Form, Function and Productivity of English Light Verb Constructions
Verb Form
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Transcript of Verb Form
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Verb Form
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VERB FORM
CHECK AND PRACTISE
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CheckHe ---[open] the door and came out.
Stop ---[cry].Start ---[write].Keep---[smile].
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Check is/am/ are or have/has
beenLook, the children ---[play].The children ---[play] for a long time.
Hurry up. We --- [wait] for you.
We ----[wait] for you for half an hour.
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Check If one verb is given and before any conjunction you need another verb it may be-
-ing formPast participleInfinitive
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Examples They went to exhibition ---[buy] handicrafts.
This is right place --- [park] the car.
---- [smoke] is dangerous.I saw a man ---[lie] on the road.
I like ----[swim].
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We are ready ---[fight].She was very happy --- [see] my rusult.
This watch is ---[make] in India.
The match was ---[excite]The best way is --- [work] hard.
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CHECK – it is direct or indirect.He said, ‘I --- [will+come] late.
He said that he --- [will+come] late.
Papa said, ‘You ---[be] clever.
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Papa said that I --- [be] clever.
The teacher said, ‘The principal --- [go] out.
The teacher said that the pricipal ---[go] out.
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check - ifIf I come, --- [meet] him.If I were there, I --- [meet] him.
Had I been there, I --- [meet] him.
If they call us, we --- [should+go].
Had they called us, we --- [should+go].
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check- used toI used to --- [go] to school.My papa --- [use to +work] in factory when he was a student.
She is used to --- [get up] late.
My friends are used to --- [watch] TV.
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check- modal auxiliaryYou --- [shoould+take] permission before you enter the office.
You --- [shoould+take] permission before you entered the office.
Milk --- [shoould+take] daily.
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Let’s practise.He…(be) our postman. He …(be) a simple man. He always …(come) in a uniform. He …(wear) a
khakhi dress. He usually …(ride) on a bicycle.
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We … (see) him everyday. He …(go) from house to house and …. (deliver)
letters.Sometimes he …(bring)
parcels and money order,too. People…(expect)
him at a particular time.
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He …[come] in all season. He never …(fail) to come.
He … (not forget) his duties. He …(be) a
messanger of good and bad news. Without him we …
(miss) our letters. Everybody… (like) him.
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Let’s practise.
There was a merchant. He used to ………. (travel) across the country …..[buy] and………..(sell) goods. He………..(ride)one donkey and the other …[carry] his goods. cheap”.
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Let’s practise.
One day, someone said to him, “There…….(be) an inn where it is possible……… (buy) donkeys
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Let’s practise.
It……..(may+rain) heavily today.
The blue sky………..(turn) to grey . The clouds……(be) so thick that it may rain. The fields…..(look) like lakes. The bushes are……….(drip)
with water.
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Let’s practise.
King : Have you anything more ……….(say)?
Minister: Since yesterday, two weavers who ……(come)from a distant village ……. (wait) outside……… (see) you.
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Let’s practise.
I was at the corner shop …… (buy) some goods. Suddenly, I ……… (hear) people……… (scream). I……. (look) around and saw huge flames ……….(leap) out of the house.
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Let’s practise.
Two friends ….(go) to see a movie. They ….
(be) late. They ….(enter) the cinema
house. They ….(see) the hero on the screen
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He….(come) and ….(meet) the other man. For sometime
they….(talk) but after sometime the hero …(get)
angry. They… (start) … [fight]. The other man …(get) injury
and his men ...(catch) the hero and … (tie) him with a chain.
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He …(bring) his mother tied. The hero …(shout)
loudly and … (try) …[break] the chain. The chain … (break) and a true fighting …(start).
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Let’s practise.
The Mahabharata …(be) one of our greatest holy books. The story of Karna … (be ) from the Mahabharata. He … (be) the eldest son of Kunti.
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However, Kunti… (leave) him and Adhirath, the
charioteer… (bring) him up. No one …(know) that
he …(be ) the son of Kunti. So he …(suffer) a
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He …(not get ) the permission to fight with
Arjuna because he …(be) not a prince. Karna …(take)
an important part in the war of Mahabharata. In the
end he …(die ) bravely.
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Let’s practise.
She ….. (think ) that she was very clever. Once she
said to Sunil, “You can never …[play] a trick on me. You
…….. (be ) stupid.” Sunil replied, “……….. (wait )
here by this gate. I …….(find ) a way……(trick ) you.”
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Let’s practise.
Reporter : When did the accident ……(happen )?
Mrs Patel: It ………. (happen) an hour ago.
Reporter : Where………. (be ) you at that time?
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Mrs Patel : I was at a SHOP, ……...(buy) some goods.
Suddenly, I………(hear ) people ….[scream].
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Let’s practise.Yesterday, I ….. (write) a letter to my friend. Now, I……… (write) a letter to a news paper press.
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I……….. (post ) both the letters tomorrow because I….. (forget ) to buy the stamps yesterday. How forgetful I……….(be ) !
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Let’s practise.
“Who……. (be ) these boys ?” he said to himself.
“I………. never …… (see ) such skill and
courage !”
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He was standing and…… (look) at the boys in wonder when an arrow…… (came) towards him.
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