Problem With the Form of The Verb. By: Sintya Sugandi

Problems with the Form of the verb

English Education DepartmentFaculty of Educational Sciences and

Teachers’ TrainingSiliwangi University

2014

By: Sintya

Sugandi

1. Definition

Verb is a word used to describe an action, state, of occurrence, and forming the main

part of the predicate of a sentence.

Types of Verbs

Verb

Lexical Verb

Auxiliary Verb

Work, study, read, etc...

Primary Aux

Modal Aux

To do

To be

To have

PastPresen

t Past

Present

Past

Present

Was, were

Am/is/areDid

Do/does

HadHas/have

1.Past : Could, would, might, ought to/had to.2.Present : Can, will, shall, may, must/has to/have to

2. The Use of Verb after Have.

I have write a letter for five minutes.

FalseI have written a letter for five

minutes.

What verb that we have to use after have (auxiliary) ?

A. Verb 1 (Infinitive)B. Verb 2 (Preterit)

C. Verb 3 (Past Participle)

The Answer is C

We Use Past Participle after Have

Have+Past Participle

A Past Participle is the third form of the verb in English Grammatical.

E.g. : cooked, seen, etc..

In addition : We use past participle after have is only in Perfect TenseE.g. :1. Present Perfect Tense

I have lived here for ten years

2.Past Perfect Tense.3. Pesent Future Perfect Tense4. Past Future Perfect Tense5. Present Perfect Continuous Tense 6. Past Perfect Continuous Tense 7. Present future Perfect Continuous tense8. Past future perfect continuous tense.

How about this sentence :

“I have breakfasted”

False

The Correct Sentence : I have breakfast

3. The Use of Verb after Be

1. I am go to school

1

False

I am going to school 2. The food was eat

by meFalse

The food was eaten by me

What verb that we have to use after Be ?A. Verb 1 (Infinitive)B. Past Participle

C. Present participleD. Both B and C are true

D. The answer is D

We Use Present Participle or Past Participle after Be

Be+Present ParticipleBe+Past Participle

Present Participle is a word formed by adding suffix-ing in the base form of

the verb (verb+ing).E.g. : going, studying, eating, etc...

We Use Present Participle after Be if the sentence is

Continuous Tense We Use Past Participle

after Be if the sentence is Passive voice (All tenses)

Present Participle after Be. E.g. : 1. Present continuous tense Sintya is studying Engish now

2. Past Continuous Tense/ Past Progressive Tense.3. Present Future Continuous Tense/ Future Progressive Tense.4. Past Future Continuous Tense5. Present Perfect Continuous Tense6. Past Perfect Continuous Tense 7. Present future Perfect Continuous tense 8. Past future perfect continuous tense

Past Participle after Be.

The basic formula of Passive Voice :

Be + Verb 3 (Past Participle)

E.g. :Active : Mary helps the boy

Passive : The boy is helped by Mary

In addition : The use of past participle after be is also used in adjective that ends by -ed, such as I was surprised.

4. The Use of Verb after Modal

A modal is a helping (auxiliary) verb that is joined with a main verb to express an attitude toward the action or state of being of the main verb

Modal Auxiliaries

One-Word Modals

can, will, shall, may,

must

Could, would, should, might

Phrasal Modals

Be able to, be going to, be about to, be

to, be allowed to, had better,

ought to, be supposed to, have to, have got to, used to, be used

to, etc.

Types of Modals

The Use of Verb after Modal

George will loved her ever after

False

George will love her ever after

What verb that we have to use after

modal ?A. Verb 2 (Preterit)

B. Verb 1 (Infinitive)/main verbC. Verb 3 (Past Participle)

The Answer is B

We use verb 1 (infinitive) after

modalModal + verb 1 (infinitive)

E.g. :

I have to finish my homework as soon as possible

How about this sentence?

“I can to speak English”

The correct sentence :

“I can speak English”

ExercisesCorrect the use of verb tense !

In each sentence below, underline the verb form in parentheses that correctly completes the sentence.

1. Angel (has bought, had buy) bread at that bakery before.2. The Amazon rain forest (was visit, was visited) by a group of ecologists.3. Have you (finish, finished) your homework yet? I still (had finish, haven’t finished) mine. Jack has already finised his.

ExercisesCorrect the use of verb tense !

Choose the correct answer below4.Koko can ______ the dance routine perfectly. a. Performed c. Be perform b. Perform d. Performing5.Mr. Malone might __________ to put a stamp on the envelope. a. Had forget c. Have forgotten b. Was forgotten d.Have forgeting6.To train your dog effectively, you ________ a trusting bond with him a. Must c. Establishing b. Must establish d.must established

Answer Key:

1. Has bought

2. Was visited

3. Finished, haven’t finished

4. B (Perform)

5. C (Have forgotten)

6. B (must establish)

Thank you