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The basic form is the form the verb is listed as in the dictionary. The main verb in every clause is what the subject of the clause does or feels. |
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Loan is reading. |
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Reading is the main verb. The main verb of each clause is written in red. |
Read is the basic form.. The basic form of each verb is written in blue. |
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Study the following verbs. |
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I am a seamstress. What is your occupation? be |
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Joe went to the store. go |
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to New York in 1995. move |
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Huang saw the shore of Lake Michigan from the airplane. see |
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The instructor told the student to study for the exam. tell |
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You were a young child when I was in Vietnam. be |
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The guests didn't eat all the food at the party, so we ate it the next day. eat |
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I have written a note to my son's teacher. write |
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Susan read that book last summer. read |
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I'll send my father an e-mail today. send |
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We've played tennis together for ten years. play |
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The class has been working on the project for a long time. work |
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John plans to buy a new digital camera. plan |