VERBS
Verbs? What would we do without them? Well, not really very much because verbs are the words that describe the actions that we do. Without verb we can’t even think about the sentence. Sometimes even a single verb can make the full sentence. For example if we are just saying ‘climb’ or ‘drink’ it suggests the full meaning of the sentence. English verbs can take two main forms, regular verbs and irregular verbs. They are the subject of this article, and are a crucial part of the language. In English, we use verbs in three main ways. Firstly, we use the base form in a number of ways; Base Form Of All Verbs The present simple tense, explaining something that is happening now. For example, ‘We sing in church’; in the infinitive form, which is easy to remember because the verb is preceded by ‘to’. ‘We like to sing in church.’ Ah, so this is a gerund! Next, we have the ‘ing’ version of the verb. This is known as the gerund, although most English native speakers do not u...