advanced subject verb agreement in
english from espresso English net
subject verb agreement is one of the
first things you learn in English for
example my friend is Japanese we use the
word is because friend is singular my
friends are Japanese we use our because
friends is plural in this lesson you're
going to learn some more advanced cases
of subject verb agreement that confuse
many English learners the words
everybody anybody somebody and nobody as
well as everyone anyone someone and no
one are all singular the sentence
everyone have problems is incorrect the
correct sentence is everyone has
problems even though everyone refers to
many people it is treated as a group and
takes the singular verb nobody like the
new teacher is also incorrect the
correct form is nobody likes the new
teacher club team family and army are
other examples of words that refer to a
group of people but they are singular
for example my family is visiting me
next week the volleyball team has a game
tomorrow in British English family and
team are often plural the word police as
a group is plural for example police are
investigating the crime police have
arrested two suspects if you want to
talk about an individual person who is
part of the police you can say policeman
policewoman or police
officer these are singular people
children women mice and feet are all
plural these are irregular plural nouns
because they don't have s but they still
take the plural form of the verb for
example our children is very smart is
incorrect the correct sentence is our
children are very smart both a few of
many and several are all plural for
example both of my brothers are older
than me many of these apartments don't
have internet now here's the tricky part
half a third of forty percent of some
and most can be singular or plural
depending on the noun that follows them
here's an example half of the students
are from France in this case we use the
plural verb are because students is
plural half of the class is from France
in this case we use the singular verb is
because class is singular here's another
example some of these facts are
incorrect facts is plural so we use the
plural verb are some of this information
is incorrect information is uncountable
so it's always singular and we use the
singular form is one more example forty
percent of the voters don't support the
new law don't is the plural form because
voters is plural forty percent of the
country doesn't support the new law in
this case doesn't is the singular form
because country is also singular
one final tip about the word data data
can be singular or plural technically
data is plural the singular form is
datum but in everyday English people
treat the word data like the word
information which is singular so both
forms are considered correct the data
are accurate and the data is accurate
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verbs and verbs that are both from
espresso English net action verbs or
dynamic verbs are verbs that describe
actions we can use them in the simple or
continuous forms here are some examples
of action verbs every day I walk home
from class I'm walking to the store
right now I read mostly historical
fiction I've been reading a novel that
takes place during colonial times my
sister helps me with my homework my
father is helping me learn how to drive
Bob watched four hours of TV last night
last night he got angry because I
changed the channel while he was
watching his favorite show stative verbs
or state verbs describe a status or
quality of something not an action verbs
of perception opinion the senses emotion
possession and state of being are often
stative verbs stative verbs cannot be
used in continuous form here are some
examples of state of verbs with opinion
or perception I've known my best friend
since childhood
don't say I've been knowing we agree
with you don't say we're agreeing with
you he doesn't understand the article
don't say he's not understanding the
article here are some examples of state
of verbs with possession you can say I
have a bicycle but not I'm having a
bicycle say this book belongs to the
teacher not this book is belonging to
the teacher our tour included a visit to
the museum not our tour was including a
visit to the museum here are some state
of verbs involving perceptions of the
senses I hear some music playing not I'm
hearing some music playing this perfume
smells like roses not this perfume is
smelling like roses he seemed upset last
night not he was seeming upset last
night here are some more stative verbs
with opinions say I love ice cream not
i'm loving ice cream she has he has
always hated jazz not she has always
been hating jazz they need some help not
they're needing some help again because
stative verbs describes states of being
not actions they cannot be used in
continuous form here are a couple more
examples of state of verbs describing
states or qualities this piece of meat
weighs two pounds not this piece of meat
is weighing two pounds the box contained
a pair of earrings not the box was
containing a pair of earrings six
s depends on your effort not success is
depending on your effort this class will
involve lots of research not this class
will be involving lots of research some
verbs can be both action verbs and state
of verbs depending on their meaning and
context here's an example the verb be if
you say he is immature b is a stative
verb meaning he is always immature but
if you say he is being immature then B
is an action verb meaning he is
temporarily acting immature have can
also be both a stative verb and an
action verb it's always stative with
possession for example I have a car he
has a dog but in certain expressions
with have that do not involve possession
have is an action verb for example I'm
having breakfast meaning eating
breakfast or he's having fun meaning
experiencing fun in these cases have is
an action verb and it can be used in
continuous form look is another verb
that can be both stative and an action
look is a stative verb when referring to
something's appearance for example that
cake looks delicious look is an action
verb when talking about directing your
eyes to something or in phrasal verbs
for example he's looking at the computer
screen meaning he is directing his eyes
to the computer screen she's looking for
a job meaning she's seeking a job
they're looking after my dog for the
weekend looking after means taking care
of
smell and taste our state of verbs when
describing the quality of smell or taste
possessed by something for example the
bar smells of smoke or this meat tastes
like chicken smell and taste our action
verbs when a person uses their nose or
mouth to test something for example he's
smelling the cookies she's tasting the
soup to see if it needs salt think and
feel our state of verbs when talking
about your opinion for example I think
that's a great idea I feel that this is
not the best use of our time think and
feel our action verbs when using your
mind or experiencing emotions or health
issues for example we're thinking about
moving to another city thinking about
means considering it is an action you do
with your mind not an opinion I've been
feeling unusually tired lately feeling
is an emotion or health issue again not
an opinion so feel in this case is an
action verb and we can use the
continuous form finally weigh and
measure our state of when talking about
the quality possessed by something for
example the suitcase weighs 20 pounds
the room measures five meters by seven
meters and they are action verbs when a
person performs the action of doing it
for example the butcher is weighing the
meat on the scale the architects were
measuring the distance between the
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positive verbs in English let make have
get and help from espresso English net
the English verbs let make have get and
help are called causative verbs because
they cause something else to happen here
are some examples of how causative verbs
work in English sentences let's start
with the word let it means to permit
something to happen the grammatical
structure is let plus the person or
thing plus the base form of the verb we
do not use to with let for example I
don't let my kids watch violent movies
again the correct structure is let my
kids watch don't say let my kids to
watch that's incorrect Mary's father
won't let her adopt a puppy because he's
allergic to dogs our boss doesn't let us
eat lunch at our desks we have to eat in
the cafeteria oops I wasn't paying
attention while cooking and I let the
food burn don't let the advertising
expenses surpass a thousand dollars
remember that the past tense of let is
also let there is no change the verbs
allow and permit are more formal ways to
say let however with allow and permit we
used to plus the verb for example I
don't allow my kids to watch violent
movies our boss doesn't permit us to eat
lunch at our desks now let's look at the
verb make this means to force or require
someone to take an action the
grammatical structure is make plus the
person plus the base form of the verb
again we don't use the word to for
example after Billy broke the neighbor's
window his parents made him pay for it
remember we use the base form pay
not to pay my ex-boyfriend loved sci-fi
and made me watch every episode of his
favorite show the teacher made all the
students rewrite their papers because
the first drafts were not acceptable
when using the verbs force and require
as an alternative to make then we must
use two plus the verb for example the
school requires the students to wear
uniforms the word require often implies
that there is a rule the hijacker forced
the pilots to take the plane in a
different direction the word force often
implies violence threats or extremely
strong pressure our next causative verb
is have this means to give someone else
the responsibility to do something and
there are two possible grammatical
structures have plus the person plus the
base form of the verb or have plus the
thing plus the past participle here are
some examples of grammatical structure
number one I'll have my assistant call
you to reschedule the appointment the
businessman had his secretary make
copies of the report and here are some
examples of grammatical structure number
2 i'm going to have my hair cut tomorrow
in this structure we don't say who cuts
the hair but the hair will be cut by
somebody we're having our house painted
this weekend again we don't say who does
the action we focus more on the object
the receiver of the action our house
which will receive the action of being
painted Bob had his teeth whitened his
smile looks great my washing machine is
broken I need to have it repaired in
informal speech we often use get in
these cases for example I'm going to get
my hair cut tomorrow we're getting our
house paint
this weekend Bob got his teeth whitened
his smile looks great my washing machine
is broken I need to get it repaired we
can also use the verb get to mean
convince or encourage someone to do
something and the grammatical structure
is get plus the person plus two plus the
verb for example how can we get all the
employees to arrive on time in this
sentence the word get means to convince
or encourage the employees to arrive on
time my husband hates housework I can
never get him to wash the dishes I was
nervous about eating sushi but my
brother got me to try it at a Japanese
restaurant the nonprofit got a
professional photographer to take photos
at the event for free finally we have
the word help meaning to assist someone
in doing something with help we can have
two possible grammatical structures help
plus the person plus the base form of
the verb or help plus the person plus
two plus the verb after help you can use
to or not both ways are correct in
general the form without two is more
common for example he helped me carry
the boxes or he helped me to carry the
boxes reading before bed helps me relax
or reading before bed helps me to relax
again both are correct but the form
without the word two is more common in
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types of verb verb combinations in
english from espresso English dotnet
many students get confused when there
are two consecutive verbs in the
sentence what form does the second verb
take this lesson will show you five
types of verb verb combinations with
example sentences the first structure is
verbs plus the ing form for example I
avoid eating after 10pm she considered
studying Spanish but chose to study
French instead I don't mind giving you a
ride to the airport you can see in all
of these cases that the second verb
takes the ing form it doesn't matter
what form the first verb is in the
second verb always has ing here are some
more examples we look forward to hearing
from you after look forward to we always
use the ing form he regrets losing his
temper at the meeting I recommend
visiting central park verbs that are
followed by the ing form include avoid
deny finish regret be used to or get
used to dislike imagine risk can't help
don't mind look forward to spend time
can't stand enjoy practice stop consider
feel like recommend and suggest now
let's look at verbs that are followed by
the infinitive by 2 plus the verb for
example he agreed to help me with my
homework the first verb is agreed and
the second verb has to agreed to help me
we decided to buy a new car don't say we
decided by
a new car you need to have to we decided
to buy a new car I hope to speak English
fluently someday after hope use to I
hope to speak you need to do more
exercise they promised to call me back
Bob refused to cooperate with the police
all of these verbs are followed by two
when we have another verb after it other
verbs that take this structure include
agree attempt claim decide deserve
expect fail hesitate hope learn manage
need offer plan prepare pretend promise
refuse seem tend threaten try want and
would like some people ask me how you
know whether a verb is followed by the
ing form or the infinitive the to form
the answer is that there's really no way
to know just by looking at the verb
unfortunately you just need to remember
each one on an individual basis the next
structure is verbs that are followed by
an object and then the to form for
example I don't allow my kids to watch
violent movies we have the verb allow
and then we have the direct object my
kids and then we have the to form of the
next verb I don't allow my kids to watch
violent movies here's another one the
defect caused the machinery to
malfunction the verb is caused the
object is the machinery and then the
next verb takes the to form to
malfunction this is also the case with
the verb convinced
my friend convinced me to get a tattoo
he reminded her to take out the trash in
the morning the boss requires all
employees to arrive on time Jennifer
told us to bring a jacket all these are
examples of verbs that are followed by
an object and then the next verb has two
verbs like this include advise allow
authorize cause challenge convince
encourage force get higher inform
instruct permit persuade remind require
teach tell urge and warned there are a
few verbs in English that can be
followed by either the to form or the
ing form for example start you can say
the little girls started crying or the
little girl started to cry these are the
same there's no difference in meaning
and both are correct another example is
like for example you can say I like
reading or I like to read they are the
same and both are correct remember that
like can be followed by either reading
or to read but would like can only be
followed by to read so I like reading
but I would like to read verbs that can
be followed by both forms include begin
continued hate like love prefer remember
start and try with hate and remember
there are some slight differences use
remember plus the two form to remind
someone to do something and use remember
us IMG to describe a memory for example
remember to go to the bank after work
that's a reminder I'm reminding you or
telling you to do that I remember going
to the beach every summer as a child
when I say remember going I'm describing
a memory with the verb hate there is
also a slight difference use hate plus
the ing form to describe things you hate
in general and use 8 plus the two forum
to express regret for something you are
going to do here are some examples I
hate waiting in line that's something
you dislike in general I hate waiting in
line we use the ing form for things we
hate in general I hate to ask you for
money yet again but could you lend me
ten dollars we say I hate to ask to
express regret for something we are
going to do the final structure is verbs
plus an object plus the base form of the
next verb for example the teacher
doesn't let us use cell phones during
class we have the verb let the object us
and then the base form use let us use
cell phones don't say let us to use it's
not it's not correct to use to in this
case another example is make someone do
something for example i made my son
clean his room don't say made my son to
clean that's not correct I made my son
clean his room could you help me carry
these boxes help me carry it's possible
to say help me to carry but is more
common to say help me carry the teacher
had each student give a presentation
don't say had each student to give
that's not correct the teacher had each
student give a presentation so these
four verbs are let make help and have
where they can have the verb plus the
object plus the base form of the next
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how to use the verb ask correctly from
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most common verbs in English but there
are a number of details to remember when
you use it in a sentence here are four
ways to use the English verb ask
correctly and one common error you can
ask someone for an object for example I
asked the teacher for a pencil I asked
her for a glass of water my son asked
for a video game for Christmas you can
also use asks someone for when the thing
you want to receive is not a physical
object for example I asked the teacher
for some help with the homework I'm
going to ask my sister for advice let's
ask the travel agent for information so
use ask for when you want to receive
something from another person use ask
someone about plus a topic for example I
asked the teacher about the final exam I
asked my colleague about his trip to
portugal my boss asked me about the
project let's ask the travel agent about
flights to Europe so use ask someone
about when you want to know some
information about a particular topic you
can also use the structure ask someone
followed by a question word like who
what when where how and why for example
I asked my kids who had made the mess in
the kitchen he asked me what I like to
do on the weekends let's ask when the
next showing of the movie is I asked
Jill where she had bought her dress the
hotel receptionist asked me how many
nights I would be staying have you ever
asked him why he doesn't like to travel
so those were some examples of ask
someone plus a question word but you can
also use ask someone if for yes or no
questions for example I asked her if she
likes to dance let's ask the waitress if
there are any lunch specials the teacher
asked the class if everyone had finished
the homework again those are all yes or
no questions so we use ask plus if
finally you can use ask someone to plus
a verb use this structure when you want
a person to do something or not to do
something for example my mother asked me
to clean my room I asked my secretary to
print out the report they asked us not
to make so much noise in the library the
doctor asked me not to eat for 12 hours
before the surgery so again to review
ask someone for an object ask someone
about a topic of discussion ask someone
plus a question word when you want to
report on that question and ask someone
to plus a verb when you want someone to
take action or not to take action now
here's the common error never use asked
to someone for example don't say I asked
to her if she had any plans
correct sentences I asked her if she had
any plans don't say let's ask to the
teacher our question the correct
sentences let's ask the teacher our
question don't say he asked to me about
my family the correct sentences he asked
me about my family and finally don't say
I asked to everyone turn off their cell
phones during the meeting the correct
sentences I asked everyone to turn off
their cell phones during the meeting do
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