VERBS

Verb form may be classified as follows:

Base form - after modal

Start

Think

Draw

Write

Run

Let

Example:

·        She can sing well. (She sings well à without modal)

·        The police artist will draw the criminal’s face.

·        I must write the paper now for tomorrow’s discussion.

·        He should let the dog out in the evening.

Infinitive - to show purpose

To start

To Think

To Draw

To Write

To Run

To Let

Examples:

·        He set aside his salary to start his own business.

·        To write well, we must practice writing a lot.

·        He is working part time in order to finish his thesis.

·        It was thoughtful of her to buy me a watch.

·        The doorbell is too high to ring.

Gerund

Starting

Thinking

Drawing

Writing

Running

Letting

Examples:

·        My father is very fond of reading.

·        I’m thingking of writing another novel.

·        John is looking forward to running his father’s store.

Past participle

Started

Thought

Drawn

Written

Run

Let

Examples:

·        The principal wan enraged by the student’s behavior.

·        The contract has been signed.

·        The students behavior had enraged the principal.

·        Mr. Hung has signed the contract.

Simple past form

Started

Thought

Drew

Wrote

Ran

Let

Examples:
·        I started to cry as I listened to his account.

·        He wrote a letter to say that he could’t come to New York.

·        Donny saw Andy off to the office.