VERB

CHAPTER II

A.   Definition of verb

Verb is words to expresses activity / condition / situation. Verb is the critical element of the predicate of a sentence and perhaps verb is the most important part of the sentence .

B.   According to function verb in the sentence, verb can defide into three:

1.     Ordinary verb:

Ordinary verb is main verb that must be one in the sentence and a type of verb that have inflection and the inflection ordinary influenced by the tenses.

For example :

Go ( bare infinitive )

Going ( present participle /Ving )

Went ( past tense /V2 )

Gone ( past participle / V3 )

Goes ( additional infinitive )

Ordinary verb defided into two kind :

·         Verbal

Verbal is a sentence that verb is not a member “be”

( Be, is, am, are, was, were, been, being )

For example : I met my friend yesterday

·         Nominal

Nominal is a sentence that verb is a member “be”

( Be, is, am, are, was, were, been, being )

For example : she is happy

2.      Auxiliary verb

Auxiliary verb is verb that helping the other verb for forming perfect sentence.

Auxiliary verb defided into two :

a)         Primary auxiliary

Be, is , am, are, was, were, been, being, do, does, did, have, has, had

b)        Modal auxiliary

Will, shall, can, could, may, should, would, might, must , etc.

3.      Linking verb

Linking verb is verbthat servesto link thesubject withpronoun or adjective which discribe the subject.

Included in this verb are :

Be, Feel, Get, Grow, Look, Remain, Fall, Appear, Become, Seem, Smeel, Turn, Run, Like, Look like  , etc.

For example :

The man became rich

I feel sleepy

Alex looks serious

The cakes smeel delicious

C.     According to the object , verb difided into two :

a.       Transitive verb

Transitive verb is verbs that require object in the active sentence

For example :

She buys a book

He borrows a pen from me

b.      Intransitive verb

Intransitive verb is verbs that don’t require object.

Such as : go, come, arrive, stay , etc.

For example :

They will come here tomorrow

Ahmad goes to jakarta by plane

D.    According to using verb , verb can difided into three :

1.         Infinitive or present tense ( V1 )

Ø  Infinitive or present tense is the first form of the verb or basic verb.

For example : visit, go, call, buy, feel, make, etc.

In english infinitive defided into two :

-          Infinitive with “to” or to infinitive

Infinitives with to can following the particular verb in the sentence and can declare a reason or as complement in the behind adjective or noun.

For example :

She promised to work better

They came here to rest

I’m afraid to tell the news

-          Infinitive without “to”

Infinitives without to can used for after auxiliary verb, except to be.

For example : can , may , must , will, etc.

She can drive a car

You must take a rest

And then infinitive without to can use after particular verb .

Feel	Make
Have	Notice
Hear	Observe
Help	See
Let	Watch

For example :

I watched  the girl play badminton

My student help me find what i want

2.         Past tense ( V2 )

Ø  Past tense is the second form of the verb or to declare activities that have occurred at a particular time in the past.

For example : visited, went, called, bought, felt, made, etc.

3.         Past participle ( V3 )

Ø  Past participle is the third form of the verb or to declare activities in the past and usually the activities not particular .

for example : visited, gone, called, bought, felt, made, etc.

E.     According to time change or transform, verb can defide into two :

1.     Regular verb

Regular verb is transform the verb that following normal regulate that is adding –d or –ed in the first form of the verb thus becoming the second form of verb ( past tense ) and the third form of the verb ( past participle ).

But if the infinitive ends the letter –e then the past tense and past participle can be formed with adding –d .

For example :

Call	Called	Called
Open	Opened	Opened
Climb	Climbed	Climbed
Watch	Watched	Watched
Report	Reported	Reported
Import	Imported	Imported
Behave	Behaved	Behaved
Believe	Believed	Believed

2.      Irregular verb

Irregular verb is transform the verb that not following normal regulate or in the formation of the verb past tense and past participle not add –ed or –d. Because of that irregular verb must be memorized.

For example :

Drive	Drove	Driven
Drink	Drank	Drunk
Come	Came	Come
Ride	Rode	Ridden
Sell	Sold	Sold
Tell	Told	Told
See	Saw	Seen
Send	Sent	Sent

Chapter III

1.      Definition of Verb is words that expresses activity / condition / situation. Verb is the critical element of the predicate of a sentence and perhaps verb is the most important part of the sentence.

2.      According to function verb in the sentence,verb can defided into three:

      1)      Ordinary verb

      2)      Auxiliary verb

            a) Primary auxiliary

            b) modal auxiliary

     3)      Linking verb

3.      According to the object , verb difided into two :

      1)      Transitive verb

      2)      Intransitive verb

4.      According to using verb , verb can difided into three :

      1)      Infinitive or present tense ( V1 )

            a)      Infinitive with to or to infinitive

            b)      Infinitive without to

      2)      Past tense (V2)

      3)      Past participle (V3)

5.      According to time change or transform, verb can defided into two :

     1)      Regular verb

     2)      Irregular verb