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In grammar lists of this kind are called 'classes'; a class is the grouping together of words and
phrases which all behave in the same way. Hence this grammar is very much a grammar ... confusion; otherwise the grammar would be
full of special notes. If we put it in, we give an appropriate warning.
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boil
cook
defrost
simmer
thicken
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balance
rock
shake
spin
stand
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back
crash
drive
run
sail
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... English grammarPart 1THE USES AND FORMATION OF THE ENGLISH VERB TENSESTHE ACTIVE VOICE OF THE VERB TO SHOWTHE VERB TO BE AND THE PASSIVE VOICE OF THE VERB TO SHOWCOMMON ENGLISH IRREGULAR ... VERB TO SHOWCOMMON ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERBS CHAPTER 1. The simple present of the verb to be 1. Grammar2 . Verb forms3. Uses of the simple present tense4. The simple present of the verb to be ... p...