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VERBS: TYPES AND TENSES
(English Syntax)

There are four TYPES of verbs: intransitive, transitive, linking, and passive
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VERB TYPES—DEFINITIONS
Intransitive verbs are verbs that express action but that do not take an object
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The verb can, however, be followed by an
adverb or other modifier
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I ran swiftly
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Transitive verbs are verbs that express action that terminates in, or is received by, an object
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Examples: I threw the ball
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(Pronoun as object)
I think that you are correct
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Linking verbs are verbs of the senses like "feel," "look," "smell," or "taste," and a limited
number of other verbs like "be," "seem," "become," or "remain" that link the subject of the
sentence with a complement
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Examples: He is a lawyer
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(Adjective as complement)
It seems that we will lose the game
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Passive-voice verbs are made by using some form of the verb "be" that is followed by a
verb ending in -en or -ed (unless the past participle of the verb is irregular)
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Examples: Our team was beaten at softball
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The building is destroyed by the wrecking crew
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To help identify a passive verb, ask, "Is the subject sitting there PASSIVELY waiting for
something to happen to it, or is the subject doing the ACTION?"

VERB TENSES—DEFINITIONS
Verb tenses are used to indicate time
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Present tense is the stem of the infinitive—to SEE, to USE, to DRIVE, etc
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Future tense is formed by adding "will" or "shall" to the verb stem—we SHALL see, you WILL
use, he WILL drive, etc
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Past Perfect tense is formed by adding "had" to the past participle of the verb—I HAD
seen, he HAD used, you HAD driven, etc
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The following chart should help as a quick reminder
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Find and correct the problems
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For years residents demanded such a law because
they were tire of dogs roaming the neighborhoods and leaving their droppings in other people's
yards
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The most serious case involve a German Shepherd that bited a little girl playing
in the next yard
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Now that the new law has went
into effect, the people of Endeavor were feeling much more secure when they go for walks or
bicycle rides
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ANSWERS:
The town of Endeavor has just passed a leash law which requires all dogs to be kept behind fences or on leashes
whenever they are outside
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The city was finally led to enact a leash law because
of incidents in which dogs attacked joggers or cyclists
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She needed eighty stitches to repair the wounds
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They also know
their children can play safely in their own yards
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Bridging the Communication Gap
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Created by Rebecca Carnes
Revised: Fall 2005
STUDENT LEARNING ASSISTANCE CENTER (SLAC)
Texas State University-San Marcos

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