Verbs

Question 1

Points to remember about verbs

Answer 1

• they do the most “work”
• they change the most
• they report inner processes (thoughts, dreams, feelings)
• report events in the world (actions)

Question 2

What different endings can they take

Answer 2

Many different endings depending on what tense they are in.

• ed (past)
• ing (progressive)

Question 3

Types of verb processes

Answer 3

dynamic
stative
modals
auxiliaries

Question 4

What are dynamic verbs

Answer 4

doing words

run, kick, jump

Question 5

What are stative verbs

Answer 5

feel, suspect, think, suppose

Question 6

What are modal verbs

Answer 6

language of probabilities:
may, must, could, should
And also obligations/permissions

Question 7

What are auxiliary verbs

Answer 7

verbs which determine the tense and aspect.

Question 8

Different concepts of verbs

Answer 8

tense
person
number
mood
aspect
voice
infinitives/non-finite
phrasal verbs

Question 9

Tense

Answer 9

Three different tenses: past, present and future

although there is no real future tense in English.

Question 10

Tense: I ran

Answer 10

past

Question 11

Tense: I am running

Answer 11

present

Question 12

Tense: I will run

Answer 12

future

Question 13

Aspect

Answer 13

Three different aspects: simple, perfective, progressive

The continuation or completion of actions.

Question 14

Aspect: she runs

Answer 14

simple

Question 15

Aspect: she is running

Answer 15

progressive

Question 16

Aspect: she has run

Answer 16

perfective

Question 17

Person

Answer 17

First, second or third person

either singular or plural

Question 18

1st person

Answer 18

I

Question 19

2nd person

Answer 19

You

Question 20

3rd person

Answer 20

He/She/It

Question 21

1st person plural

Answer 21

We

Question 22

2nd person plural

Answer 22

You

Question 23

3rd person plural

Answer 23

They

Question 24

Mood

Answer 24

Declarative - statement
Imperative - command
Interrogative - question
(Exclamative) - exclamation

Question 25

The two types of voice

Answer 25

active and passive

Question 26

Active voice

Answer 26

focus is on the subject of the sentence

Question 27

Voice: police shot rioters

Answer 27

active voice

Question 28

Passive voice

Answer 28

focus is on the object of the sentence

- the subject can also be omitted in these cases

Question 29

Voice: rioters shot

Answer 29

passive voice

Question 30

Non-finite verbs

Answer 30

have no tense, person or number

to go, to run

Question 31

“Phil helped to cook the dinner”

Answer 31

non-finite clause

Question 32

What is the bare infinitive

Answer 32

when the “to” has been omitted from the sentence

“Phil helped cook the dinner”

Question 33

What are transitive verbs

Answer 33

verbs which have an object to receive the action

Question 34

“I rode the bicycle”

Answer 34

transitive verb

Question 35

What are intransitive verbs

Answer 35

verbs which do not have an object to receive the action

Question 36

“I laughed”

Answer 36

intransitive verb

Question 37

When combining a verb with an auxiliary verb you make…

Answer 37

a verb phrase

Question 38

What are phrasal verbs

Answer 38

Verbs with one or two prepositions attached

Question 39

“run up”

Answer 39

phrasal verb