THE GENERAL STRUCTURE OF
AN ENGLISH SENTENCE
SUBJECT
• We studied “present perfect” last week.
• Don’t move!
• It is a nice day today.
VERB
• I love all of you. (chỉ hành động)
• The weather is cool. (chỉ trạng thái)
• I am going to Hanoi tomorrow.
(auxiliary: am; main verb: going)
COMPLEMENT
• He bought a car yesterday.
(What did he buy?)
• Maria saw John at the movie last night.
(Whom did Maria see at the movie?)
MODIFIER
• He bought a book at the bookstore.
(Where did he buy a book?)
• She saw Peter at the movie last night.
(Where did she see Peter? When did she see him?)
She drives very fast.
(How does she drive?)
The part of speech: VERB
TOPIC 1: VERB
A. DEFINITION B.
TYPES OF VERBS
A. DEFINITION
Verbs are used to indicate the actions, processes,
conditions, or states of beings of people or things.
B. TYPES OF VERBS
Finite & Non-finiteVerbs
I am learning about the American
Revolution at school.
She is learning about the American
Revolution at school.
We are learning about the American
Revolution at school.
Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
Regular & Irregular Verbs
Linking Verbs
The verb is links hamburger to winner.
For that reason, it is called a linking verb.
To be, to appear, to become, to feel, to grow, to look, and to
taste…
Auxilary Verbs
The children are playing in the yard. / We have lived here for a long time.
Auxilary Verbs
• Principal Auxilary Verbs
(Trợ động từ chính)
Be, do, have
• Modal Auxilary Verbs
(Trợ động từ tình thái)
Can, may, must, ought, had better, will, shall,
should, ….
Which sentence doesn’t contain
an Auxilary verb?
• 1. She can swim. • 6. The students are talking
• 2. You shouldn’t tell lies. about the Sun.
• 3. He is lazy. • 7. I didn’t see them.
• 4. Do you smoke? • 8. He does nothing.
• 5. The flowers are watered • 9. I have lived here for ten
every day. years.
• 10. He has no job.
Infinitive
• bare infinitive
Don’t let the children stay up late.
• to infinitive
It’s difficult to learn a musical
instrument.
Gerunds
• Working in these conditions is a pleasure.
• She likes dancing.
Participles
• Present Participles: V-ing
The film is so boring.
• Past Participles: V-ed/ V3.
I’m bored with that film.