English TensesVerónica Esteban Díaz

LESSON 1

Objective:

Learn non-personal forms in order to be able to form other tenses

Infinitive

Gerund

Participle

INFINITIVE

FORMS

Positive

The infinitive could be formed without to

VerbTo

INFINITIVE

FORMS

Negative

VerbToNot

EXAMPLES

PositiveTo watchTo speakBuyStudy

NegativeNot eatNot to drink

USES

As subjectTo give advice is easy

As direct objectWe all want to talk

As complementMy goal is to win

It is used to describe unreal, general or future actionsShe decided to return home

In my goal is to win, to win is a complement because the verb is copular

GERUND

FORMS

Positive

Verb -ing

GERUND

FORMS

Negative

VerbNot -ing

EXAMPLES

PositiveDrinkingStudyingWatching

NegativeNot talkingNot beingNot speaking

USES

As subjectEating is a pleasure for me

As direct objectHe enjoys swimming

As complementYou keep talking about your problems

As an adverb It’s freezing cold

As adjective that describes things The film was interesting

It is used to describe real and completed actionsThey finished working the garden

EXERCISES

http://www.really-learn-english.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercises.html

http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_3.htm

http://imparareinglese.com/esercizi_inglese/gerund_infinitive_change.html

PARTICIPLE

FORMS

Positive

Verb -ed

-ed is used for regular verbs, for irregular verbs see this list

PARTICIPLE

FORMS

Negative

-ed is used for regular verbs, for irregular verbs see this list

VerbNot -ed

EXAMPLES

PositiveWatchedStudiedWalkedBoughtDrunkPut

NegativeNot spokenNot doneNot visited

USES

As adjectives that describes a personA weaked child was begging

As objectI found her not recovered

As adverbI’m dead thirsty

To expess an early action of the same subjectDeceived by everybody, he decided to move on

EXERCISES

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/irregverbs1.htm

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-3.html

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/past_participle.htm