FORMS AND TYPES OF ENGLISH VERBS

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An English verb has five typical forms below:

1/ Basic form or bare infinitive

He improves his TOEIC score in a short time.

2/ Third person singular present form.

She wants to meet him.

3/ Past form (bare infinitive + ed/irregular past form)

Yesterday, I watched this movie.

Peter told me that he would resign next month.

4/ Present participle form

I am working at the client's office.

5/ Past participle form (bare infinitive + -ed/irregular past participle form)

I had bought the car.

English verbs are divided into THREE TYPES:

• INTRANSITIVE VERB
  

       Structure: Subject + intransitive verb
     
      She cries.

• TRANSITIVE VERB
  

       Structure: Subject + transitive verb + indirect object + direct object
     

       She gives me some money.

       Structure: Subject + transitive verb + object + object complement.

     
       I found him wise.

• LINKING VERB
  

 
       Structure: Subject + linking verb + subject complement

     
      She is beautiful.

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