The sentence 'I like watching the squirrels' actually contains two verbs: 'like' and 'watch'. Note that the verb 'watch' is actually in what's called the present participle form and therefore can act as a noun itself.
The Nutty Squirrels Go Bird Watching was created in 1961.
'Watching' is a verb. It's the present participle of 'watch'. 'Watching' is also a noun; a verbal noun (gerund).
The boys were watching television. subject = boys be verb = were present continuous verb = watching
The continuous tense has a verb phrase - be + present participle.Present contiuous = am/is/are + present participle.eg I am watching TV. She is watching TV, They are watching TV.Past contiuous = was/were +present participle.eg I was watching TV. She was watching TV. They were watching TV.
Are watching -- this is a present continuous verb phrase.
The word 'watching' is the present participle of the verb to watch (I am watching, they are watching). The present participle of the verb is also an adjective (the watching crowd), and a gerund, a verbal noun. Gerunds are uncountable nouns.
I will be watching you.
The word 'squirrels' is a plural noun. A noun can function as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.Examples:The squirrels feasted on spilled popcorn. (subject of the sentence)The tree that the squirrels inhabited was just above the park vendors' wagons. (subject of the relative clause)The toddler watched the squirrels intently. (direct object of the verb 'watched')The girl threw a piece of her cookie to the squirrels. (object of the preposition 'to')
Yes, a verb can be at the end of a question in some languages, such as German or Japanese. However, in English, a verb typically comes before the subject in questions, with the exception of certain types of sentences like commands or more formal phrasing.
It is a verb or noun, depending on the specific usage. Example of "prey" used as a verb: "The hawks prey upon the squirrels." Example of "prey" used as a noun: "Squirrels are the prey of hawks."
The continuous tense has a verb phrase - be + present participle.Present contiuous = am/is/are + present participle.eg I am watching TV. She is watching TV, They are watching TV.Past contiuous = was/were +present participle.eg I was watching TV. She was watching TV. They were watching TV.
simple verb is singular but compound verb is formed from two verbs Exp:i was watching TV yesterdaywas watching is the compound verb