Verb Phrase 2

2010. 11. 21. 17:46Literatur/English

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Verb Phrase 2

Park Hyeong rak, Choi Hae ree, Kim Sae rang

 

1) Verb forms

 

Verb forms

Examples

Simple present

I love your Mercedes.

Present progressive

You are standing too close to it.

Simple past

I wanted a car just like it

Past progressive

You were aiming too high.

Simple future

I will work for it.

Future progressive

You will be working forever.

Present perfect

I have worked hard before.

Present perfect progressive

I had saved my money

Past perfect

You have been working for nothing.

Future perfect

I will have saved enough.

Future perfect progressive

You will have been saving in vain.

 

 

2) Copular verbs

 

a.     Copular verbs are used to associate an attribute with the subject of the clause.

b.     The attribute is usually expressed by the subject predicative following the verb.

 

 Ex) I am so beautiful.

 

                                       Current copular verbs

Copular verb

                                       Result copular verbs

 

 c. Current copular verbs have two subclasses.

  a) The first subclass identifies attributes that are in a continuing state of existence.

   ) This includes : be, seem, appear, keep, remain, stay

  b) The other subclass reports sensory perceptions.

   ) This includes : look, feel, sound, smell, taste

d. State-of-existence:

  EX) We are all human.

    I may have appeared a little short with my daughter that morning.

    David Elsworth seemed quite satisfied with the performance of Barnbrook.

e.Sensory perception

 EX) I really do look awful.

Ooh that feels good.

They just sound really bad when they’re recorded on.

f. Result copular verbs Result copular verbs identify an attribute that is the result of a process of change :

She’ll end up pregnant.

His breathing became less frantic.

My heart grew sick and I couldn’t eat.

g. Other result copular verbs include : become, get, go, grow, prove, come, turn, turn out, end up, wind up.

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