Verb Properties

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Verb Properties
Part One Auxiliary / Helping Verbs
give
understood
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inflection
s
ing
ed
to go
go
to walk
walk
to write
write
to speak
speak
to have
have
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Looked
Looked
gave
given
a regular
ed
irregular
ed
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seek
sought
knelt
knelt
freeze
froze
overcame
overcome
linked
linked
not
helping
M
M
M
H
H
H
M
M
H
M
M
H
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do
does
did
am
is
are
can
could
was
were
have
has
had
been
shall
should
will
would
may
might
must
need
Ought to
dare
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the infinitive without to
Ought to
ing
3rd
s
es
do
doing
done
does
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wants
want
tell
to tell
took
take
S1
S2
take
took
has
have !!
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have
has
had
I have given the money to Ali.
So with whom is the money now?
With Ali.
I have to give the money to Ali.
So with whom is the money now?
Still with me!
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Now use the input to give the desired meaning.
Example ( I / do / my homework ) perfect
I have done my homework. obligation
I have to do my homework.
1. ( I / sell / the car ) perfect
obligation
I have sold the car.
I have to sell the car.
2. ( Nuha / finish / the novel ) perfect
obligation
Nuha has finished the novel.
Nuha has to finish the novel.
3. ( The policemen / arrest / the criminal )
perfect obligation
The policemen have arrested the criminal.
The policemen have to arrest the criminal.
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To be present
past past
simple simple
participle am/____/___
____/____ ______
I We
You She
He It
One They
are
is
was
were
been
was
am
are
were
been
is
was
are
were
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V-ing
are learning
to verb
are to leave
be
were
be
Past part.
passive
was arrested
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Compare They found the bag in the airport. (
______________ voice) The bag ____ _________ in
the airport. ( _____________ voice)
active
was found
passive
() Now say whether the verbs in the table below
are active or passive.
are made declared couldve been found was sent
has given is lent has been giving announced
are doing cant find had been written is writing
might re-sell werent told will have stayed shall tell
P
A
P
P
A
A
P
A


A
A
A
P
A
A
P
A
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She wrote the composition.
The composition
was
written.
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She wrote the compositions.
The compositions
were
written.
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She writes the compositions.
The compositions
are
written.
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They write the composition.
The composition
is
written.
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They saw the boys near the river.
The boys were seen near the river.
They make good cars in Japan.
Good cars are made in Japan.
He filled the bottle with milk.
The bottle was filled with milk.
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He is selling brand new mobiles.
Brand new mobiles are being sold.
She was selling brand new mobiles.
Brand new mobiles were being sold.
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They are selling a brand new mobile.
A brand new mobile is being sold.
She is preparing tea now.
Tea is being prepared now.
He was counting the books in the storeroom.
The books were being counted there now.
They are building new bridges across the Blue and
the white Nile.
New bridges are being built across the twin
Niles.
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You can write a better composition!
A better composition can be written!
She has written better compositions!
Better compositions have been written!
She has to write better compositions!
Better compositions have to be written!
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She ought to write a better composition!
A better composition ought to be written!
The landlord has sold the houses.
The Houses have been sold.
You must do the assignment.
The assignment must be done.
I could have done nothing to help them.
Nothing could have been done to help them.
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You can see the horse-race better from here.
The horse-race can be seen better from here.
Rewrite these sentences in the ACTIVE voice
The bulb was replaced by the worker.
The worker replaced the bulb.
The suspects are being questioned by the officers.
The officers are questioning the suspects.
Her parents should have been told (by her) from
the onset.
She should have told her parents from the onset.