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| verb like: be, have, do. Used with another verb to to alter its meaning, make tenses, past forms etc |
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| verb form: shall/will +infinitive without to e.g. I will have finished by lunchtime |
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| verb form: will + be + ..ing e.g. I’ll be needing the car tonight. |
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| verb form: ending in -ing, used like a noun e.g. smoking is bad for you |
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| the base form of a verb usually with to; ‘to go’ |
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| verb form: shall/will + infinitive w/o to e.g. will it matter |
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| verb form: shall/will + have + past participle e.g. I will have finished by lunchtime |
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| verb form: will + be + ..ing e.g. I’ll be needing the car tonight. |
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| verb form: ending in -ing, used like a noun e.g. smoking is bad for you |
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| in a phrase with more than one verb (auxiliary + main verb) the main verb expresses meaning |
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| Express intention ability or probablity: can, could, may, might, must, will, shall, would, should, ought |
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| verb form: be + past participle; subject is usually the thing affected by the action of the verb e.g. They sent Lucas to prison for five years (active). Lucas was sent to prison for five years (passive). |
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| verb form: like broken, gone, stopped, used to form perfect tenses and passes, or as an adjective. |
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| verb form: had + past participle e.g. The children had arrived (simple past perfect). |
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| Past perfect (progressive) |
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| verb form: had + been + ..ing, e.g. Had been raining. |
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| verb form: was/were + ...ing e.g. I was going. |
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| verb form: Past with no auxiliary verb in the affirmative. Eg. I stopped, you heard. |
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| verb form: auxiliary have + past participle e.g. she had failed or. Having arrived |
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| tense: should/would have + past participle. E.g. I should have agreed. |
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| (to) have + past participle. E.g. to have arrived |
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| verb made up of two parts: verb + adverb particle. E.g. fill up, run over |
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| verb form: verb + preposition e.g. care for |
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| Verb form: have/has + past participle e.g. I have forgotten. |
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| Verb form: am/are/is + ...ing e.g. We are running late. |
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| Verb form: present with no auxiliary verb or be/have. John has. I am. |
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| Proggressive (continuous) |
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| Verb form - auxiliary be + ...ing e.g. to be going, we were wondering |
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| verb form that is non-progressive |
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| transitive verb is one that can have an object. Eg eat a meal |
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| noun with no plural form, normally cant be used with a/an e.g. mud |
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| transitive verb is one that can have an object. Eg eat a meal |
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