Key notions for understanding verbs in reading comprehension of english as a foreign language.

1. VERBS
USAGE + TENSES + MEANINGS

2. Focus
 A verb tells what the subject of a sentence
does (its action) or what it is (its state of
being):
 The architect designed a new museum.
 It is the best of its kind.

3. Focus
 A verb can be one word or a group of words:
 An exhibit of Egyptian artifacts will be shown here.
 It’ll be a rare opportunity to see such ancient objects.

4. No traduzcas de manera
literal.
 I have been trying to talk to the teacher
for three days.

5. No traduzcas de manera
literal.
 I have been trying to talk to the teacher
for three days.

6. EXAMPLES
 I have been trying to talk to the teacher
for three days.
 (Llevo tres días tratando de hablar con
el profesor.)

7. Usa el contexto.
 SOLD
 He sold the car last
Saturday.
 He sold cars when he
was younger.
 If he sold the car, he
would travel.
 I hope he sold the car.

8. Usa el contexto.
 Trabajaba
 He worked every day of
his life.
 When he was working in
the factory.
 He used to work at
night.
 At night, he would work
better than in the
morning.

9. Other verb forms
 INFINITIVE = TO + verb
 The architect wants to implement his ideas.
 Architects use software to illustrate their ideas.

10. Other verb forms
 INFINITIVE = TO + verb
 The architect wants to implement his ideas.
 Architects use software to illustrate their ideas.

11. Other verb forms.
 GERUND = vb + ING
 I love designing buildings.
 We are designing a new office block.
 Our team won the designing competition.

12. Other verb forms.
 GERUND = vb + ING
 NOUN = I love designing buildings.
 VERB = We are designing a new office block.
 ADJECTIVE = Our team won the designing
competition.

13. Other verb forms.
 PARTICIPLE = vb + ED
 We had published the essay last month.
 I read the published essay.

14. Other verb forms.
 PARTICIPLE = vb + ED
 VERB = We had published the essay last month.
 ADJECTIVE = I read the published essay.

15. Practice!
 Find an interesting text.
 Identify the glossary and verbs.
 Analyse
 Comprehend