1. See Mastering Advanced English Language by Sara Thorne
More about Verbs
See Mastering Advanced English Language by Sara Thorne

2. Revision
Activity 1.3
Question 1

3. Transitive verbs
Have to be followed by an object (person or thing to which the action of the verb is done ) to complete their meaning:
I carried the baby
They found the lost ring.
We can make a cake

4. Intransitive verbs
Do not need to be followed by an object to make sense.
It happened.
The children laughed.
The girl went to the cinema.
Many verbs can be transitive and intransitive:
I was eating cf I was eating cake

5. Verb Tenses
There are only two tenses:
Past and Present

6. Future Time Strictly speaking, English does not have a future tense.
Future time is created using a range of structures:
the simple present: She starts next week
the modal verbs shall or will + base form verb: I shall go to town later
be going + infinitive: We are going to travel by train
to be + present participle: The programme is starting in5 minutes
will / shall + to be + present participle: I shall be writing again next week

7. Voice
Active Voice
most common – expresses action of the verb, directly linking it to the person or thing carrying out the action
eg. The minister has issued an apology

8. Voice
Passive Voice
Changes focus of sentence by reordering the elements – the emphasis shifts to the object of the verb
The subject (person or thing doing the verb) of the active sentence is moved to end of the passive sentence
The object (person or thing receiving action of the verb) of the active sentence is moved to the front of the passive sentence and becomes the subject
eg. An apology has been issued (by the minister)

9. Activity 1.3
Questions 3 and 4

10. Finite and non-finite
finite verbs change their form to show contrasts of number, tense and person
She lives in Europe; she previously lived in America
non-finite verbs never change their form
is living (- ing participles)
has lived ( - ed participles)
live (base form)
to live (infinitive)

11. Activities
Activity 1.3 Q2 a – e
Activity 1.4 Qs 1, 2, 3, 5. 6