Chapter published in:
English Sentence Constructions
Marjolijn H. Verspoor, Tim Kassenberg, Merel Keijzer and Gregory J. Poarch
[Not in series 240] 2022
► pp. 45–63

Chapter 3
Verbs I

Article outline
  • 3.1Introduction
  • 3.2Simple versus complex verb phrases
  • 3.3Lexical versus auxiliary verbs
  • 3.4Finite versus non-finite verb forms
    • 1Finite verb forms
    • 2Non-finite verb forms
  • 3.5Auxiliary verbs
    • 1Progressive be + present participle
    • 2Perfect have + past participle
    • 3Modals + (to) infinitives
    • 4Passive be + past participle
    • 5 Do for questions, negation and emphasis
    • 6Ordering of auxiliary verbs
  • 3.6One form, several senses: Be, have and do
  • 3.7Summary
  • Notes
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