VERBS STATE OF BEING

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VERBS STATE OFACTION
PHYSICAL
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VERBS STATE OFACTION
MENTAL BEING
PHYSICAL ACTION
PHYSICA MENTAL STATE OF
PHYSICA
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does ACTION
not express any activity at all but it shows a BEING
state of existence
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TYPES
PAST PRESENT
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS, BUT ONE FUTURE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
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sentences must contain Verbs
NAMES TheWAS
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WILL BE
I thought to explain the answer.

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PHYSICA
TO PLAY TO DIVE
L ACTION

MENTAL
ACTION TO THINK TO LIKE

STATE OF
BEING TO EXIST TO APPEAR
 PHYSICAL ACTION

The Verb tells us something about the physical activities of the subject
Activity:
To Sell

She sells sea shells at sea shore

Activity:
To Write

The Doctor wrote the prescription

 MENTAL ACTION

The Verb tells us something about the Mental Activities of the subject

Activity:
To Consider

She considers the job done.

Activity:
To Think

I thought to explain the answer.

 STATE OF BEING

This verb does not express any activity at all but it shows a state of existence
VERBS TO BE
TYPES
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
They
It willfantastic.
was be helping
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I am.
him.
YOU WERE ARE WILL BE

WE WERE ARE WILL BE

THEY WERE ARE WILL BE

HE, SHE, IT WAS IS WILL BE

NAMES WAS IS WILL BE

PHYSICA MENTAL STATE OF
L ACTION ACTION BEING

All sentences must contain Verbs

TENSES

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FORM OF SIMPLE PRESENT
I bake a cake.POSITIVE/ AFFIRMATIVE
TENSE
I, YOU, WE THEY SUBJECT
+
1ST FORM OF VERB
+ +
OBJECT

HE, SHE, IT, NAME SUBJECT 1 FORM OF VERB

ST S/ES OBJECT

NEGATIVE I do not bake a cake.

1ST FORM OF
I, YOU, WE THEY SUBJECT DO NOT OBJECT
+ + VERB OF
1ST FORM
+
HE, SHE, IT, NAME SUBJECT DOES NOT OBJECT
VERB
INTERROGATIVE Do I bake a cake?
1ST FORM OF
I, YOU, WE THEY DO SUBJECT OBJECT
+ + VERB OF
1ST FORM
+
HE, SHE, IT, NAME DOES SUBJECT OBJECT
VERB
NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE Do I not bake a cake?
1ST FORM OF
I, YOU, WE THEY DO SUBJECT+NOT OBJECT
+ + VERB OF
1ST FORM
+
HE, SHE, IT, NAME DOES SUBJECT+NOT OBJECT
VERB

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TENSES

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TENSES
Tense is the ability of verbs to situate themselves in time

PAST PRESEN
FUTURE
T

PAST NOW LATER

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TENSES
PRESENT
BAKE
• I bake.

FUTURE

• I will bake.

PAST

• I baked.

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TENSES
TENSES
= TIME
ACTIO
VERB = N

TIM ACTIO TENSE O VER

E
OF
N = S F B

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Also called Present Indefinite Tense

The Sun rises in the

Is Generally True east.

Happens on Regular Basis We Study regularly.

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Future Actions
Habitual Actions Universal Truth Fact / True at Present
Planned in Advance

I Always study in the Water boils at 100* C. She teaches English The train leaves at 6
morning. to her students. in the morning.

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FORM OF SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE POSITIVE/ AFFIRMATIVE

Subject Verb Object NEGATIVE

I INTERROGATIVE
bake a cake.
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE

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FORM OF SIMPLE PRESENT
POSITIVE/
TENSE AFFIRMATIVE
I, YOU, WE THEY SUBJECT 1ST FORM OF VERB OBJECT

+ + +

HE, SHE, IT, NAME SUBJECT 1ST FORM OF VERB S/ES OBJECT

Subject Verb Object

IIt
She
Sia
They
He
We
You goess
bake a cake.
to a forest

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FORM OF SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE NEGATIVE
1ST FORM OF
I, YOU, WE THEY SUBJECT DO NOT OBJECT
VERB
+ + +
1ST FORM OF
HE, SHE, IT, NAME SUBJECT DOES NOT OBJECT
VERB

Subject Helping Verb Verb Object

IIt
He
Sia
She
You
We
They does not
do not bake a cake.

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FORM OF SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE INTERROGATIVE
1ST FORM OF
I, YOU, WE THEY DO SUBJECT OBJECT
VERB
+ + +
1ST FORM OF
HE, SHE, IT, NAME DOES SUBJECT OBJECT
VERB

Helping Verb Subject Verb Object

Do
Does they
you
Iwe
he
she
Sia
it bake a cake?

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FORM OF SIMPLE PRESENT
NEGATIVE
TENSE INTERROGATIVE
1ST FORM OF
I, YOU, WE THEY DO SUBJECT+NOT OBJECT
VERB
+ + +
1ST FORM OF
HE, SHE, IT, NAME DOES SUBJECT+NOT OBJECT
VERB

Helping Verb Subject Negation Verb Object

Do
Does they
you
Iwe
he
she
Sia
it not bake a cake?

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TENSES
FORM
SIMPLE OF PRESENT
SIMPLE TENSE PRESENT
PRESENT
NEGATIVE
TENSEBAKE
Tense is the ability
Also calledof verbs toIndefinite
NEGATIVE
Present
TENSES INTERROGATIVE situate themselves
TenseTIMEin time
=• I bake.POSITIVE/ AFFIRMATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
11STSTFORM
FORMOF
OF
I, YOU,
YOU, WE
WE THEY
THEY DO
SUBJECT SUBJECT+NOT
SUBJECT
DO NOT ACTIO OBJECT
OBJECT
PRESEN
=
I, VERB
VERB
PAST
VERB FUTURE
Habitual ActionsVerb
Subject
++
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Object FUTURE
+
T Fact / True at Present
+
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Sun rises
1 NEGATIVE
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+ + Actions
in the
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HE, SHE, IT, NAME SUBJECT
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SUBJECT
1 FORMOF
STST
FORM OF
east.
VERB
VERB
OBJECT
OBJECT
I Always study in the Water boils at 100* C. • IShe teaches English The train leaves at 6
will bake.
morning.
I INTERROGATIVE
to her students. in the morning.
bake a cake.
ACTIO
TIM Helping Verb TENSE O VER
OF
N
Subject
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Subject
E Happens on Regular
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PAST
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S
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NEGATIVE
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F
Study regularly.
INTERROGATIVE
B
PAST NOW
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baked. LATERa cake.
bake
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they
you
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he
she
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it
we does
do not
they
you
notIwe
he
she
Sia
it bake a cake?

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