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Dignen (1999:16) writes" verbs are words that tell us what a person is DOING or FEELING or who a person IS.
Feelings
Use verbs like be, feel and seem to show how you feel and who you are.
e.g ; I feel so bad, I am upset, Her name is Tika.
Action words
Our actions are what we do.
e.g ; I play football, i kicked him, we broke their glass.
Action or Thing?
An action is a verb. But sometimes it looks like a noun in a sentence. It is a gerund.
e.g ; Smoking is bad for you, Jogging is good for you.
am,is,are: Present Simple tense of verb to be
FORM :
Positive ; I am, you are, she is, he is, it is, we are, they are.
Negative ; I am not, you are not, she is not, he is not, it is not, we are not,
they are not.
Question ; Am I...? Are you...? Is she...? Is he...? Is it...? Are we...?
Are they...?
Exercise 1
Please complete the sentences with am, is or are
1. It ... a pen.
2. We ... not a students.
3. How ... you today ?
4. The book ... here.
5. The books ... on the table.
6. ... I right ?
7. ... English very hard ?
8. ... she a lawyer ?
9. My father and I ... watching the movie.
10. I ... not a good student.
has, have got
FORM
Positive ; I/you/we/they + have got = I've got, you've got, we've got, they've got.
she/he/it + has got = She's got, he's got, it's got.
Negative ; I/you/we/they + have not/haven't + got = I haven't got, and so on.
she/he/it + has not/hasn't + got = She hasn't got, and so on.
Question ; Have + I/you/we/they + got.. + ? = Have you got.. ?
Has + she/he/it + got.. + ? = Has she got.. ?
Answer ; Yes/no + I/you/we/they + have/haven't = Yes,i have, No,I haven't.
Yes/no + She/he/it + has/hasn't = Yes,he has, No,it hasn't.
USE
* Possession:
She's got many friends.
Have you heard about him ?
They've got many balls.
She hasn't got many friends.
* Illnesses:
I've got a headache.
Have they got a stomachache ?
* Descriptions:
She's got black hair, blue eyes and a long nose.
Note* : We can also use have for possession:
They have a beautiful dress.
Do you have a job?
I don't have enough money.
But in British English have got is more common than have for possession.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with has or have got (use the short forms)
1. He ... a luxury car.
2. They ... two houses.
3. I ... brown eyes.
4. Mr.Galih ... a handsome face.
5. We ... a lot of problems.
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VERBS
Dignen (1999:16) writes" verbs are words that tell us what a person is DOING or FEELING or who a person IS.Feelings
Use verbs like be, feel and seem to show how you feel and who you are.
e.g ; I feel so bad, I am upset, Her name is Tika.
Action words
Our actions are what we do.
e.g ; I play football, i kicked him, we broke their glass.
Action or Thing?
An action is a verb. But sometimes it looks like a noun in a sentence. It is a gerund.
e.g ; Smoking is bad for you, Jogging is good for you.
am,is,are: Present Simple tense of verb to be
FORM :
Positive ; I am, you are, she is, he is, it is, we are, they are.
Negative ; I am not, you are not, she is not, he is not, it is not, we are not,
they are not.
Question ; Am I...? Are you...? Is she...? Is he...? Is it...? Are we...?
Are they...?
Exercise 1
Please complete the sentences with am, is or are
1. It ... a pen.
2. We ... not a students.
3. How ... you today ?
4. The book ... here.
5. The books ... on the table.
6. ... I right ?
7. ... English very hard ?
8. ... she a lawyer ?
9. My father and I ... watching the movie.
10. I ... not a good student.
has, have got
FORM
Positive ; I/you/we/they + have got = I've got, you've got, we've got, they've got.
she/he/it + has got = She's got, he's got, it's got.
Negative ; I/you/we/they + have not/haven't + got = I haven't got, and so on.
she/he/it + has not/hasn't + got = She hasn't got, and so on.
Question ; Have + I/you/we/they + got.. + ? = Have you got.. ?
Has + she/he/it + got.. + ? = Has she got.. ?
Answer ; Yes/no + I/you/we/they + have/haven't = Yes,i have, No,I haven't.
Yes/no + She/he/it + has/hasn't = Yes,he has, No,it hasn't.
USE
* Possession:
She's got many friends.
Have you heard about him ?
They've got many balls.
She hasn't got many friends.
* Illnesses:
I've got a headache.
Have they got a stomachache ?
* Descriptions:
She's got black hair, blue eyes and a long nose.
Note* : We can also use have for possession:
They have a beautiful dress.
Do you have a job?
I don't have enough money.
But in British English have got is more common than have for possession.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with has or have got (use the short forms)
1. He ... a luxury car.
2. They ... two houses.
3. I ... brown eyes.
4. Mr.Galih ... a handsome face.
5. We ... a lot of problems.
- Present Perfect Tense
affirmative sentence: in affirmative sentence "have" with plural noun (I, we, you they) "has" with singular noun (he, she, it) has, have + third form of verbExamples I have read my book?They have come to the party.She has finished her work.We...
- Question Tags Verbs
Question tail/tag Mostly we use question tags with request, command, proposal, or statement these sentences come with question tag forms? like? Some semi negative also come with question tags (few little, hardily, scarcely, rarely, seldom) How to use...
- Simple Present Tense
Pattern : Affirmative Verbal : S + verb 1 + O e.g. I like English (Remember:A sentence using third person pronoun, the verb should be added with s/es. e.g. She likes English, He brings the bag, It breaks the glass. Affirmative Non verbal :...
- Uses Of Different Forms Of Verbs
Uses of Different Forms of Verbs We now know that Verb has six forms: 1. Present Form 2. Past Form ...
- Forms Of Verbs
Forms of Verbs Finite Forms: We have already known about Finite Form and Non-finite Form of Verbs Finite Forms take Subject but Non-finite Forms take no Subject. Only Present Form and Past Form can take subjects. So Only Present Form...