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Grammar: Verb


Written by      First published July 1, 2009      Last modified October 18, 2011

Past Tense Occured in the past and usually formed by adding -d or -ed to the infinitive. Walked, talked, looked.
Infinitive Verbs action occurs in present and the subject is a plural noun or the pronoun I, we, you, they, and had “to” attached. To walk, to talk, to do.
Verbal Phrase Overview
Infinitive Functions as a noun, ajective, adverb. An infinitive consists of the plain form of the verb (listed in the dictinary) and are usually preceded by “to” We were preparing to runinfinite.
Participle

A participal ends in -ing, -ed, -n and functions as an adjective. Remember: a verbal can never function as the main verb in a sentence.

Present Participle Verb showing completed action. Formed by adding “ing” to the verb infinite. May combine with forms of the verb be (am, is, are, was, were). Am walking. Is walking. Are talking. Was doing. Were learning.
Past Participle Continuing action. Most comonly ends in -d, -ed, -n, -en, used with a form of to be in the passive voice. Verb form used with have, has, had. Have walked. Has seen. Had done.
Gerund A gerund ends in -ing and functions as a noun. The form of the gerund is the same as that of the prsent participle. Runninggerund isverb good exercise.

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