English Verb Drills. Swick Ed.

2009. — 202 p.

Your shortest route to mastering verb conjugations. One of the greatest challenges in learning a language is mastering verb conjugations. English Verb Drills makes it easier than ever for you to meet that challenge. It allows you to focus exclusively on building your mastery of verbs without being distracted by other elements of grammar. Combining the features of a workbook and reference manual, this book clearly and systematically explains how the verb system works while providing more than 150 drills for practice. Using this unique title, you will build the confidence you need to use verbs correctly and to be comfortable expressing yourself in speech and writing.

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Contents
Preface v
1 Verbs in the Present and Past Tenses 1
2 Auxiliaries of Tense 13
3 Linking and Intransitive Verbs 25
4 Modal Auxiliaries 33
5 Complete and Incomplete Actions 45
6 Questions and Verbs 55
7 Imperatives 65
8 Negation and Contractions 73
9 Modifying Verbs 83
10 Using Participles 91
11 Verbals: Infinitives and Gerunds 99
12 Subject-Verb Agreement 107
13 Tenses, Number, and Clauses 117
14 The Verb Get 125
15 Verbs in Relative Clauses 131
16 Reflexive Verbs and Reciprocal Pronouns 137
17 Passive Voice and Stative Passive 145
18 Passive Voice and Modals 153
19 Subjunctive Mood 159
20 Functions of Phrasal Verbs 169
Mastery Check 177
Appendix: Irregular Verbs 185
Answer Key 188

English Verb Drills is designed to help learners develop the skills that promote effective usage of verbs. It is a vehicle for students of all levels to review and drill conjugational forms, tenses, voice, mood, and verb usage.
Students of language often struggle with the conjugations of verbs. This is particularly true of European languages. One fortunate exception is the English language. Except for the third-person singular conjugation of most verbs, there are no conjugational endings to be considered in the present tense. In the third-person singular, most verbs simply require the ending -s.
Although the conjugation of English verbs is a relatively simple matter, there are other aspects of verbs that require explanation, illustration, and practice. The two most significant of these aspects are verb irregularities and verb usage. This book identifies the varieties of verb irregularities and provides abundant practice with them. The patterns of verb usage are also explained and illustrated and accompanied by numerous exercises for practice.

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