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Verbs ...
Verbs are very important words. They describe a certain action (walk, read, talk, run, climb) or a state (be, have).
I used Australian Curriculum as a reference for this study.
I used Australian Curriculum as a reference for this study.
- Verbs
Verbs are essential to the structure of a clause. Usually every clause has a verb, however some clauses don't. In certain types of ellipsis the verb is omitted. Example: Sarah lives in the Gold Coast, Albert in Sydney. - Tenses
Usually all verb have a contrasting present and past tense forms. Some of these are signalled by inflections such as 's' (present tense, 3rd person) or 'ed' (past tense).
Examples: walk/walks, dance/dances, think/thinks (present tense); walked, danced, thought (past tense) - Regular and Irregular verbs
The past tense of a regular verb is usually formed with -ed.
Examples: Walked, died, looked
Irregular vebs have different forms to signal a change of tense.
Examples: Thought, spoke, laugh, learnt
NOTE: In American English some irregular verbs are regular.
Example: Learned/learnt - Auxiliary and Modal verbs
Auxiliary verbs precede the main verb and they "help" defining the main verb.
Example: She has set a plan for the meeting.
Modal verbs also preceed the main verbs and express a degree or probability or obligation.
Examples: I might go to the library this afternoon.
You must do your homework.
Kangas
Source: Australian Curriculum
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