THE GENERAL STRUCTURE OF

AN ENGLISH SENTENCE
SUBJECT
• We studied “present perfect” last week.
• Don’t move!
• It is a nice day today.
 VERB
• I love all of you. (chỉ hành động)
• The weather is cool. (chỉ trạng thái)
• I am going to Hanoi tomorrow.
(auxiliary: am; main verb: going)
COMPLEMENT
• He bought a car yesterday.
(What did he buy?)
• Maria saw John at the movie last night.
(Whom did Maria see at the movie?)
 MODIFIER
• He bought a book at the bookstore.
(Where did he buy a book?)
• She saw Peter at the movie last night.
(Where did she see Peter? When did she see him?)
She drives very fast.
(How does she drive?)
The part of speech: VERB
TOPIC 1: VERB
A. DEFINITION B. TYPES OF VERBS
 A. DEFINITION

Verbs are used to indicate the actions, processes,

conditions, or states of beings of people or things.
B. TYPES OF VERBS
Finite & Non-finiteVerbs

I am learning about the American Revolution at school.

She is learning about the American Revolution at
school.
We are learning about the American Revolution at
school.
Transitive & Intransitive Verbs

Regular & Irregular Verbs

 Linking Verbs

The verb is links hamburger to winner.

For that reason, it is called a linking verb.

To be, to appear, to become, to feel, to grow, to look, and to

taste…
 Auxilary Verbs

The children are playing in the yard. / We have lived here for a long time.
 Auxilary Verbs
• Principal Auxilary Verbs
(Trợ động từ chính)
Be, do, have
• Modal Auxilary Verbs
(Trợ động từ tình thái)
Can, may, must, ought, had better, will, shall, should, ….
 Which sentence doesn’t contain
an Auxilary verb?
• 1. She can swim. • 6. The students are talking about the
• 2. You shouldn’t tell lies. Sun.

• 3. He is lazy. • 7. I didn’t see them.

• 4. Do you smoke? • 8. He does nothing.

• 5. The flowers are watered every • 9. I have lived here for ten years.
day. • 10. He has no job.
Infinitive
• bare infinitive
Don’t let the children stay up late.
• to infinitive
It’s difficult to learn a musical instrument.
Gerunds

• Working in these conditions is a pleasure.

• She likes dancing.
Participles

• Present Participles: V-ing

The film is so boring.
• Past Participles: V-ed/ V3.
I’m bored with that film.