Showing posts with label Verbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Verbs. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Uses of the verb : To have

What do you know about the verb "To have"?
The verb to have has 2 meanings (2 uses);
1. It means :to own, to possess.
- I have a book.
2 As a helping verb, used in the present perfect tense.
- I have washed the car.



When it means "to own", as in the example
'I have a book', this is the present simple. If (He/she/ it) was used, we use 'has' (we cannot add an 's' he haves).
- She has a book.















Tuesday, January 13, 2015

The ''Simple'' Past simple


The past simple is the easiest tense in English.
Because you don't have to add something to the verb. And all the pronouns have the same effect on the verb.
 

You only need to know if the verb is regular or irregular.
What is a regular verb?

List of Irregular verbs

#Tip: Learn this list however you like; you can learn some every now & then or just browse through them until you memorize them. Write them or don't, it's up to you!
Infinitive              Past simple      Past Participle                                                                      
be                          was/were           been  
beat                       beat                    beaten
become                 became              become
begin                     began                 begun
bend                       bent                   bent
bet                          bet                     bet
bite                         bit                      bitten

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Verb: To be

Ask yourself this question:
"What do I know about the verb 'to be'?".
As you can see above, the verb 'to be' has so many forms ( It is very irregular!) and sometimes it is hard to know the difference between them ( for example, been & being) or (was, were).
So let's take a look at the difference between these forms because the verb 'to be' is the most important & commonest verb in any language. esp, English.
1.Will be:
'Will be' is the future of 'to be'.
example:
-I am a student. => I will be a student.