0
Verbs
Includes questions related to the comprehension, usage and identification of the parts of speech that express an action or existence.
19,822 Questions
What is correct verb form in sentence i have become or became sleepy?
I have become sleepy.
base verb = become
past = became
past participle = become
The word hasn't is a contraction, a verb-adverb combination; a shortened form for 'has not'. Examples:
He has not called. or He hasn't called.
Does occurring have a verb at the end?
Occurring IS a verb - an action word or state of being, like 'I am'
oc·cur/əˈkər/Verb
- Happen; take place: "the accident occurred at about 3:30 p.m.".
- Exist in a place or under a particular set of conditions: "radon occurs in rocks such as granite".
Synonyms
happen - come about - befall - come - take place - pass
Yes, "is" is a form of the verb "to be," which can be used in passive constructions.
What is noun formed verb of unify?
The word "unification" is a noun , meaning the result of unifying.
Does she has a pen. Is this question grammatically correct?
No, the question is not grammatically correct. It should be "Does she have a pen?" using the correct form of the verb "have" for the subject "she."
What is the phrasal verb for stay?
stay in - not go out
stay on - not leave at the expected time
stay on - remain in place, not come off
stay up - not go to bed
stay out - not return home
no.
verb implies action
"them" is a pronoun implying a group of people
Is 'like' a plural or a singular verb?
This is only important when the verb is used with he/she/it or a singular noun subject.
The the verb has -s ending.
He likes ice cream. The doctor likes ice cream.
Compare this with a plural subject:
They like ice cream. The doctors like ice cream.
I suppose you could say like is a plural verb but that is not a common thing to say about a verb.
What is the present perfect of clean?
Clean is a regular verb that means the past and past participle are formed by adding -ed = cleaned.
Present perfect is formed with: have/has + past participle
have cleaned or has cleaned.
We have cleaned the classroom. The teacher has cleaned the white board
How do you change contain into a noun?
The noun forms for the verb to contain are container and the gerund, containing.
A related noun form is containment.
Break and think are examples of what kind of verb has nine letters?
Break and think are irregular verbs. Because their past tense is not formed by adding -ed to the base verb:
break -- brought, think -- thought.
Compare with regular verb whose past tense is formed by adding -ed to the base verb:
walk -- walked, listen -- listened
What is the future tense of say?
The future tense of "say" is "will say." For example, "I will say goodbye before I leave."
No. When is an adverb.
A verb is a word that describes an action (run, walk, etc), a state of being (exist, stand, etc) or occurrence (happen, become, etc).
An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb (My dog Fifi barks loudly / Nicola is really beautiful).
No, "will" is not a linking verb. It is an auxiliary verb used to express future tense or make predictions. Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a noun, pronoun, or adjective that renames or describes the subject.
What kind of verb does the predicate nominatives follow?
The predicate nominative is the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject. Examples:
Jane is my sister. (Jane = sister)
Jane became a physical therapist. (Jane -> physical therapist)
Are - speak- spoke- and spoken irregular verbs?
Speak is an irregular verb.
Spoke and spoken are forms of speak.
spoke is the past of speak.
spoken is the past participle of speak.
What type of verb form is the word sleep?
sleep is the base form
slept is the past simple form
slept is the past participle.
A verb that contains more than one word?
Phrasal verbs have more than one word:
look out, pick up, break off, blow up etc
Or verb phrases have more than one word:
am going, was watching, has eaten, have been sleeping.
Can break and think be an example of irregular verbs?
Yes, "break" and "think" are examples of irregular verbs because their past tense forms do not follow the regular pattern of simply adding "-ed." The past tense forms are "broke" and "thought," respectively.
What is the past participle of white?
The past tense is whited.
(White is rarely used as a verb though)
