The verbs are the most variable element of the sentences. The right form of verb encompasses most of the grammatical rules of English language. Every element of a sentence eventually relates to the verb. The verbs appear differently in a sentence on the basis of their subjects (subject-verb agreement), tenses, moods, voices, different structures, modals, etc.
Forms of Verbs:
| Base Past Past Participle Present Participle Gerund (noun) Infinitive | Do, work, love Did, worked, loved Done, worked, loved Doing, working, loving Doing, working, loving To do, to work, to love | be (am, is, are) – (was, were) been being – – – – to be | have had had having to have |
Note: Participles (without auxiliaries), infinitives, and gerunds do not work as the verb in a sentence. Gerunds work as nouns, but participles and infinitives work as adjectives/adverbs.
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