action Verb: A verb may describe an action or activity, or an event or happening. The word 'verb' comes from Latin word - 'verbum' means word. An action verb may equally describe a mental process such as thinking, knowing or wanting: Remember, forget, fear, suspect, wonder, need. An action verb may also describe something that happens to a person or thing: Get, receive and sustain etc. To find out the action verb in a sentence, ask yourself which word describes what someone or something is doing or thinking or what is happening. There are two kinds of action verb: i) Transitive Verb ii) Intransitive Veb Transitive Verb: A lexical verb that has a direct object is a transitive verb. Some transitive verbs have both a direct object and an indirect object. Transitive comes from Latin word 'transire' meaning 'to go across'. The action of the verb 'goes across' from the subject of the verb to the direct object of the verb: e.g. I like cows. It is further divided into three classes. Mono transitive verbs: Mono transitive verbs have only one object, a direct object. For example: I know the answer. Di transitive verbs: Di transitive verbs have two objects, a direct object and an indirect object. I told him (indirect) the answer. (direct) Complex Transitive Verbs: Complex transitive verbs have a direct object and a complement (a word or phrase that says something about the direct object.) They have painted their house purple. (complement) I will prove you wrong. Intransitive Verb: A lexical verb that has neither a complement nor a direct object is an intransitive verb. All intransitive berbs are action verbs. e.g. : My brother never smokes in the house. Some verb can be transitive, intransitive and linking verbs. She could smell the smoke. (Transitive Verb) The rose smells sweet. (Linking verb) Your feet smell. (intransitive) Linking Verb: Some verbs don't describe actions, thoughts, events etc. but are used in description of what someone or something is or what they are like. Such verbs are known as linking verb. It is also known as an intensive verb or a copula, a Latin word, meaning 'link' between subject and complement. The main linking verbs in English are: Appear, be, become, feel, get, grow, keep, look, make, prove, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste and turn etc. e. g. The soup smells good. The verbs appear, prove and seem are often followed by to be. She was proved to be wise. Auxiliary Verb: An auxiliary verb is a verb that is used along with a main verb to make different tenses or to express ideas such as possibility, necessity and permission. There are two kinds of these verbs: Primary auxiliaries :- be, have and do. They can act both as lexical verbs and as auxiliary verb: I have a new car. I have bought a new car. Modal auxiliaries :- can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should and must. They are followed by bare infinitive whereas Lexical verbs are followed by to infinitives: I want to know what happened. I do like ice cream. We should work hard. Reflexive Verb: When the object of a transitive verb is a reflexive pronoun such as himself, myself or ourselves, the verb is sometimes called a reflexive verb. It comes from Latin word 'reflectere' means 'to bend back'. The action of the verb 'bends back' to the subject of the verb, that is to say, it is something that the subject of the verb does to himself or herself. He warmed himself at the fire. Have you ever asked yourself that question? Performative Verb: These verbs describe actions that are actually performed by using the verb itself in a sentence (such as promise, swear, apologize, thank, confess. e.g. I promise I will do there. I swear to speak the truth. I apologize for the delay. We thank you for your recent letter. I confess I had forgotten all about our arrangement to meet up with them. Strong Verb: Verbs that form their past tenses and past participles by changing the vowel of the stem or by adding -n are called strong verbs. Arise arose arisen, Weak Verb: Verbs that form their past tenses and past participles by adding -ed, -d and -t are known as weak verb. Phrasal verb: A phrasal verb is an expression that consists of lexical verbs plus an adverb or a preposition or both an adverb and a preposition. Ø With adverb: away, back, by, down, off, on and out. For example: Sit down Go away Get back the papers. Ø With prepositions: At, by, for, into, of, on and with. For example: He broke into the house. What are you looking for? Ø With adverb and prepositions: Put up with, run out of, go in for, do away with. The adverbs (up, out, in, along, through, away) always precede the prepositon (such as with, of , for). I can't put up with you. I have run out of money. If the direct object is a noun or noun phrase, it may stand either behind or in front of the adverb. e.g. Hand over the money. or Hand the money over. If the direct object is a pronoun, it must come between the verb and the adverb. e.g. Of course, we'll come and see you off at the station. An indirect object always comes between the verb and the adverb. e.g. Give me back my pencil. If there are two objects, the indirect object precedes the direct object. e.g. Please give me it back. Verb Phrase: A verb phrase is a group of two or more words that have the same function as a single verb in a sentence. Be (is, am, are, was, were) + V1+ing, (Has, have, had) + V3 I am reading a book. Mrs. Revathi has taught us well. A verb phrase can also be analysed in terms of finite and non-finite verbs. It consists of a finite verb plus one or more non-finite verbs. e.g. She is (finite verb) singing (non-finite verb). She has (finite verb) been (non-finite verb) singing (non-finite verb). Finite verb: Any verb that change, or that may change, in form to match its subject or to indicate present, past or future is a finite verb. It is said to agree with its subject. This is known as agreement or concord. e.g. She teaches English. We teach English. In verb phrases, it is the auxiliary verb that is the finite verb. e.g. He is going to school. They are going to school. Although modal auxiliary verbs are finite verbs and change to indicate reference to the past, the present or the future, they don't, unlike other finite verbs, change in form to agree with their subject. e.g. He can go tomorrow. They can go tomorrow. They could not go last week. Verbs that express wishes or commands are also considered finite verb, even though, they don't change in form to agree with their subject, and infect usually don't have a subject expressed in the sentence at all. e.g. Don't touch him. Non-finite verb: They don't change in form to agree with a subject, or to indicate past, present and future: He is working hard. I am working hard. He was working hard. An infinitive need not always follow an auxiliary verbs, it may also follow a lexical verb. But note that while an auxiliary verb is followed by a bare infinitive (V1), a lexical verb is usually followed by a to + V1. But lexical verb 'let' always followed by bare infinitive (V1). He will come with us. He wants to come with us. Let them come in. Adjective and nouns are sometimes followed by to + V1. e.g.: I am very glad to see you. It is time to take tea. Kinds of non-finite Verb: Infinitive: Infinitives are often used after other verbs. A modal verb is followed by a bare infinitive and a lexical verb is followed by to infinitive: We can go. We want to go. They like to sing. Gerund (Verbal Noun): Verbal nouns or gerunds have the same form as present participles, but behave as nouns rather than verbs. For example, a verbal noun can act as the subject or object in a sentence: Playing football is good for you. I hate telling lies. Participle: Present participles are used to form continuous tenses while past participle are used in the formation of perfect tenses and passive constructions: I am coming. I have gone. He was caught.

  Verb

  What is a verb?

  What are various examples of verbs?

  What should you be able to identify and know about a verb?

  Where should a main verb be placed in s simple declarative sentence?

  What is the difference between types and forms of verbs?

  What are various verb forms?

  How many verb forms are there?

  Is there a difference between verb conjugation and verb forms?

  Verb conjugation and verb tenses: what is the difference? How many total verb tenses are there? How do you write a question starting with a helping verb?

  Verbs - Spelling Rules

  The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:

  Verb Conjugation Table What is the form of the verb? Is it infinitive, base, past simple, past participle, present participle, present simple, or third person singular? All verbs have four principal forms. The be verb has nine forms. Not all verbs have nine forms. What are various verb forms? How many verb forms are there? - - infinitive base past simple past participle present participle (Gerund) present simple, 3rd person singular regular (to) work work worked worked working works irregular (to) be* be was were been being am are is - (to) do do did done doing do/does - (to) have have had had having have / has Name of verb Infinitive Base form work write Past form worked wrote Past participle worked written Present participle working writing regular to work I can work. I work. I worked. I have worked. I am working. irregular to write I can write. I write. I wrote. I have written. I am writing. What are the headings under which verb forms are classified? Verb conjugation and verb tenses: what is the difference?

  What is an infinitive?

  Base Form

  What is a participle?

  What is a past participle?

  What is the present participle?

  How do you write a question starting with a helping verb? How do you write a question starting with a question word?

  What is an irregular verb?

  What is the difference between regular verbs and irregular verbs?

  What is a transitive verb? What is an intransitive verb?

  What is an infinitive?

  Infinitive or -ing Quiz

  What should you be able to identify and know about a verb?

  How do you classify verbs? There are many different classifications of verbs. You need to follow the classification that solves real-world problems. You need to follow those details so that you can write declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences. There are eight types of verbs:

  Helping (Auxiliary) Verbs 1. Primary helping (Auxiliary) verbs (3 verbs) The primary auxiliary verbs are 'be', 'do', and 'have'. 2. Modal helping (Auxiliary) verbs (10 verbs)

  Main Verbs Action verbs 3. Transitive verbs ( Transitive, intransitive, and ditransitive Verbs) 4. Intransitive verbs 5. Linking verbs 6. Dynamic and stative verbs 7. Regular verbs 8. Irregular verbs

  Auxiliary Verbs What are auxiliary verbs?

  Primary Auxiliary Verbs What are primary auxiliary verbs? The primary auxiliaries are: be, have, and do. How many primary auxiliary verbs are there? Be - Am - Is - Are -Was - Were Do - Does - Did Have - Has -Had Verb Quiz

  Modal Auxiliary Verbs What are modal auxiliary verbs? How many modal auxiliary verbs are there? Common Modal Verbs Can Ought to Could Shall May Should Might Will Must Would

  Please make an action verb sentence and linking verb senence with each. 1.)appear 2.)sound 3.)smell

  What is verb conjugation? Learning how to conjugate verbs is essential for learning a language. Conjugation is the creation of derived forms of a verb from its principal parts by inflection (regular alteration according to rules of grammar). Conjugation may be affected by person, number, gender, tense, aspect, mood, voice, or other grammatical categories. Conjugated forms of a verb are called finite forms. In many languages there are also one or more forms that remain unchanged with all or most grammatical categories: the non-finite forms, such as the infinitive or the gerund. A table giving all the conjugated variants of a verb in a given language is called a conjugation table or a verb paradigm. English verb conjugation rules There are 3 categories of verbs: Regular verbs Irregular verbs Modal verbs The Basic rules for regular and irregular verbs are: Present Simple: Affirmative: I, you, we, they + verb (Infinitive without “to”) He/she/it + verb (Infinitive without “to”) + “-s” Negative: I, you, we, they + do + not + verb (Infinitive without “to” He/she/it + does + not + verb (Infinitive without “to”) Interrogative: Do + I, you, we, they + verb (Infinitive without “to” Does + he/she/it + verb (Infinitive without “to”)? Past Simple: Affirmative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + verb (Past Participle) Negative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + did + not + verb (Infinitive without “to”) Interrogative: Did + I, you, he/she/it, we, they + verb (Infinitive without “to)? Present continuous: Affirmative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + be (Present Simple) + verb (Present Participle (verb+”-ing”)) Negative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + be (Present Simple) + not + verb (Present Participle) Interrogative: Be (Present Simple) + I, you, we, they + verb (Present Participle)? Past continuous: Affirmative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + be (Past Simple) + verb (Present Participle) Negative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + be (Past Simple) + not + verb (Present Participle) Interrogative: Be (Past Simple) + I, you, we, they + verb (Present Participle)? Present perfect: Affirmative: I, you, we, they + have + verb (Past Participle) He/she/it + has + verb (Past Participle) Negative: I, you, we, they + have + not + verb (Past Participle) He/she/it + has + not + verb (Past Participle) Interrogative: Have + I, you, we, they + verb (Past Participle)? Has+ he/she/it + verb (Past Participle)? Past perfect: Affirmative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + had + verb (Past Participle) Negative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + had + not + verb (Past Participle) Interrogative: Had + I, you, he/she/it, we, they + verb (Past Participle)? Present perfect continuous: Affirmative: I, you, we, they + have + been + verb (Present Participle) He/she/it + has + been + verb (Present Participle) Negative: I, you, we, they + have + not + been + verb (Present Participle) He/she/it + has + not + been + verb (Present Participle) Interrogative: Have + I, you, we, they + been + verb (Present Participle)? Has+ he/she/it + been + verb (Present Participle)? Past perfect continuous: Affirmative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + had + been + verb (Present Participle) Negative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + had+ not + been + verb (Present Participle) Interrogative: Had + I, you, he/she/it, we, they + been + verb (Present Participle)? Future: Affirmative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + will + verb (Infinitive without “to”) Negative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + will + not + verb (Infinitive without “to”) Interrogative: Will + I, you, he/she/it, we, they + verb (Infinitive without “to”)? Future Perfect: Affirmative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they +will + have + verb (Past Participle) Negative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they +will + not + have + verb (Past Participle) Interrogative: Will + I, you, he/she/it, we, they + have + verb (Past Participle)? Future continuous: Affirmative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + will + be + verb (Present Participle) Negative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + will + not + be + verb (Present Participle) Interrogative: Will + I, you, he/she/it, we, they + be + verb (Present Participle)? Future perfect continuous: Affirmative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + will + have + been + verb (Present Participle) Negative: I, you, he/she/it, we, they + will + not + have + been + verb (Present Participle) Interrogative: Will + I, you, he/she/it, we, they + have + been + verb (Present Participle)? Most Common 1,000 English Verbs 1. Be 2. have 3. DO 4. say 5. get 6. make 7. go 8. see 9. know 10. take 11. think 12. come 13. give 14. look 15. use 16. find 17. want 18. Tell 19. put 20. mean 21. become 22. leave 23. work 24. need 25. feel 26. seem 27. ask 28. show 29. try 30. Call 31. keep 32. provide 33. hold 34. turn 35. follow 36. Begin 37. bring 38. like 39. going 40. help 41. start 42. run 43. write 44. Set 45. move 46. play 47. pay 48. hear 49. include 50. believe 51. allow 52. meet 53. lead 54. live 55. stand 56. happen 57. carry 58. talk 59. appear 60. produce 61. sit 62. offer 63. consider 64. expect 65. suggest 66. LET 67. read 68. require 69. continue 70. lose 71. ADD 72. change 73. Fall 74. remain 75. remember 76. buy 77. speak 78. stop 79. send 80. receive 81. decide 82. win 83. understand 84. describe 85. develop 86. agree 87. open 88. reach 89. build 90. involve 91. spend 92. return 93. draw 94. die 95. Hope 96. create 97. walk 98. sell 99. wait 100. cause 101. pass 102. Lie 103. accept 104. watch 105. raise 106. 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IN 717. object 718. pop 719. provoke 720. recruit 721. research 722. sense 723. situate 724. stimulate 725. abolish 726. administer 727. allege 728. command 729. consume 730. convey 731. correct 732. educate 733. equip 734. execute 735. fetch 736. frown 737. invent 738. MArch 739. Park 740. progress 741. reserve 742. respect 743. twist 744. unite 745. value 746. assign 747. cater 748. concede 749. conceive 750. disclose 751. envisage 752. exhibit 753. export 754. extract 755. fancy 756. inherit 757. insert 758. instruct 759. interfere 760. isolate 761. opt 762. peer 763. persist 764. plead 765. 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  Stative (or State) Verb List

  agree appear astonish be believe belong concern consist contain deny depend deserve disagree dislike doubt feel (=have an opinion) fit hate have hear imagine impress include involve know lack like look (=seem) love matter mean measure (=have length etc) mind need owe own please possess prefer promise realise recognise remember satisfy see seem smell sound suppose surprise taste think (=have an opinion) understand want weigh (=have weight) wish

  
  23 Auxiliary Verbs Complete List

  This is the complete list of auxiliary verbs in English. BE verbs: is, are, am, was, were HAVE verbs: have, has, had DO verbs: do, does, did MODAL Verbs: will, would, shall, should, may, might, can, could, must, need, dare and ought to!

  
  

  Inflections Are inflections (prefix, suffix, plural, possessive) applicable to this word? What are the details of inflections of this word? Do all English words have inflections? No, they do not. Nouns, verbs, and adjectives have inflections. Now adverbs also have inflections. What is Inflection? When words are inflected, letters are added to the base form of words. Inflection is the grammatical term for letters added to nouns, adjectives, and verbs to show their different grammatical forms. Inflection is the change of form a noun, adjective, verb, etc., undergoes to distinguish its case, gender, mood, number, voice, etc. Inflection occurs when the word is used to express various meanings. What are examples of English language verb inflections? What are examples of English language noun inflections? What are examples of English language adjective inflections? What are examples of English language adverb inflections? Do prepositions have inflections? No. Do prepositions have meaning in English? Yes. What are various examples? Take a look at this. https://qureshiuniversity.com/schoolworld.html#Prepositions What are examples of the conjugation of the verb investigate? Regular To investigate (infinitive), investigate (base form of verb), investigates (third-person singular), investigated (past participle), investigating (present participle) Irregular Infinitive: (to) write Simple past: wrote Present participle: writing Past participle: written - infinitive base past simple past participle present participle present simple, 3rd person singular regular (to) work work worked worked working works irregular (to) be* be was were been being am are is Here are further guidelines.

  
  How do you use multiple verbs in the correct order?

  I will have been investigating this case.

  
  Where does this word go in a simple declarative sentence?

  Structure of the future perfect continuous tense in English Subject + will have been + verb-ing I will have been investigating this case. Here are further guidelines.

  
  Where does this word go in a question in English?

  Who will be investigating the case? Dr. Asif Qureshi will be investigating this case. Here are further guidelines.

  
  Where does this word go in various other types of sentences other than simple declarative sentence and a question?

  The book is on the table. The book is on the table, and I will be investigating the case. After lunch, I will be investigating the case. After lunch, I will be investigating the case, and she will also be investigating the case. Investigate the case. Here are further guidelines.

  
  Last Updated: January 25, 2023