Intermendiate Grammar

RIZTIANAH ANDRIANI
S H AV I R A N A D YA C A M I L I A
T I A R A H A R U M A S AT I
SHEREN NOVILIA
TOPICS TO BE
DISCUSSED

• Uses of Verbs-
Grammar
• Action vs Nonaction
Verbs
• Verbs Tenses
• Verbs Moods
Verbs are the heart of sentences and
clauses; they are indespensable to
the formation of a complete thought.
A verb can express thought by itself
(with the subject implied) and be
understood.

Example Run!

Example Believe!
ACTION VERBS
Action verbs simply indicate an
action or occurrence

EXAMPLE
Gloria walked across the room.

The shark swam menancingly

close to the shore.

The singer broke with tradition

by shaking hands with his fans.
NONACTION VERBS
Nonaction verbs can indicate a
state of being, sense, emotion,
desire, possession, or opinion.

EXAMPLE
I am a good person.

The baby felt cold without her

blanket.

I have four tickets to the show.

My mother loves me.

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Verbs change in form, or tense, to
indicate whether the actions or states
are occuring in the present (or
happennig continuously), occured in the
past, or will occur in the future

EXAMPLE
I take the bus.
I am taking the bus.
I took the bus.
I will take the bus.
A verb's mood, sometimes referred to
as a mode, can be either indicative,
imperative, or subjunctive. The most
common of these is the indicative
mood. Indicative mood is used for
statements of fact or opinion and to
pose question

EXAMPLE
Every rose has its thorn.

A cat has nine lives.

Is the moon made of cheese?

The imperative mood is used to
express commands. Subjects are
often implied rather than expresses
in sentences with imperative verbs.
In the following examples, the
subject you is implied

EXAMPLE
Put that down!

Please exit the building in single file.

The subjunctive mood is used to
express a verb with an action or state
that is doubtful, imagined, conditional,
desired, or hypothetical.

EXAMPLE
I wish you were here.

Were is in the subjunctive mood.

Conditional verbs (which often
appear with if/when statements) also
receive a subjunctive treatment.

EXAMPLE
If i were younger man, i would run
three miles a day.
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