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It's impossible to count how many verbs there are in English, because people are always inventing new ones. If you counted all the English verbs you could find, your number would be wrong again within a day, because someone would invent a new verb like "twerk".
But if you mean "how many ways can a verb be conjugated in English", the answer is a maximum of five: for example, eat, eats, eating, ate, eaten. The only exception is "to be", which has eight: be, is, am, are, being, was, were, been. Note that this number is different from the number of verb tenses that English has, which in standard English is twelve:
had eaten (past perfect)
had been eating (past perfect progressive)
was eating (past progressive)
ate (preterite, a.k.a. past)
has eaten (present perfect)
has been eating (present perfect progressive)
is eating (present progressive)
eats (present)
will have eaten (future perfect)
will have been eating (future perfect progressive)
will be eating (future progressive)
will eat (future)
(In some dialects there are other tenses too, like in "African-American Vernacular English", a.k.a. Ebonics, which has tenses like "bin ate" (remote past): "she bin ate that hot dog" corresponds to standard English "she ate that hot dog a long time ago".)
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Who made verbs?
A verb in the English language is used to describe a state of being. Shakespeare created over 1700 words in the English language. He is credited for changing nouns to verbs.
Adverb before the verb?
In English, not usually except for words like "very" This is different for each language's grammar
Can you use versus as a verb?
Versus comes from the Latin word, against. We find it in our English words adversary and adverse, among others. It is not a verb, therefore cannot be used as a verb at all. However, English is a changing language, and young people now ask their football coaches, "Who are we versing this week?", so it is gradually being accepted into the language.
What is the Origin of the word break?
The origin of the word "a Break" or verb "to break" comes from the local language of Normandy (France) "une brèque" which means the same as the English word. It means also an hole in an hurdle. The pronunciation is the same for the french and English word. Many English words have their origins in the Normandy's language See also "Cat"... source: Grandparents and local linguist.
What is the meaning of ape' in English language?
Ape as a noun is the name for many simians (as opposed to Monkey) Ape as a verb means to imitate somebody.
What are the three words part in English language?
3 word parts of the English language is Verb, Noun and adjective
Who made verbs?
A verb in the English language is used to describe a state of being. Shakespeare created over 1700 words in the English language. He is credited for changing nouns to verbs.
Adverb before the verb?
In English, not usually except for words like "very" This is different for each language's grammar
What has the author Bruce Fraser written?
Bruce Fraser has written: 'Hedged performatives' -- subject(s): English language, Sentences, Verb 'The verb-particle combination in English' -- subject(s): English language, Particles, Verb, Verb phrase
What four letter words start with v and end in b?
No 5 letter word in the English language starts with v and ends with b.
How is Chinese language different from the English language?
Chinese language is a tonal language with characters representing words or concepts, while English is an alphabetic language with an alphabet representing sounds to form words. Chinese does not have verb tenses or plurals, and relies on context for understanding, whereas English uses word order and grammar rules for clarity. Additionally, Chinese does not have articles (a, an, the) like English.
What does the Greek verb believes mean?
believes is a verb in English and is not related to Greek language
Is delicus a verb?
No, "delicus" is not a recognized verb. It is not a word in the English language.
Can you use versus as a verb?
Versus comes from the Latin word, against. We find it in our English words adversary and adverse, among others. It is not a verb, therefore cannot be used as a verb at all. However, English is a changing language, and young people now ask their football coaches, "Who are we versing this week?", so it is gradually being accepted into the language.
How use the information technology use in walmart?
How the English language verb what?
What has the author Anne Siekmeyer written?
Anne Siekmeyer has written: 'Form und Gebrauch komplexer englischer Lehnverben im Deutschen' -- subject(s): German language, Verb, English language, Influence on German, English, Foreign words and phrases
Is the word generously a verb?
No, because you can't say something like, "I generously the boy." You could say, "I generously kissed the boy." So the answer is no, generously is not a verb. In the English language, words ending in "ly" are called ADVERBS. These are words which add a further description to a verb, but they are not verbs in their own right.
