LEARN ENGLISH : VERB PATTERN (1-6)

LEARN ENGLISH : VERB PATTERN (1-6)

Rizal   1/17/2014 09:40:00 pm   Comment  

Let's learn English from the basics...the verb pattern 1 to 6

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VERB PATTERN 1

Formula : Subject + Verb + Direct Object

Example               : Her name is Entin

                                 I know her name

                                Usman drinks fresh milk

VERB PATTERN 2

Formula : Subject + Verb + (not) to infinitive

Example               : Andri forgot to lock the door

                                Indah hopes to go to Hongkong on holiday

                                Dedeh decided not to sell her cellphone

VERB PATTERN 3

Formula : Subject + Verb (pro)noun + (not) to-infinitive

Example               : Gugun asks his wife not to work

                                Didn’t I tell you not to press any button?

                                The situation forced Isma to cancel her holiday 

VERB PATTERN 4

Formula : Subject + Verb + (pro)noun + (to be) complement

Verb commonly used in this pattern are:

Acknowledge    feel                        judge                    report                   think

Believe              find                       know                     see                      understand

Declare             guess                    prove                    suppose

Deny                 imagine                 realize                  suspect

Example               :  I find it hard to believe

                                She realizes it to have been an error

                                Rahma proved them (to be) wrong

VERB PATTERN 5

Physical Perception

Formula : Subject + Verb + (pro)noun + Infinitive

Verb used in this pattern :

Feel, hear, look at, look up,

Notice, observe, see, watch

Example               : Watch me pose

                               I see him leave

                               Can you hear Yuni shouts?

Non-Physical Perception

Formula : Subject + Verb + (pro) noun + Infinitive

Verb used in this pattern : have, help, let, know, make

Example               : Let me outta here

                                I would have the students do the work

                                Tina has never been known to wear men’s shoes

NOTE : The to-infinitive is needed in the passive construction.

VERB PATTERN 6

Same as Verb Pattern 5, the verbs used in this pattern are also divided into 2 groups

Physical Perceptions

Formula: Subject + Verb + (pro)noun + Present Participle

Example: Anto saw Tika going on a date with her boyfriend

                I could feel your heart beating fast

                We observed the engine revving up to 8,000rpm

Non-Physical Perception

Formula: Subject + Verb + (pro)noun + Present Participle

The chief verb in this pattern are :

Catch                    keep      pass

Find                       leave     set

Imagine                 meet     start

Example: Enjum passed a pretty girl sitting on a chair at a cafe

                They left Karin wondering where the map is

                The police caught the arms dealer doing a transaction