VERBS

5 basic forms:

base form e.g. walk, run, hit

-s form e.g. walks, runs, hits
past form e.g. walked, ran, hit
-ing participle form (present participle
form) e.g. walking, running, hitting
-ed participle form (past participle form
e.g. walked, run, hit

Regular & Irregular verbs:

- refer to the transformation of verb
based on the 3 forms below:
Base form

Past
form

-ed participle
form

R/IR

1.

walk

walked

walked

2.

eat

ate

eaten

IR

3.

come

came

come

IR

4.

hit

hit

hit

IR

Functions of verb:
Main & auxiliary verbs

Main Verb:
A main (lexical) verb can stand
on its own without depending
on another verb.
e.g. go, remain, taste, turn

Auxiliary Verb:
An auxiliary (helping) verb
cannot stand on and it
depends on another verb.
e.g. must, will, ought to, would,
shall

Auxiliary
verbs

Primary
auxiliary
verbs

modal
auxiliary
verbs

To do

do, does,
did

To have

have, has,
had,
having

To be

be, being,
been, is,
am, are, was

can, may, shall, will,

could, might,
should, would

Identify the different function (main or

auxiliary) in the sentences below:
1.He does the work all by himself.
Does he study every night?
2. She has gone to bed.
She has four sisters.
3. We can pineapples and rambutans fo
export.
We can travel to Gua Niah by bus.