English Verbs
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English Verbs

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English Verbs

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About this book

Collins Easy Learning Verbs is an accessible introduction to English verbs, tenses and morphology.

With clear, concise explanations of English verb systems, this book is an indispensable guide for the language learner.

Collins Webster’s Easy Learning Verbs is the helpful guide to English verbs. Covering tense, aspect, modality and the morphological structures of verbs as well as irregular and phrasal verbs, the English learner will appreciate the clear guidance provided in this book. Each point is described in a user-friendly format that combines explanations with examples from modern English.

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account [ə'kaunt]

accounts 3rd person present
accounting present participle
accounted past tense & past participle

PHRASAL VERB

account for something

to explain something or give the reason for it
How do you account for the differences in the two figures?

act [ækt]

acts 3rd person present
acting present participle
acted past tense & past participle
INTRANSITIVE
1 to do something for a particular purpose
The police acted to stop the fight.
2 to behave in a particular way
The youths were acting suspiciously.
He acts as if I’m not there.
3 to have a part in a play or a film
He acted in many films, including ‘Titanic’.

PHRASAL VERB

act out

to behave badly because of emotional problems
Kids act out for a reason, the boy could be jealous of his sister.

act up

to misbehave or not work properly
The engine thruster has been acting up for eight months.

add [æd]

adds 3rd person present
adding present participle
added past tense & past participle
TRANSITIVE
1 to put one thing with another thing
Add the cheese to the sauce.
2 to say something more
“He’s very angry,” Mr. Smith added.

PHRASAL VERB

add something up

to find the total of various numbers or amounts
Add up the number of hours you spent on the task.

add up to something

to form a total
Altogether, the three bills add up to $2,456.

answer [′ænsər]

answers 3rd person present
answering present participle
answered past tense & past participle
1 TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE to say something back to someone who has spoken to you
I asked him but he didn’t answer.
Williams answered that he didn’t know.
2 TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE to pick up the telephone when it rings
Why didn’t you answer when I phoned?
She didn’t answer ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Guide to Entries
  7. Pronunciation Guide
  8. What Is a Verb?
  9. Types of Verb
  10. Tense
  11. Voice
  12. Infinitives and the -ing Form
  13. Word Order
  14. Clauses
  15. A–Z of Important Verbs
  16. Irregular Verbs
  17. Index