Verbs and Adverbs
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General Introduction
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Introduction to Verbs
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Finite Verbs
Regular
Irregular
Non-Finite Verbs
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Worksheets
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Finite Verbs
o IntroductoryActivities
o Finite Verbs
o Predicate
o Direct Object
o Indirect Object
o Transitive Verbs
o Intransitive Verbs
o Linking Verbs
o Verb'to be'
o Auxiliary Verbs
o Modal Auxiliary Verbs
. Regular Verbs
o Person and Number
. Singular
. Plural
. Verb Agreement (concord)
. Discrimination exercises
o Tense
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Discrimination
Future
Discrimination
Mood
Voice
Irregular Verbs
Regular lrregular Verbs
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Continuous (present, past, future)
Perfect (present, past, future, discrimination)
Perfect Continuous (present, past, future, discrimination)
Conditional (present, perfect)
Conditional Continuous (present, perfect)
Phrasal Verbs
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Worksheets
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Non-Finite Verbs
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Infinitive
Present pafticiple (gerund)
Past participle
Discrimination
Discrimination exercises (Finite/Non-Finite Verbs)
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Introduction to Adverbs
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Adverbs of Manner, Place, Time, Degree, Frequency
Interrogative, Relative, Sentence Adverbs
Degrees of Comparison
Worksheets
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Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of Place
Adverbs of Time
Adverbs of Degree
Discrimination
Adverbs of Frequency
Discrimination
InterrogativeAdverbs
Relative Adverbs
Sentence Adverbs
Degrees of Comparison
Verbs and Adverbs
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Spelling Checks
Crossword Puzzle
References
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Bibliography
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Introduction to Verbs
Definition
A verb is a doing, being or having word.
Finite Verbs
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Finite verbs are verbs which show time, person and number. Every sentence must
have a finite verb. Every clause must have a finite verb. phrases do not contain a
finite verb.
Finite verbs can appear alone in the simple present tense and the simple past
tense,
He plays tennis. He played tennis.
with all other tenses, the base verb combines with a helper (auxiliary) verb to form
a compound verb.
He has finished his work.
has (auxiliary verb) + finished (past participle)
e.g.
example:
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Finite verbs have a subject rhe subject of a sentence is the person or thing that
the sentence is about.
Regular verbs
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Regular verbs are also called weak verbs.
There are four main forms of the reqular verb:
Infinitive or
-s form
base form
(3'd person
- rng
pafticiple
-ed
past tense
and past pafticiple
playing
wantinq
played
wanted
cried
singular)
play
want
cry
prays
wants
cnes
Jumps
watches
slaps
lauqhs
'!ttrnh
watch
srap
laugh
cryrnq
jumping
watching
slapping
lauqhinq
iumped
watched
slapped
laughed
Subject and Predicate
. Subject
If, after reading a sentence, you can ask'who?, or.what?, and qet an answer.
then the verb has a subject and is finite.
examples. The fire burned. Question: What burned? Answer: The fire.
Sandra
waits.
euestion: Who
waits?
Answer: Sandra.
road. euestion: Who/What going?
There is no answer, so there is no subject and'going, is not a
finite verb.
Going down the
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Verbs
Finite Verbs
Regular Verb Form
Tense - future (simple)
fr/rite the future verb on the
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5.
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They will save some of the cake.
The two Labradors will chase the ball.
After breakfast she will wash up.
lake will change the oil in the car.
Complete the sentences in the futuretense using the verb given in the
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(Production)
3.
4.
5.
you! (bite)
Be careful or the dog
the competition. (enter)
The whole class
The milk
if you leave it there. (spill)
A pride of lions
if you go too close. (attack)
A bunch of roses
Finish these sentences in the
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2.
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(setection)
We will call you in the morning.
brackets.
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line
her
firfirretense
up. (cheer)
(Production)
The ladv next door
That hungry cat
My old bicycle
Jenny's aunt
The Christmas tree
Underline the future tense verbs in green and the nouns (things or
people) in red. (Parsing)
1.
We will post our books and toys in the morning.
2.
Craig and Stuart will catch the train instead of the bus.
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Adverbs
Adverbs of time tell when somethinq is done.
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Underline the adverbs of time in the following rows. Be careful! There
may be more than one adverb of time in each row.
quickly late
sadly silently tonight
just
last
there
up
down
tomorrow early
happily fast
bravely
prematurely yet
upstairs slowly home
most least now
currently first
soon
behind then through still
enough probably presently entirely loudly
much today simultaneously
hard
best
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Write adverbs of time on the lines next to the verbs in the list.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
remember
7.
B.
finish
arrive
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clcnt-in
leave
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11.
12.
studied
performed
go
Here are some words you may rike to
born
served
exploded
waiting
use.
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concurrently
tomorrow
prematurely
finally
simultaneously
last night
recently
this morning
early
late
still
eventually
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