Developed by Yang Ying & Janet Chan
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Seven Common verb form errors
Examples and Practice
E-learning Resources
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Mario chosed to live in the dormitory rather than in an
apartment.
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She flied to LA for Chinese New Year.
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The choir had already sang their last song before I got there.
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My comment hurted my roommate’s feelings.
For a list of common irregular verbs, visit:
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/irregular-verbs/
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Arise
Begin
Blow
Catch
Choose
Lay
Lie
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Arise Arose Arisen Arises Arising
Begin Began Begun Begins Beginning
Blow Blew Blown Blows Blowing
Catch Caught Caught Catches Catching
Choose Chose Chosen Chooses Choosing
Lay Laid Laid Lays laying
Lie Lay Lain Lies Lying
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Sometimes I totally confused about English
grammar.
Compare:
English verb tenses confuse me.
I am confused about English verb tenses.
His silence worries me.
I am worried that something bad may have
happened to him.
I am concerned about his health.
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The company did clearly deserved to obtain a
large research grant to continue their
innovative research.
Compare:
He did say that he would move my grade up to
AB.
I do remember that I need to send the letter by
tomorrow.
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An effective speaker tries look directly at his
or her audience.
Compare:
He did not want to tell me how he managed the
project.
Don’t bother to come over yourself.
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A grant writer hopes to presenting a
convincing argument that clearly shows the
value of a piece of research.
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Stop talking so loudly. This is a library.
Keep working. I am sure you will get it done.
You should avoid staring into its eyes or the
animal may attack.
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For a list of verbs that are followed by Gerund
or infinitives, visit:
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_faigley_pen
guinhb_1/7/1979/506759.cw/index.html
For Practice, do exercises on:
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_faigley_pen
guinhb_1/7/1979/506759.cw/index.html
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After finish work, Mary likes to work out in
the gym for at least an hour.
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Before going to school, the boy would make
sure that he had got all his textbooks.
Upon seeing his mother, the boy’s face lit up.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
The boss has been very busy with reviewing
the workers’ performance.
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Study all night does not always guarantee
that a person will pass an exam.
Compare:
Seeing is believing.
Talking to a professor like that is not
acceptable.
I learned that passing this course is not easy.
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I concerned about getting a good grade on my chemistry
midterm.
San Francisco located on the northern coast of California.
He decided going to the library tonight.
Mattew avoided to discuss that issue.
The bystander helped me pushed my car to the side of the
road.
It was hard for Naomi to admitted to her friends that she
could not afford the high cost of college.
He says that discuss his problem would be too painful.
It is easy communicate with him.
He changed his way of look at them.
By study, we can learn these formulas.
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Verb + to verb
Verb + verbing
Prep + verbing
Irregular verbs
Emphatic Verb form
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(1) Aside from study for a degree, I have learned and experienced many
things from be a student here. (2) First, I have had many opportunities to
broaden my views. (3) By encounter people of many different
backgrounds, I have learned about many different points of view. (4) I
have also come understand more about the issues facing people from
different countries and how people from many different cultures think.
(5) Second, I have learned much about American culture and people.
(6) In the United States, I have encounter many unfamiliar aspects of
culture that I have never seen. (7) Also, the way American people interact
is different from what I was used to in my home country. (8) I have try to
understand these differences and in the future hope to be a sort of
“bridge” that can connect Americans and Koreans. (9) In terms of
customs, one of the best ones that I have learned is smile at people.
(10) Finally, I have improved my English greatly. (11) I do not have any
fear of speak English, and think in English feels very natural to me.
(12) Nowadays, I even dream in English. (13) In my dreams, I speak in
English even to my family! (14) In conclusion, the experience of being
here has been a great asset for me. (15) When I return home after a year
here, I will be a person who is more open-minded and a person who is a
better “citizen of the world.”
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(1) Aside from studying for a degree, I have learned and experienced
many things from being a student here. (2) First, I have had many
opportunities to broaden my views. (3) By encountering people of many
different backgrounds, I have learned about many different points of
view. (4) I have also come to understand more about the issues facing
people from different countries and how people from many different
cultures think. (5) Second, I have learned much about American culture
and people. (6) In the United States, I have encountered many unfamiliar
aspects of culture that I have never seen. (7) Also, the way American
people interact is different from what I was used to in my home country.
(8) I have tried to understand these differences and in the future hope to
be a sort of “bridge” that can connect Americans and Koreans. (9) In
terms of customs, one of the best ones that I have learned is to smile at
people. (10) Finally, I have improved my English greatly. (11) I do not
have any fear of speaking English, and thinking in English feels very
natural to me. (12) Nowadays, I even dream in English. (13) In my
dreams, I speak in English even to my family! (14) In conclusion, the
experience of being here has been a great asset for me. (15) When I
return home after a year here, I will be a person who is more openminded and a person who is a better “citizen of the world.”
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Lane, J., & Lange, E. (2003) Writing Clearly: an
Editing Guide. Thomson Heinle & Heinle.
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http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbsm_infinitive-ing.htm
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http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/gerundex2.html
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/verbsgerund.h
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http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/verbsinfinitive.
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Powerpoint by Yang Ying
Proofread and revised by Janet Chan