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3) Verb

The document discusses verbs in English, including their definition, function, and types. It defines regular and irregular verbs, providing examples of how they are used and formed in the past tense and past participle. It also includes exercises testing understanding of regular and irregular verb forms.

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3) Verb

The document discusses verbs in English, including their definition, function, and types. It defines regular and irregular verbs, providing examples of how they are used and formed in the past tense and past participle. It also includes exercises testing understanding of regular and irregular verb forms.

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VERB

1. Definiton of verb
Use (a word that is not conventionally used as a verb, typically a noun) as a
verb. “Any English noun can be verbed, but some are more resistant than others”

2. The function of verb


More precisely, verbs in the English language are used to communicate either
actions ('read' or 'study'), occurrences (‘become’ or ‘happen’) or states of being (‘be’
or ‘feel’).

3. The types of verb


Verbs are words that express action or state of being. There are three types of
verbs: action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Action verbs are words that
express action (give, eat, walk, etc.) or possession (have, own, etc.). Action verbs can
be either transitive or intransitive.

4. Reguler verb
A regular verb is one that conforms to the usual rule for forming its simple
past tense and its past participle. In English, the “usual” rule is to add “-ed” or “-d” to
the base form of the verb to create the past forms.
Spelling Rules for Creating the Past Forms of Regular Verbs
For regular verbs, the “simple past tense” and “past particle” are formed like this:
a. Add “ed” to most verbs:
jump > jumped
paint > painted
b. If a verb of one syllable ends [consonant-vowel-consonant], double the final
consonant and add “ed”:
chat > chatted
stop > stopped
c. If the final consonant is w, x, or y, don't double it:
sew > sewed
play > played
fix > fixed
d. If the last syllable of a longer verb is stressed and ends [consonant-vowel-
consonant], double the last consonant and add “ed”:
incur > incurred
prefer > preferred
e. If the first syllable of a longer verb is stressed and the verb ends [consonant-
vowel-consonant], just add “ed”:
open > opened
enter > entered
swallow > swallowed
f. If the verb ends “e,” just add “d”:
thrive > thrived
guzzle > guzzled
g. If the verb ends [consonant + “y”], change the “y” to an “i” and add “ed”:
cry > cried
fry > fried

5. Irreguler verb
An irregular verb is one that does not form its simple past tense or its past
participle by adding “-ed” or “-d” to the base form. Irregular verbs contrast with
regular verbs, which form the simple past tense and past participle by adding “-ed” or
“-d.”
Irregular verbs are also known as strong verbs. Here are nine that are used more often
than the rest. These nine irregular verb examples also happen to be among the most
commonly used words in the English language. They are:
 Go
 Get
 Say
 See
 Think
 Make
 Take
 Come
 Know
The following list of examples show how irregular verbs are used in sentences. Some
sentences contain more than one example.

Go get your brother. It’s time to eat dinner.


→ In this example, all three irregular verbs (go, get, and eat) are in base form.

I want to build a sand castle like the one we built last year.
→ In this example, the irregular verb build is in base form. The irregular verb built is
the past simple form of “build”. When you look at the complete list of examples,
you’ll notice that built is also the past participle of the irregular verb “build”.

He bet me that I couldn’t run five miles without stopping. I proved him wrong; I ran
seven miles before I had to catch my breath.
→ In this example, bet is a past simple form. When you look at the complete list, you
will see that all three forms of “bet” are the same. Next, in the same sentence, the
irregular verb run is in base form. In the next sentence, ran is the past simple form of
“run” and had is the past simple form of “have.” Meanwhile, catch is base form.

I awoke to find that a spider had bitten me. Although the wound didn’t bleed, it itched
terribly.
→ In this example, the irregular verb awoke is the past simple form of “awake.”
Bitten is past participle form of “bite” and bleed is base form.

Let’s drink some of this lemonade. I drank some yesterday and found it delicious.
→ In this example, the irregular verb drink is in base form. Drank is the past simple
form of “drink,” and found is the past simple form of “find.”
EXERCISE

1. True or false? A regular verb is one that conforms to the usual rule for forming its
simple past tense and its past participle.
a. True
b. False

2. Select the regular verb:


a. Wriggle
b. Swear
c. Swim
d. Ugly

3. True or false? "Draw" is a regular verb.


a. True
b. False

4. Select the regular verb:


a. Run
b. Go
c. Gone
d. Love

5. Select the regular verb:


a. Admire
b. See
c. Think
6. My dog jumped out of the swimming pool and ................. himself, causing water
to spray everywhere.
a. shake
b. shook,
c. shaken
7. You should have .........Trish’s face when she got her surprise.
a. Saw
b. had seen
c. seen
8. We ............... the whole day lounging on the beach.
a. Spend
b. Spent
c. had spend
9. Let’s .............a hike on Saturday.
a. Take
b. Took
c. taken
10. My brother Mike ......... his stinky socks on the coffee table.
a.leave
b. left
c. leaving

Direction: Please! Match the verb with the correct!


1. swim (....) A. Irreguler verb
2. run (....) B. Reguller verb
3. drrive (....) C. Reguler verb
4. swipe (....) D. Irreguler verb
5. cooking (....) E. Reguller verb
6. read (....) F. Irreguler verb
7. drinking (....) G. Reguler verb
8. love (....) H. Reguller verb
9. sing a song (....) I. Irreguler verb
10. play (....) J. Irreguler verb

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