VERB PRASE, TENSES, AND SINGULAR & PLURAL

Verb phrase is a group of words that forms a unit simpler than a sentence. Unlike a sentence, or clause, a phrase does not contain both a subject and a finite (conjugated) verb. When building sentences, we use many types of phrases. This article focuses on verb phrases.

Example :

1.      I’m sitting

2.      I can sleep

3.      I’m playing basketball

4.      I will go to campus

5.      My hobby is listening music

TENSES

The simple present expresses events or situation that exist always, usually, habitually, they exist now, have existed in the past, and probably will exist in the future. Present tense use for daily activity and general truth.

Pattern ;

(+) S(singular) + V1 (s/es) + object / complement

(+) S(plural) + V1 + object / complement

(-) S(singular) + is + not + adj

(-) S(plural) + are + not + adj 

EXAMPLE :

1.      He wakes up at 06.00 o’clock

2.      I wake up at 07.00 o’clock

3.      I’m there every Saturday

4.      The sun rises from east

5.      I usually drink milk for breakfast

The simple past indicates that an activity or situation began and ended at a particullar time in the past. It uses to show past activity that has been done in the past.

Pattern ;

(+) S(singular/plural) + VERB II +Object/complement

(-) S(singular) + was + not + adj

(-) S (plural) + were + not + adj

Example :

1.      He went to Gunadarma yesterday

2.      I went to hongkong last year

3.      They went to Lombok last night

4.      We did not see him yesterday

5.      I was in raja ampat last week

The simple future explain the events that will happen in the future. It uses to predict something in the future plan.

Pattern :

(+) S(singular/plural) +WILL + VERB 1 + OBJECT

(+) S(singular/plural) + tobe + going to + V1 + object

(-) S (singular/plural) + wont + v1 + object

(-) S + tobe + not + going to + V1 + object

Example :

1.      I wil go to Bali tomorrow

2.      She will help you by three this afternoon

3.      We eill meet you tomorrow

4.      Dona will teach you english by the end of this month

5.      Grandmother will give you something if you come

The different between singular and plural is the singular noun is when we talk about just one person, animal, place or thing. And the plural noun is when we talk about two or more people, animals, place or things.

Example ;

·         Singular noun :

1.      She is a student in the gunadarma university

2.      My room is beautiful

·         Plural noun :

1.      My cars are rented for seven days

2.      I’m playing video games.