LINKING VERBS

UNIT MAIN VERBS LINKING VERBS

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Work Watch
Study Take BEGIN
Sell Explain
Collect Swim OR
11 Drive Write
Teach Smoke START
Pay Wear
Sing Live
And all the other action verbs
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Be (Place) GO, COME, ARRIVE
12 Be (Occupation) BECOME
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Be Sick GET SICK
13 Be Married GET MARRIED
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Live GO, COME,
14 Have, Own BUY, GET
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Know (People) MEET
15 Know (How to) LEARN
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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 1st case Sentence in present perfect

WHEN SIMPLE PAST TENSE WHEN & HOW LONG AGO  Simple past with
FUTURE TENSE the linking verb.
------------------------- -------------------------------------- HOW LONG  Present perfect with the same
verb
HOW LONG SIMPLE PAST TENSE STILL  Present tense with the same verb
AGO 2nd case Sentence in past tense with a main verb
------------------------- -------------------------------------- WHEN, HOW LONG AGO & HOW LONG  Simple
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE past with the same verb
HOW LONG SIMPLE PAST TENSE STILL  Present tense with the same verb
FUTURE TENSE 3rd case Sentence in past tense with a linking verb
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE WHEN & HOW LONG AGO  Simple past with
------------------------- -------------------------------------- the same linking verb.
Main verb in: HOW LONG  Present perfect with the main
verb
STILL PRESENT TENSE STILL  Present tense with the main verb
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