... a man-
ual classification of sample verbs. We assume the
manual classification of Spanishverbs developed
by (V´azquez et al., 2000). In their classification,
verbs are organised on the basis of ... together Levin’s Verbs of Motion
(move), Verbs of Communication (tell) and verbs of
Change of Possession (give), among others. Their
justification for this grouping is that all the verbs
in this ... Knowledge about verbs
is especially important, since verbs are the primary
means of structuring and conveying meaning in sen-
tences. Manually built semantic classifications of
English verbs have been...
... addressed in Chapter 7.
Irregular Verbs
In Spanish, as in most languages, a “Murphy’s law of verbs seems to hold:
1. Regular verbs are infrequently used.
2. Frequently used verbs are irregular.
INTRODUCTION ... Classes
Spanish has three basic classes of verbs:
1. -ar verbs cantar “to sing”
2. -er verbs comer “to eat”
3. -ir verbs subir “to climb”
The -ar verbs are by far the most numerous.
DISTRIBUTION OF SPANISH ... fundamentally irregular, i.e., having irregular simple pasts.
“Predictable”irregularities
1. Diphthong in verbs having stem vowel -e or -o
A. e → ie
B. o → ue
2. Umlaut (e → i) for -ir verbs having...
... mousetrap”
for learning Spanishverbs 85
Appendix B: Survival verbs 93
Answer key 99
This page intentionally left blank
12 SpanishIrregularVerbs Up Close
2
·
2
EJERCICIO
Dehydrated ... subjunctive of the following common irregularverbs and
look at the irregular patterns listed for the present system in the le -hand column of Tur-
boVerb. Notice that for verbs with a single vowel to ... and moods of
Spanish verbs than with their morphology, or forms. e book focuses on
irregular verbs, which of course, means that we will have to contrast them
with regular verbs along the...
... up on in the list above.
Verbs of Motion
Verbs of motion typically form many phrasal verbs with particles considered to be adverbs.
is is listed as the rst entry in the Phrasal Verbs section.
keep ... centuries, En glish irregular
verbs have been slowly becoming regular. Help and work were once irregular verbs! e
scientists predict that wed will probably be the next irregular verb to become ... McGraw-Hill’s Essential English
Irregular Verbs
provides two unique features:
ã A complete listing of the complements for each verb
Verb complements are grammatical structures that verbs use to make correct,...
... the latest version of this document at http://www.usingenglish.com/reference /irregular- verbs/
Common Irregular Verb List
Base Form Past Simple Past Participle 3rd Person Singular Present Participle ... place. Access the latest version of this document at http://www.usingenglish.com/reference /irregular- verbs/
Stick Stuck Stuck Sticks Sticking
Sting Stung Stung Stings Stinging
Stink Stank Stunk ... place. Access the latest version of this document at http://www.usingenglish.com/reference /irregular- verbs/
Feel Felt Felt Feels Feeling
Fight Fought Fought Fights Fighting
Find Found Found...
... English Banana.com
Test Your Grammar Skills
The Funny Noise –
Irregular Verbs in the Past Simple Tense (gap-fill)
Complete the gaps with an irregular verb in the past simple tense. Choose from:
be, ... make, put, read, ring, run, say, sleep, take, think, tell, write
Note: you will need to use some verbs more than once:
Dear Ethel
I’m writing to tell you about something that happened yesterday....
... bust, busted busting
41. buy bought bought buying
NGUYỄN TRỌNG QUÂN 2
ĐỘNG TỪ BẤT QUI TẮT (IRREGULAR VERBS)
PRESENT
(V
1
)
HIỆN TẠI
PAST
(V
2
)
QUÁ KHỨ
PAST PARTICPLE
(V
3
)
QUÁ KHỨ PHÂN TỪ
PRESENT...