Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Verbs Part 2

Dynamic and Stative Verbs  
This category of verbs deals with the verb words themselves; and whether they indicate an action or a state of the subject. This category is not concerned with the object in particular.
Dynamic Verbs 
These verbs denote an actual action or expression or process done by the subject. They mean an action which can be seen or physically felt or the result of which is seen or physically felt by the object or an indirect object.
She buys new clothes every week.
Here the verb is buys which is an action done by the subject ‘she’, hence it is a dynamic verb.
He is swimming at the beach. 
Here again we have the definite action swimming done by the subject ‘he’, making ‘swimming’ a dynamic verb in this sentence.
Stative Verbs

Monday, August 12, 2013

Verbs Part 1

Verbs are the most important component of any sentence.  These words talk about the action or the state of any noun or subject. This means  that verbs show what the subject is doing or what is the state or situation of the subject.
For example:
He ran to the store. - Here the verb ran describes the action of the subject ‘he’ 
She is a creative person. - Here there is no action being done. Instead the auxiliary verb ‘is’ shows the state of the subject ‘she’ as being ‘creative’. 
There are different types and classifications of Verbs; some of the most important ones are listed below: 

Action Verbs   

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Future Tense - Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Future Perfect Continuous is used to talk about an on-going action before some point in the future.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT
WILL HAVE BEEN
VERB + ing
REST OF THE SENTENCE
I
will have been
watching
television for four hours when you come home.
You
will have been
watching
television for four hours when you come home.
He
will have been
watching
television for four hours when you come home.
Mohan
will have been
watching
television for four hours when you come home.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

FUTURE TENSES

The Simple Future tense is used when we plan or make a decision to do something. Nothing is said about the time in the future.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT
WILL
VERB
REST OF THE SENTENCE
I
will
read
the story book tomorrow.
You
will
read
the story book tomorrow.
He
will
read
the story book tomorrow.
Mohan
will
read
the story book tomorrow.

Friday, August 9, 2013

FUTURE TENSES - NEGATIVE STATEMENTS


NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT
WILL NOT
VERB
REST OF THE SENTENCE
I
will not
play
football next week.
You
will not
play
football next week.
He
will not
play
football next week.
Mohan
will not
play
football next week.
The boy
will not
play
football next week.
She
will not
play
football next week.
Pooja
will not
play
football next week.

Thursday, August 8, 2013

FUTURE TENSES - Future Perfect Tense

The Future Perfect tense expresses an action that will occur in the future before another action or time in the future.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT
WILL  HAVE
VERB  (past participle)
REST OF THE SENTENCE
I
will have
eaten
by half past nine.
You
will have
eaten
by half past nine.
He
will have
eaten
by half past nine.
Mohan
will have
eaten
by half past nine.
The boy
will have
eaten
by half past nine.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

FUTURE TENSES - Future Continuous Tense

The future continuous tense is used to express action at a particular moment in the future. However, the action will not have finished at the moment.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT
WILL BE
VERB  + ing
REST OF THE SENTENCE
I
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
You
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
He
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Mohan
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
The boy
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
She
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Pooja
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
The girl
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
We
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
You
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
They
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
The children
will be
studying
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.

Notice that we use ‘will be’ and the verb + ing for all subjects.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The Past Perfect Continuous tense is used to express something that started in the past and continued until another time in the past.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT
HAD BEEN
VERB + ing
REST OF THE SENTENCE
I
had been
standing
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
You
had been
standing
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
He
had been
standing
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
Mohan
had been
standing
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
The boy
had been
standing
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Future Tense - Future Perfect Continuous Tense Part 1


INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS

WILL
SUBJECT
HAVE BEEN
VERB + ing
REST OF THE SENTENCE
Will
I
have been
playing
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will
you
have been
playing
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will
he
have been
playing
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
Will
Mohan
have been
playing
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?

Past Perfect Tense

The Past Perfect tense is used to express something that happened before another action in the past.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT
HAD
VERB (past participle)
REST OF THE SENTENCE
I
had
finished
the work.
You
had
finished
the work.
He
had
finished
the work.

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Past Continuous Tense

In the Past Continuous tense, the action was ongoing till a certain time in the past.This tense is used to talk about an action at a particular time in the past.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT
WAS / WERE
VERB + ing
REST OF THE SENTENCE
I
was
sleeping
at 11 p.m. last night.
You
were
sleeping
at 11 p.m. last night.
He
was
sleeping
at 11 p.m. last night.

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Past Tense - Simple Past Tense

In the Simple Past tense, the action is simply mentioned and understood to have taken place in the past. The action started and ended sometime in the past but the time may or may not be mentioned.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT
VERB (in past form)
REST OF THE SENTENCE
I
played
cricket yesterday.
You
played
cricket yesterday.
He
played
cricket yesterday.

Friday, August 2, 2013

Tenses Part III - Present Perfect Tense

In the Present Perfect tense, the action is complete or has ended and hence termed Perfect. The exact time when the action happened is not important and hence, it is not mentioned in this tense.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
HAVE / HAS
VERB (past participle)
REST OF THE SENTENCE
I
have
seen
this movie.
You
have
seen
this movie.
He
has
seen
this movie.
Mohan
has
seen
this movie.
The boy
has
seen
this movie.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Tenses Part II - Present Continuous Tense Tweet

In the Present Continuous tense, the action is on-going/ still going on and hence continuous. The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions that are happening at this current moment.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT
AM / ARE / IS
VERB + ing
REST OF THE SENTENCE
I
am
watching
television.
You
are
watching
television.
He
is
watching
television.
Mohan
is
watching
television
The boy
is
watching
television.
She
is
watching
television.
Pooja
is
watching
television.