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Prefix suffix || || Walk walks Present present continuous walking walked participle past || || Staw / berry 2 morpheme word Foot / ball / er 3 morpheme word ||
 * Word parts **
 * Affixes || UN- FATHOM -ABLE
 * Inflections:
 * Morphemes

Paul //rides// a bicycle Here, the verb //rides// certainly denotes an action which Paul performs - the action of riding a bicycle. However, there are many verbs which do not denote an action at all. For example, in //Paul seems unhappy//, we cannot say that the verb //seems// denotes an action. We would hardly say that Paul is performing any action when he seems unhappy. So the notion of verbs as "action" words is somewhat limited. We can achieve a more robust definition of verbs by looking first at their formal features. The Base Form Here are some examples of verbs in sentences: [1] She //travels// to work by train [2] David //sings// in the choir [3] We //walked// five miles to a garage [4] I //cooked// a meal for the family Notice that in [1] and [2], the verbs have an //-s// ending, while in [3] and [4], they have an //-ed// ending. These endings are known as INFLECTIONS, and they are added to the BASE FORM of the verb. In [1], for instance, the //-s// inflection is added to the base form //travel//. ** Ending ** || ** Base Form **  ||
 * __ Verbs __** have traditionally been defined as "action" words or "doing" words. The verb in the following sentence is //rides//:
 * Certain endings are characteristic of the base forms of verbs:
 * -//ate// || concentr//ate,// demonstr//ate,// illustr//ate//  ||
 * -//ify// || clar//ify,// dign//ify,// magn//ify//  ||
 * // -ise/-ize // || bapt//ize,// conceptual//ize,// real//ise// ||

Past and Present Forms
When we refer to a verb in general terms, we usually cite its base form, as in "the verb //trave//l", "the verb //sing//". We then add inflections to the base form as required. 
 * || ** Base Form ** || ** + ** || ** Inflection ** || ||
 * [1] She || **// travel //**  || ** + **  || **// s //**  || to work by train  ||
 * [2] David || **// sing //**  || ** + **  || **// s //**  || in the choir  ||
 * [3] We || **// walk //**  || ** + **  || **// ed //**  || five miles to a garage  ||
 * [4] I || **// cook //**  || ** + **  || **// ed //**  || a meal for the whole family  ||

These inflections indicate TENSE. The //-s// inflection indicates the PRESENT TENSE, and the //-ed// inflection indicates the PAST TENSE. Verb endings also indicate PERSON. Recall that when we looked at nouns and pronouns, we saw that there are three persons, each with a singular and a plural form. These are shown in the table below.
 * ** Person ** || ** Singular **  || ** Plural **  ||
 * ** 1st Person ** || // I // || // we // ||
 * ** 2nd person ** || // you // || // you // ||
 * ** 3rd Person ** || // he/she/John/the dog // || // they/the dogs // ||

In sentence [1], //She travels to work by train//, we have a third person singular pronoun //she//, and the present tense ending //-s//. However, if we replace //she// with a plural pronoun, then the verb will change: [1] She //travels// to work by train [1a] They //travel// to work by train The verb //travel// in [1a] is still in the present tense, but it has changed because the pronoun in front of it has changed. This correspondence between the pronoun (or noun) and the verb is called AGREEMENT or CONCORD. Agreement applies only to verbs in the present tense. In the past tense, there is no distinction between verb forms: //she travelled/they travelled.// 

Identify all the verbs in the following extract. Underline the words that you think are verbs; or complete on line http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/verbs/inflect.htm Her pace slowed and an ache spread from between her shoulders. Vapours swirled and banked; the light of on-coming headlights drained out of the car. [...] Sodium street lamps burned phosphorescent holes in the fog, but as she turned off Main Street to the cottage she noticed the one which illuminated the alley was out.

See ANSWERS below ANSWERS below There are ten verbs in this extract, and they have been highlighted below: Her pace slowed and an ache spread from between her shoulders. Vapours swirled and banked ; the light of on-coming headlights drained out of the car. [...] Sodium street lamps burned phosphorescent holes in the fog, but as she turned off Main Street to the cottage she noticed the one which illuminated the alley was out. All the verbs have the past tense form. Most of them form the past tense by adding -ed to the base form. However, the past tense forms //spread// (base form //spread//) and //was// (base form //be//) are irregular in this respect
 * __ COMPLETE THE TABLE __**
 * **__ PRESENT __** || **__ -S __** || **__ -ING __** || **__ PAST __** || **__ PAST PARTICPLE __** ||
 * COME ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || **__ DRINKS __** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || **__ FALLING __** ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || **__ THOUGHT __** ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || **__ STOLEN __** ||
 * **__ SEE __** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || **__ TALKS __** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || **__ FLYING __** ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || **__ ADDED __** ||   ||
 * **__ SINGULAR __** || **__ POSSESSIVE __** || **__ PLURAL __** || **__ POSSESIVE PLURAL __** ||
 * || **__ ACTOR’S __** ||  ||   ||
 * **__ CHILD __** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || **__ MICE __** ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || **__ SPOUSES’ __** ||
 * || **__ GOOSE’S __** ||  ||   ||
 * **__ GIRL __** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || **__ CATS __** ||   ||
 * **__ POSITIVE __** || **__ COMPARATIVE __** || **__ SUPERLATIVE __** ||
 * **__ CRAZY __** ||  ||   ||
 * || **__ OLDER __** ||  ||
 * ||  || **__ TALLEST __** ||
 * || **__ LIVELIER __** ||  ||