{"id":451,"date":"2021-12-29T06:02:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T06:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=451"},"modified":"2021-12-29T06:02:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T06:02:53","slug":"right-forms-of-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/29\/right-forms-of-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Right Forms of Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The verbs are the most variable element of the sentences. The right form of verb<\/em><\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forms of Verbs:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Base<\/strong>
Past<\/strong>
Past Participle<\/strong>
Present Participle<\/strong>
Gerund (noun)<\/strong>
Infinitive<\/strong><\/td>		Do, work, love<\/strong>
Did, worked, loved<\/strong>
Done, worked, loved<\/strong>
Doing, working, loving<\/strong>
Doing, working, loving<\/strong>
To do, to work, to love<\/strong><\/td>		be (am, is, are)<\/strong>
–  (was, were)<\/strong>
been<\/strong>
being<\/strong>
– – – –<\/strong>
to be<\/strong><\/td>		have<\/strong>
had<\/strong>
had<\/strong>
having<\/strong>
 <\/strong>
to have<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Note: <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rules:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rule 1:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Subject-verb agreement: <\/strong>the verbs are customarily followed by the subjects, and they must agree with the subjects according to their number and person. See the rules of Subject-Verb Agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rule 2:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The variability of the verbs mostly depends on different tenses of the sentences. A form of verbs depends on the time the actions have been performed. See the structures and details of The Present Tense, The Past Tense, and The Future Tense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rule 3:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The verbs are also related to the structures of different sentences and clauses. A clause has only one verb. In fact, a clause cannot contain more than one finite verb but can have participles (without auxiliaries), infinitives, and gerunds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • I wanted (main verb)<\/sup> to go (infinitive)<\/sup> to the wedding.<\/li>
  • Swimming(gerund)<\/sup> is(verb)<\/sup> a good exercise to keep (infinitive)<\/sup> your body fit and healthy.<\/li>
  • Pray (verb)<\/sup> for the departed (past participle)<\/sup><\/li>
  • Don\u2019t get(verb)<\/sup> down from a running(present participle)<\/sup> bus.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Rule 4:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Clauses can be connected by conjunctions and connectors. Some connectors take some specific forms of verbs. Conditionals use the conjunction if<\/em><\/strong> and it has some different sentence structures. See conditionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Rule 5:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The connector since<\/em><\/strong> has two usages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. If since<\/em><\/strong> is used to indicate a cause, the verbs of the two clauses will be of the same tense.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • I didn\u2019t go since you didn\u2019t come.<\/li>
      • Since you were busy, I didn\u2019t disturb you.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        1. If since is used to indicate time, the verb of the second clause will be different from the first.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • We haven\u2019t seen(present perfect)<\/sup> each other since he left(simple past)<\/sup>.<\/li>
          • It has been 20 years since he played football.<\/li>
          • 20 years passed(simple past)<\/sup> since we had met(past perfect)<\/sup>.<\/li>
          • I could not sleep well for a single night since you had left me.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Rule 6:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            No sooner had, hardly had, scarcely had<\/em><\/strong>, etc. are the adverbials that require a past perfect tense and a past indefinite tense for the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            • No sooner had I reached home than she left.<\/li>
            • Scarcely had the police reached when the man died.<\/li>
            • Hardly had I finished writing before the teacher ordered to stop writing.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Rule 7:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              Coordinating conjunctions <\/strong>(and, but, or, yet, so<\/em>) and although\/though, as, because, till\/until, when, whenever, as soon as, while, which, what, that,<\/em><\/strong> etc. connect two clauses which have the verbs of the same tense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              • We went to London when we were young.<\/li>
              • I got up, and he left the room.<\/li>
              • As soon as I came here, he greeted me.<\/li>
              • I could not go there because I was sick.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Rule 8:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                As conjunctions after<\/em><\/strong> and before<\/em><\/strong> are used to connect two clauses which use past perfect tense and past simple. The past perfect tense always comes with a clause of simple past tense. See the past perfect tense for details and examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Rule 9:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                The conjunction lest<\/em><\/strong> requires a modal should<\/em><\/strong> in the following clause regardless of the tense of the first clause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                • Run faster lest you should miss the bus.<\/li>
                • He will work hard lest he should get fired.<\/li>
                • He worked hard lest he should get fired.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Rule 11:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  Modals <\/strong>always take the base form of the verbs after them. See Modals for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Rule 12:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                  The clause \u2018it is time<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 or \u2018it is high time<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 requires a verb in the simple past if there is a clause after it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  It is high time + subject + simple past. . . .<\/td><\/tr>
                  It was high time + subject + past perfect . . .<\/td><\/tr>
                  It is high time + infinitive . . . . . . .<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                   <\/strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  • It is high time you studied attentively.<\/li>
                  • It is time to study attentively. (You can replace the clause by an infinitive removing the subject)<\/li>
                  • It was high time we had returned home. (It was high time<\/em><\/strong> requires past perfect tense)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                    Rule 13:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    The conjunction as if\/as though <\/em><\/strong>takes simple past\/past perfect tense in the following clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Subject + simple present + as if\/ as though + subject + past simple<\/td><\/tr>
                    Subject + simple past + as if\/ as though + subject + past perfect<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                     Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    • Robert talks as if he were the prince. (Were<\/em><\/strong> is the only \u2018be verb\u2019 in this kind of sentence)<\/li>
                    • Latham played as though he had seen the ball very clearly.<\/li>
                    • I slept as if I had been dead.<\/li>
                    • He behaves as if he were her husband.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                      Rule 14:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      Prepositions, articles, and possessives are always followed by nouns or gerund form of the verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      • He is keen on moving to California.<\/li>
                      • I am thinking about doing the job.<\/li>
                      • Alex insisted on going out then.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                        Rule 15:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                        To<\/em><\/strong> is the only preposition that takes the base form of the verb. However, there some phrases with to<\/em><\/strong> being at the end of them, which require the gerund form of the verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        With a view to, look forward to, being accustomed to, being used to, admit to, confessed to<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                         Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        • He went there with a view to confessing his crimes.<\/li>
                        • I am looking forward to meeting the princess.<\/li>
                        • I was used to sleeping at this hour of the day.<\/li>
                        • He confessed to stealing that phone.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                          Rule 16:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          To be, being, having, getting<\/em><\/strong>, etc. are generally followed by the past participle form of the verbs and other adjectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          • Being tired, he took some time off from work.<\/li>
                          • He became astonished being robbed in the daylight.<\/li>
                          • John went to bazar having eaten a burger.<\/li>
                          • He wanted to be educated.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                            Rule 17:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                            The causative verbs<\/strong> always take the next verb in its base form. See causative verbs and their usages.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            HAVE \u2013 GET \u2013 MAKE  \u2013 HELP \u2013 LET<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                            *Note: Get<\/em><\/strong> takes the next verb as infinitives\/past participle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            • I had him wash the dishes.<\/li>
                            • He makes me do all the work.<\/li>
                            • He got me to make his dinner.<\/li>
                            • I got the glass broken.<\/li>
                            • Let him help her finish the assignment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                              Rule 18:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              The base form of the verb is also used in the clauses that use the subjunctive mood. Some certain verbs<\/em><\/strong> + the conjunction that<\/em><\/strong> requires the next clause to use the subjunctive mood and the clause uses the base form of the verb in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              The verbs are:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Advise \u2013 demand \u2013 prefer \u2013 require \u2013 ask \u2013 insist Propose \u2013 stipulate \u2013 command \u2013 recommend  Suggest \u2013 decree \u2013 order \u2013 request \u2013 urge \u2013 move<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                              Structure:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Subject + the verbs of the above box <\/strong>(any tense) + THAT + subject + base verb + .  .  .  .  .<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                              Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              • He insisted that I stay<\/strong> at home.<\/li>
                              • The office requires that we complete<\/strong> our work timely.<\/li>
                              • She commanded that he stop<\/strong> making excuses for being late.<\/li>
                              • I recommend that you wake<\/strong> up early.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                Note: <\/strong>There are some clauses also which require the verb of the next clause to be in base form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                The clauses are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                It is\/was + past participle form of the verb of the above box + THAT<\/strong>
                                It is\/was urgent + THAT<\/strong>
                                It is\/was necessary + THAT<\/strong>
                                It is\/was important + THAT<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                                Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                • It is important that you invite him.<\/li>
                                • It was necessary that I make a fence.<\/li>
                                • It was recommended that you meet the principal.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                  Rule 19:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                  Since a single clause cannot take two verbs, it usually converts the additional verbs to complement by making them infinitives or participles or gerunds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  – <\/strong>Some verbs always take the additional verbs as a complement by making them infinitives.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  Verbs followed by the INFINITIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  agree \u2013 desire \u2013 hope \u2013 plan \u2013 attempt \u2013 claim \u2013 decide \u2013 demand \u2013 expect \u2013 intend \u2013 prepare \u2013 tend \u2013 fail \u2013 learn \u2013 pretend \u2013 want \u2013 wish \u2013 refuse \u2013 need \u2013 forget \u2013 hesitate \u2013 offer \u2013 seem  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                                  Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  • He agreed to do the job.<\/li>
                                  • He desires to go to Disneyland.<\/li>
                                  • I want to work with you.<\/li>
                                  • He failed to understand my words.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                    Verbs followed by the GERUNDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    appreciate \u2013 admit \u2013 delay \u2013 miss \u2013 report \u2013 suggest \u2013 deny \u2013 postpone \u2013 resent \u2013 avoid \u2013 enjoy \u2013 practice \u2013 resist \u2013 can\u2019t help \u2013 finish \u2013 quit \u2013 resume \u2013 consider \u2013 mind \u2013 recall \u2013 risk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                                    Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    • He admitted doing the crime.<\/li>
                                    • We enjoyed riding the boat.<\/li>
                                    • I can\u2019t help loving you despite your stupidity.<\/li>
                                    • Would you mind opening the door for me?<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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