(Verbids, verbals)

No

Categories

Forms and examples

1

Person

• The first, e.g. I’ll bring a cake and we’ll have tea together.

• The second, e.g. Do you take sugar in your tea?

• The third, e.g. She doesn’t enjoy yachting.

2

Number

• Singular, e.g. Ted sings pretty well.

• Plural, e.g. His parents sing well, too.

3

Tense

• Present, e.g. Dinosaurs don’t exist now.

• Past, e.g. They lived millions years ago.

• Future, e.g. I doubt if they will exist in future.

4

Aspect

• Indefinite (Common / Simple), e.g. Helen does a lot of work at the weekend.

• Continuous, e.g. Peter is doing his yoga exercises at the moment.

5

Correlation

• Perfect, e.g. Have you seen “Gone with the Wind”?

• Non-Perfect, e.g. I saw it last year.

6

Mood

• Indicative, e.g. Joan has been learning Spanish for three years.

• Imperative, e.g. Let’s do this work together, shall we?

• Subjunctive, e.g. If you had done this work yesterday, you wouldn’t be so busy today.

7

Voice

• Active, e.g. Marge cooks all the meals herself.

• Passive, e.g. All the meals in the family are cooked by their mother.

No

Categories

Forms and examples

1

Person

None

2

Number

None

3

Tense

None

4

Aspect

• Indefinite (Simple / Common), e.g. Helen may come tomorrow. John appears to be pleased.

• Continuous, e.g. Peter must be doing his yoga exercises at the moment. Lily seems to be playing quite happily.

5

Correlation

• Non-Perfect, e.g. All the books must be returned to the library by December 25. Tom seems to enjoy his new job.

• Perfect, e.g. Jack must have been learning English for a long time, as he knows it so well. Adele is said to have finished her course.

6

Mood

None

7

Voice

• Active, e.g. Marge has to cook all the meals herself. Henry wants to take up a new hobby.

• Passive, e.g. All the meals in the family have to be cooked by their mother. Hob seems to be paid too much attention to.