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== Adding More Features == | == Adding More Features == | ||
=== The feature VFORM === | |||
Many verbs also have more than one form. For instance, we find not only ''see'', but also ''sees'', ''saw'', ''seen'', and ''seeing''. | |||
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! Verb form !! Full name !! Examples | |||
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| <span style="color: red>''fin''</span> || finite || sees, is, will, dances, dance (non-third person singular), danced (past tense) | |||
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| <span style="color: red>?</span> || base form (= bare infinitive) || see, be, dance, give | |||
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| <span style="color: red>?</span> || present participle || seeing, being, dancing, giving | |||
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| <span style="color: red>?</span> || perfect participle || seen, been, danced, given | |||
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| <span style="color: red>?</span> || infinitive || to (the infinitive marker) | |||
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Revision as of 10:21, 6 November 2017
Adding More Features
The feature VFORM
Many verbs also have more than one form. For instance, we find not only see, but also sees, saw, seen, and seeing.
| Verb form | Full name | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| fin | finite | sees, is, will, dances, dance (non-third person singular), danced (past tense) |
| ? | base form (= bare infinitive) | see, be, dance, give |
| ? | present participle | seeing, being, dancing, giving |
| ? | perfect participle | seen, been, danced, given |
| ? | infinitive | to (the infinitive marker) |