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Verb words expressing activities (eat, talk, walk, etc)

Be is, am, are, was, were, been, being

Helping verb  do, does, did, have, has, etc

1. Nicole wants some apples.

2. Rino is a very talented musician.
3. Nicole eats 3 apples/ an apple.
4. They eat 10 apples or 1 apple.
5. Rina ate 3 apples today.
6. The apple was eaten.
 V0 V1 V2 V3 V-ing

Examples:
Examples: Examples: Examples: Examples:
Eats
Eat Ate eaten Eating
Eat
Cook Cooked cooked Cooking
Cooks
write wrote written writing
Cook
 Vo V1 V2 V3 V-ing
Modals V1 V-ed/d or 1. Has/have/ be + V-ing
+ Vs/V-es Irregular V had + V3
V0 (simple (simple past) (perfect) (progressive)
present ) 2. be + V3
(passive)
Examples

1. Must be is/ am/ are was/were Has been Is being

May be Have been Are being

2. Can write Writes wrote Is written Is writing

write were written
Has written
a. Diana should b. Diana visits c. Diana visited d. Diana has e. Diana is
visit grandma’s. grandma once in him last night. visited her 3 visiting her
a week. times. teacher.
Examples:
1. The cat sleeping on your laptop has killed 5 mice so
far.
What is the predicate of the sentence above?

2. The mice killed by your cat are huge.

What is the predicate of this sentence?

3. The written test will last for 2 hours.

4. That running text is too fast for the program.

Find the Verb of each sentence (the Predicate)
1. You may be asked to show your passport by the security officers.

2. Passangers are not allowed to bring more than 100ml of liquid through security.

3. Once you have cleared Customs, you will be free to move about the terminal.

4. Marshall does not want to assist Ryan.

5. Mina is one of the ticket agents.

6. Dita looks for discounts.

7. Mayfair Auction is having its monthly auction this weekend.

8. This month’s auction features overstock from a leading fashion designer and fine
Italian leather furniture from a recently-bankrupt studio.

9. The job responsibilities of an administrative assistant are answering calls and providing
additional support.

10. I am writing to ask about the 2-bedroom apartment for rent that I saw in the
newspaper last weekend.
1. The popularity of recreational vehicles has grew over the last few
decades.
2. My cousin who lives in Jakarta will to study in University of Indonesia.
3. The first seven American astronauts were chosen in 1959.
4. Physician Alice Hamilton is knew for her research on industrial
diseases.
5. Portable fire extinguishers generally containing liquid carbon dioxide.
6. Medical students must to study both the theory and practice of
medicine.
7. Teeth are covered with a hard substance called enamel.
8. Mr. Graham has worked for this company since 1990.
9. Her sister should wore her glasses when she reads.
10. Business of every size and type may benefited from using temporary
workers to replace employees who are sick or on leave.
11. The princess has sleeping for 7 years.
12. Sato Takeru hasn’t get a girlfriend since I broke up with him.
 The company hired a public relations firm which ____improve their image.
1.

A. will have C. may have

B. ought to have D. could
2. The directors haven’t ______ what to do with him.
A. decidedly c. decision
B. deciding d. decided
3. You must______ hotel reservations several weeks ahead of time on holidays.
A. make c. made
B. makes d. making

4. In the near future, Sunnydale Industries will be _______ a new quality control
system.
a. Adopt c. Adopting
b. Adopts d. adoption

5. The findings indicate that the rationale should _____ explained more clearly to
the staff.
a. Is b. was c. been d. be

6. The board of directors will definitely _________ on the revised proposal.

a. Vote b. Voted c. Votes d. voting
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