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Verbs are an integral part of every clause and sentence as they are the words that express the situation or action. Verbs are they conjugated to represent tense. The five forms of verbs are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Base form \u2013 <\/span>see<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Third-person singular – <\/span>sees<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Continuous or progressive participle \u2013 <\/span>seeing<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Past form \u2013 <\/span>saw<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Past participle \u2013 <\/span>seen<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

See is an irregular verb so the base form, past and past participle forms are all different. A regular verb will simply add -ed in the past and participle form. Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Base form \u2013 <\/span>watch<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Third-person singular – <\/span>watches<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Continuous or progressive participle \u2013 <\/span>watching<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Past form \u2013 <\/span>watched<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Past participle \u2013 <\/span>watched<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Stative and dynamic verbs<\/h1>\n

Verbs are often defined as actions, but this is not strictly true, as some verbs are stative, meaning they represent a state or situation, rather than something dynamic. Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Stative \/ Non-action verbs<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Dynamic \/ Active verbs<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Be, know, understand<\/span><\/i><\/td>\nEat, drink, dance<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Considering whether a verb is stative or dynamic is important as a stative verb cannot be used in the continuous\/progressive tense. Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I <\/span>am being<\/span><\/i> hungry. Not possible because the verb is stative, so the sentence should always be: I <\/span>am<\/span><\/i> hungry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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