Elp Lesson 2 Verbs

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LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY
Correct Usage
Do, Does and Did
Has, Have and Had
VERBS
WORDS WHICH SHOW ACTIONS, AN
EVENT OR A STATE.
TYPES OF VERBS
1. Action verbs
Action verbs, as their name says, are used to refer to
actions.

2. Stative verbs
Unlike action verbs, stative verbs refer to conditions or
states of being. Generally speaking, we use stative verbs
to describe things like qualities, states of existence,
opinions, beliefs, and emotions.
TYPES OF VERBS
4. Linking verbs

Linking verbs are a special type of stative verb whose

name gives a big clue as to what they do. Linking verbs
are used to link a subject with a subject complement. A
subject complement describes or identifies the subject of
the sentence or clause.
TYPES OF VERBS
5. Helping verbs (auxiliary verbs)
Helping verbs, also called auxiliary verbs, are helpful
verbs that work with other verbs to change the meaning
of a sentence. A helping verb combines with a main verb
in order to accomplish different goals. These include
changing the tense of the verb or altering the mood of a
sentence.
TYPES OF VERBS
List of words used as helping verbs includes be, have, do,
can, will
Examples:
·The musician has performed in concerts all over the
world.
·My cat is getting slow in her old age.
·Cheetahs can run incredibly fast.
TYPES OF VERBS
6. Modal verbs
Modal verbs are a subgroup of helping verbs that are
used to give a sentence a specific mood. Each modal verb
is used differently, and they can express concepts such as
ability, necessity, possibility, or permission.
Verbs such as can. may, might, would, must are

modal verbs.
TENSES OF
VERBS
TENSES OF VERBS
• Simple tenses are the basic versions of past, present, and
future tense verbs. They describe either one event or all
events of one action.
• Perfect tenses discuss a future action that will be
completed (or perfected).
DO, DOES AND
DID
DO, DOES AND DID
Do, does and did are used as auxiliary verbs to ask yes-or-no
questions, to express negatives and to emphasize an idea.
They are usually paired with the base form of the verb.
a. Asking yes or no questions

• DO – when the subject is I, you, we or they
• Does – third person singular pronouns
b. Past Tense
• Did- past form of both does and do.
DO, DOES AND DID
c. Expressing negatives
Negative form of do is do not.
example: I don't love you anymore.
She doesn't deserve a cheater like you.
d. Emphasizing idea
example: I always do pay bills.
Dancers do train well for the competition.
e. Forming wh-questions
example: Who do you think you are?
When did you find out the truth?
DO, DOES AND DID
2 .Do, does and did also function as action verbs.
example:
Peter always does his assignment.
Teachers do a lot of work.
Jaylord did a great job.
HAS, HAVE
AND HAD
HAS, HAVE AND HAD
Has and have can be used to show possessions

and are important in making perfect tenses.
Had is both the past tense of has and have

HAS, HAVE AND HAD
A. HAVE
Used with I, you, plural pronouns, and nouns.
example: I have two girlfriends.
Liars have always reasons to tell.
B. HAS
Used with third person singular.
example: My ex has no word of honor.
He has a new partner.
C. HAD
example: I had high hopes that he will not cheat.
HAS, HAVE AND HAD
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
= HAVE / HAS + MAIN VERB (PAST PARTICIPLE)
Examples:
1. I have finished all my homework.
2. She has gone to the store.
3. We have lived here for three years.
HAS, HAVE AND HAD
An action or situation which began in the past and is continuing

to the present.
• I have lived in Mumbai since 1995. It means you are still living
in Mumbai.
An action performed during a period that has not finished yet.
• He has been to the zoo thrice this month. It means the month
is not over yet.
HAS, HAVE AND HAD
A repeated action in an unspecified period between the past

and present.
• They have visited London multiple times.
An action that was completed in the very recent past. ‘Just’ is
used to express it.
• We have just completed our assignment.
HAS, HAVE AND HAD
PAST PERFECT TENSE
= HAD + MAIN VERB (PAST PARTICIPLE)
Examples:
• My husband had finished all the housework by the time I got
home from work.
• When I called Laura last night, her husband told me she had
gone out.
• I had lived in 5 different cities before I turned 10 years old.
HAS, HAVE AND HAD
Contractions
Have and Has in questions
Have got and Have

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Linking verbs are a special type of stative verb whose

Verbs such as can. may, might, would, must are

a. Asking yes or no questions

Has and have can be used to show possessions

Had is both the past tense of has and have

An action or situation which began in the past and is continuing

A repeated action in an unspecified period between the past

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