by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Parts Of Speech
This article introduces at the 3 main verb forms a verb can take: the infinitive, the present participle and the past form. The Infinitive The Infinitive is the base form of a verb. These are infinitives: love, eat, walk, be In English, the infinitive is nearly always...
by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Parts Of Speech
Often in English we need to join two verbs together in the same sentence. When we do this, we can use different verb patterns depending on which verb comes first and here you’ll find some of the more common verb patterns. In a TEFL class you probably...
by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Parts Of Speech
We use the Present Continuous (also called Present Progressive) in three ways in English: 1. to talk about a situation that is happening right now as we speak. What are you doing? I am reading 50 Shades of Gray! Why is he in bed? He is not feeling well today. Can...
by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Parts Of Speech
The past simple verb form is used to talk about events in the past; it’s often used to tell a story. He walked into the room and looked around. There was a knock on the door. He opened it and saw… I woke up. I got out of bed. I dragged a comb...
by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Parts Of Speech
When we want to talk about what the subject of a sentence does, we use a verb. Verbs tell us about an action; they are sometimes called doing words or action words. Verbs describe what is happening. Here then are some simple verbs: drink, eat, rest, dunk As with...
