Verbs Flashcards

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Stative verbs

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Can relate to physical actions
Can refer to mental actions and states
Describing a static condition, situation, or state of being e.g. feeling:like, thoughts:know, senses:feel, possession:belong, measure:cost.

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Main verb

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In a sentence it is the main ‘doing’ that expresses the main meaning e.g. driving

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Auxiliary verbs

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Places before the main verb to help clarify the action e.g.’I must have been’

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Regular main verbs

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Most carry the meaning of the sentence e.g jump, talk, dance ect.
Most main verbs have regular inflection or principles e.g. Jumped, jump, jumping

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Irregular main verbs

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Carry the meaning of the sentence but do not have regular inflections or principles e.g. sung, sing, singing

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Primary Auxiliary verbs

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Be: am, are, been, being, was, were
Have: has, had, having
Do: does, did, doing

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Modal auxiliary verbs

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Only used with a main verb, they are: can, will, shall, may, might, must, could, would, should, ought. (Can add tense or possibility)

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