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This document provides notes and exercises on verbs in English. It divides verbs into two main categories: action verbs and non-action verbs. Action verbs are further divided into regular verbs and irregular verbs. Regular verbs follow predictable patterns to form their past tense and past participle, while irregular verbs have unpredictable forms. Non-action verbs include verbs like "be", "have", and "do", as well as modal verbs. The document provides conjugation tables and examples. It assigns exercises to identify verbs from a text and construct sentences using different verb types.

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This document provides notes and exercises on verbs in English. It divides verbs into two main categories: action verbs and non-action verbs. Action verbs are further divided into regular verbs and irregular verbs. Regular verbs follow predictable patterns to form their past tense and past participle, while irregular verbs have unpredictable forms. Non-action verbs include verbs like "be", "have", and "do", as well as modal verbs. The document provides conjugation tables and examples. It assigns exercises to identify verbs from a text and construct sentences using different verb types.

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1|FOUNDATION ENGLISH II (BBA 3280)

NOTES/EXERCISE

VERBS
Doing words (kata kerja) (Subject Verb Object- SVO) Eg. The baby cries in his sleep. (cry-cries[present tense,singular])

Change their forms according to tenses used in the sentence; o o o Simple past tense, simple present tense and simple future tense Past continuous tense, present continuous tense and future continuous tense Past perfect tense, present perfect tense and future perfect tense

Past perfect continuous and present perfect continuous

Divided into two categories :-

1. Action verbs/ Main verbs verb that describe action a. Regular verbs - Action verb (run, jump, play, write, read & etc.) - Simple past tense (verb end with d, -ed and ied) - Simple present tense
y y

Subject (plural) Verb (singular) s eg. They play football every day. Subject (singular) Verb (plural) =s eg. She plays piano every evening. Simple Past Past Participle

Simple Present singular plural

play stop bury

plays stops buries

played stopped buried

played stopped buried

b. Irregular verbs - Simple past tense and past participle (Used in present/past perfect tense) - The spelling of the word might change.
Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle

break swim sing

broke swam sang

broken swum sung

- The same verb used for simple past and past participle
Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle

bring buy pay

brought bought paid

brought bought paid

2|FOUNDATION ENGLISH II (BBA 3280)

NOTES/EXERCISE

- The verb only change for simple past and not for past participle
Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle

run come

ran came

run come

- The verb does not change at all (past tense & past particle)
Simple Present singular plural Simple Past Past Participle

cut hurt put

cuts hurts puts

cut hurt put

cut hurt put

2. Non-action verbs/Helping verbs Verbs that do not express any action. They are used to refer to physical characteristic and conditions and help the main verbs
a. Verbs to be @ be verbs (am, is, was, were) b. Verb to have (has, have, had) c. Verb to do (do, does, did) d. Modal verbs (can, shall, will, could, should, would, may, might, must )

- Eg. He is a very rich man


The boys are very lazy She was once a very beautiful girl. Present tense I He, she, it We, they, you Past tense I He, she, it We, they, you Modal verbs I, we I, he, she, it

am, have, do is, has, does are, have, do

was, had, did

shall can, will, could, should, would, may, might, must

were, had, did

We, they, you

Assignment (10 Marks) Read the instructions carefully and answer all questions. 1. Find an article from English newspaper or magazines or internet and list down 10 verbs along with their simple past and past participle in a table (refer to the notes for example). 2. Make 5 sentences for each type of verbs below. - Action verb (regular) - Non-action verb (be verb)

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