By Phrasal verbs, Auxiliaries

Am I right ot say that we also call verbs: auxiliary verbs modal verbs regular verbs irregular verbs reflexive verbs phrasal verbs full verbs stative verbs Thank you Martine

Hi,Look forward to needs an -ing verb regardless of it being a state verb or a verb of sensation. We know that these verbs are not usually used in continuous tenses but it doesn't mean that they can't be used as gerunds. The problem is that we generally think that gerund (like in 'I like...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: According to CGEL, He swims good -- swims is a verb phrase -- you do not need an auxiliary. CGEL gave "swims good"!? Where? On which page?

> According to CGEL, >He swims good -- swims is a verb phrase -- you do not need an auxiliary. He swims well.

According to CGEL, He swims good -- swims is a verb phrase -- you do not need an auxiliary.

verb phrasen. (Abbr. VP) A phrase consisting of a verb and its auxiliaries, as should be done in the sentence The students should be done with the exam by noon. A phrase consisting of a verb, its auxiliaries, its complements, and other modifiers, as should be done with the exam by noon in...

Hi "Is would like called here phrasal verb?" No, but a verb phrase Would is the past form of the modal auxiliary will"

"I don't want to go." (= I do not want to go.)do = auxiliary needed in this negative clause, present tensewant = plain/bare present infinitive, or infinitive without a to particle, which has been omitted due to doThese two verbs can be said to be the main verb of the sentence. Please note that...

In #1, the verb is in the passive voice, the past perfect tense. In the active voice, it would be The gas explosion had blown out all the shop's windows. Blown out is a phrasal verb; had been blown out is a verb with auxiliaries.In #2, had is the (whole) verb and blown out is a past participle...

Hey, you forgot about all the other things "do" could stand for, like: do. abbreviation for ditto. .do abbreviation: Dominican Republic (in Internet addresses). n. Music The first tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio. n. Slang pl. dos A hairdo. v. did, (dd) done, (dn) do·ing,...