Verb patterns

Grammar
Non-finite finite
infinitive Present Past Present Past
participle participle tense tense
1 Be Being Been Am, is. Are Was, were
2 Have Having Had Has, have Had
3 Do Doing Done Do does Did
4 - - - Shall Should
5 - - - Will Would
6 - - - Can Could
7 - - - May Might
8 - - - Must -
9 - - - Ought -
10 - - - Need -
11 - - - Dare -
12 - - - - used
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Subject x verb direct object
1 He cut his finger
2 We have already had breakfast
3 He doesn’t like cold weather
4 We always do that
5 I want six
6 We lit a fire
7 They were throwing stones
8 A baby can’t dress itself
9 He laughed a merry laugh
10 she smiled her thanks
11 I dug a hole
S-V-(not)- to infinitive-etc
S-V (not)- to infinitive-etc
1 He wants to go
2 He promised to help them
3 they decided not to go
4 Did you remember to shut the windows?
5 They agreed to pay for it
6 Have you to go to school
7 Would you care to go for a walk
8 He pretended not to see me
 Verb require an infinitive

Agree -Appear Manage -mean

Arrange -Ask Need - offer
Claim -Consent Plan - prepare
Decide - Demand Pretend - promise
Deserve -Expect Refuse - seem
Fail -forget Tend - threaten
Hesitate -hope Wait - want
Intend - learn
SUBJECT – VERB – NOUN/PRO – TO INF
Subject X verb Noun or (not) to infinitive
pronoun
1 He wants me to be early
2 I asked him not to do it
3 I told the servant to open the window
4 Please help* me to carry this box
5 He likes his wife to dress well
6 Your teacher expects you to work hard not to
7 I warned him be late
8 He allowed the soldiers to take him prisoner
9 They have never known* him to behave that badly
 SUBJECT-VERB PRO (TO BE) COMPLEMENT
1 They believed him (to be) innocent
2 Do you consider her (to be) honest?
3 I consider it (to be) a shame
4 Tom thinks him (to be) the cleverest boy
in the class
5 We proved him (to be) wrong
 Subject -Verb Noun/ infinitive
pronoun

1 I made him do it
2 Let me go!
3 We must not let the matter rest here
4 They have never known him behave so badly
5 I will have him do the work
6 Will you help me carry this box?
7 Would you have me believe that?
8 I heard him come in
9 We saw them go out
10 They felt the house shake
11 Watch me do it
12 Did anyone notice the thief leave the house
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Subject - verb (that) -Clause

1 I hope (that) you will come

2 I suppose (that) you will be there
3 He explained (that) nothing could be done
4 Do you think (that) it will rain?
5 He saw (that) the plan was useless
6 I suggest (that) he should leave early
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SUBJECT -VERB NOUN/PRO THAT - CLAUSE
1 I told the man (that) he was mistaken
2 I warned you (that) he would be late
3 We satisfied ourselves that the plan would work
4 Please remind him that he must be here early
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Subject -verb conjunction To – infinitive, etc
1 I wonder how to do it
2 I do not know what to do
3 He is learning how to swim
4 She was wondering which to buy
5 Will you find out how to get there
6 You must remember when to begin
7 I do not know whether to go or stay
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Subject - verb Noun/ conjunctive To - infinitive
pronoun
1 We showed him how To do it.
2 Please tell me which to take
3 Can you advise me which to buy?
4 The patterns show you how to make sentences
5 Tell me whether to come or not
6 They told him when to start
7 Tell her what to do
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Subject - verb conjunctive Clause
1 I wonder why he has not come
2 I wonder whether he will come
3 I do not mind where we go
4 Do you know who he is?
5 I do not care what you think
6 Can you suggest where this ought to go?
7 Please say what you want
8 Nobody knows whose it is
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Subjenct-verb Pro/n conjunctive Clause
oun

1 Tell me what it is
2 Ask him where he put it
3 They ask us when we should be back
4 Can you tell me how high it is?
5 Can you inform me when the train leaves
6 Please advise me whether these seeds
should be sown
now
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Subject - verb Gerund

1 Please stop talking

2 He enjoys playing tennis
3 I remember doing it
4 Please excuse my being so late
5 Do you mind staying a little longer?
6 Do you mind my staying a little longer?
7 She couldn’t help laughing
8 He keeps on coming here
9 They went on talking
10 Has it left of raining yet?
Verbs require an {-ing}
Admit - Appreciate Postpone -Practice
Avoid - Complete Quit -Recall
Consider - Delay Recommend
Deny - Discuss Regret -Risk
Enjoy - Finish Stop -Suggest
Keep - Mention Tolerate- Understand
miss
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Subject verb Gerund/to inf
Began talking/to talk
Likes swimming /to swim
Prefer staying /to stay
Hate refusing /to refuse
Started packing /to pack
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It wants doing Doing / to be done

Your work needs Correcting / to be corrected
That needs Explaining /to be explained
It worth Maintaining / to be maintained
It deserved Visiting /to be visited
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verb DO Prep Prep. objeect

Gave the money to his friends

Told the news to everybody
Showed the pictures to our teachers
Don’t lend my books to anybody
Offered one to me
Owe ten millions to my tailor
Throw that box to me
Bring that box to me
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verb object prep Prep. objet
Buy A gold watch For His wife
Save Some for Me
Make A new dress for Herself
Left Any for Your sister
Get Two tickets for Me
Cook Some food for Them
Grill Some fish for Us
Catch Some fish for Us
Pick up Some flowers for them
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verb Direct OBJ prep Prep. object

Thank you for your kind

Ask him for some more
Compare this with that
They punished him for being late
Congratulate him on his success
Don’t throw stones at the dog
What prevented you from coming?
Add this to that one
I explained my difficulty to him
protect us from the enemy
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verb IO DO
Paid you the money
Lend me five thousand
Gave us an english lesson
Read him the letter
Throw me that book
Told him a story
Hand me the book
Denies her nothing
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verb IO DO
Make herself a cup of tea
Buy her a new dress
Buy me one
Leave me any?
Ordered herself a bowl of soup
Will you do me a favor?
Can you spare me one?
Can you get me a copy of that book
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Subject X First Second object
verb Object

I envy You Your fine garden

Forgive Us Our sins
That will save Me A great of trouble
I struck Him A heavy blow
He asked Me A question
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complement:
duration, distance, price, or weigh
Subject x verb (for) x complement
We walk (for) five miles
They had come A long way
The forests stretched For miles and miles
The rain lasted All day
He may live (for) many years
We waited (for) two hours
It weights Five tons
The thermometer went up Ten degrees
It cost Ten shillings
Will you stay (for) the night?
 She writes some letters
 She wrote some letters
 She is writing some letters
 She has written some letters
 She can write some letters
 Some letters are written by her.
 She has been writing some letters for one hour
 She can be working hard at the moment
 She could have done it twice
 She might have been living in Bali for a long time
 It could have been being done for a week