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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

three forms of verb

1font00My local English books say verb has three forms, such as 01i00go02i00, 01i00went02i00, and 01i00gone02i00, where02font02br
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01font01i00go02i00 is 01b001st form02b00.02font02br
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01font01i00went02i00 is 01b002nd form02b00.02font02br
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01font01i00gone02i00 is 01b003rd form02b00.02font02br
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01font00But on internet these forms have different names. Some webpages say these three forms are 01b00simple present02b00, 01b00simple past02b00, and 01b00past participle02b00. While others say these forms are 01b00infinitive02b00, 01b00simple past02b00, and 01b00past participle02b00.02font02br
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01b00How many different names these forms of verb have?02b0-
  

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0 "I/you/we/they go" is a (simple) present (tense) form02br 00 "to go" is the infinitive form02br 02br 00 Thus "go" by itself could be seen as both infinitive and present. 02br 02br 00 Sometimes, people simplify things in their presentations. 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 "I/you/we/they go" is a (simple) present (tense) form02br 00 "to go" is the infinitive form02br 02br 00 Thus "go" by itself could be seen as both infinitive and present.
  • 02br 02br 00 Sometimes, people simplify things in their presentations.
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0 "I/you/we/they go" is a (simple) present (tense) form02br
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0The most common form is Simple Present, Simple Past and Past Participle. We should be concerned about how to use the verbs correctly rather than the different names they are called.0-
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Hi Jackson

Many scholars also call the second form preterit[ e]. This may be because it doesn't always indicate past action: It's time we went out!

CB
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Cool BreezeHi Jackson

Many scholars also call the second form preterit[ e]. This may be because it doesn't always indicate past action: It's time we went out!

CB
Hi CB

It's time we went out. (I know 'went' should be used.)

But what is the reason for using 'went?
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Yoong LiatIt's time we went out. (I know 'went' should be used.)

But what is the reason for using 'went?

I know of no other reason than the preterite having been idiomatic in that context for a long time. These are synonymous:

It's time for you to say something.
It's time you said something.
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Question 1:

I see Yoong Liat has written:
We should be concerned about how to use the verbs correctly rather than the different names they are called.

Would it be okay if I write the above sentence as:
We should be concerned about how to use the verbs correctly rather than the
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Jackson6612Question 1:

I see Yoong Liat has written:
We should be concerned about how to use the verbs correctly rather than the different names they are called.

Would it be okay if I write the above sentence as:
We should be concerned about how to use
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Hoa Thai
Jackson6612Question 2:

CB has written:
Many scholars also call the second form preterit[ e]. This may be because it doesn't always indicate past action: It's time we went out!

Preterite means bygone or former. This means preterite is synonym of past. I don't understand
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Hoa Thai
Jackson6612Question 2:

CB has written:
Many scholars also call the second form preterit[ e]. This may be because it doesn't always indicate past action: It's time we went out!

Preterite means bygone or former. This means preterite is synonym of past. I don't understand
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