What is imposter verbs?Give five examples?
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The most common verb impostors
A) end in ING (eating, writing, flying, ringing),
B) end in ,-ed,-en etc., and
C) IRREGULAR FORMS (abandoned, awarded, eaten, rung, drunk) , or
D) follow the word TO (to go, to walk, to forget, to be).
ING Impostors : ING words can never be verbs by themselves, but they can sometimes be part of a verb..
Ex: Ones ending in "ING" such as "drinking, speaking ,crying."
These words can never be complete verbs by themselves,
Ex: I drinking. ( not a sentence, drinking along cannot function like an
complete verb )
A) I am drinking. (combined with a form of "am" )
B) It is drinking water. (used as an adjective )
C) Drinking is a bad habit. ( Here drinking means ‘drinking alcohol’. ( used as a noun)
I to play, ( is not a sentence )
How to complete it:
A) I am to play or I have to play. (combined with a form of "am" and ‘have ‘ )
verbs preceded by "TO" such as "to drink," "to speak," and "to cry."
These phrases are used as nouns.
To speak fluently needs practice. ( Gerund )
To err is human. ( Gerund )