Understanding Verb Forms and Their Usage in English
To + Infinitive Sensible - Prudent
Agree - Sensitive - Sensible
Offer - Attend - Asistir
Refuse - Assist - Atendre
Promise
Verb + Me + To + Infinitive
Advised - Rise, Rose, Risen - Asked - To go out of bed (you rise)
Convinced
Encouraged - Arise, Arose, Arisen - Persuaded - Surgir: A problem arises
Reminded
Verb + Ing - Raise, Raised, Raised - Admitted - Move something to a higher position
Denied
Recommend - Lay, Laid, Laid - Regretted - Place it horizontally
Suggested
Insisted on
Verb + Object (Me) + Preposition + Gerund - Lie, Lay, Lain - Accused - Recline
Congratulated
Blamed - Lie, Lied, Lied - Thanked - Not to tell the truth
Verb + Direct Object + That
Informed - TV Programme - A Photo to a Magazine - Assured - Show - Submit
Convinced - Present - Send in
Warned - Schedule - Contribute
Persuaded - The News on TV - A Newspaper Story - Threatened - Broadcast - Carry
Read - Print
Report - Feature
- To do what they have said - To keep your word
- Stay calm: Keep your cool
- Want someone to appear: Keep an arm
- Trying not to be noticed: Keep a low profile
- Continue to know: Keep track of
- Stop yourself laughing: Keep a straight face
- Hope things will turn out well: Keep your fingers crossed
Present Participle Past Participle Perfect Participle
- Simultaneously - Passive - Before the action in the main clause