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Verbs with different meanings. There is a small group of verbs that have different meanings. Some meanings behave like non-continuous verbs while other meanings behave like normal verbs. Here is a list of verbs that have different meanings when used in the continuous forms/tenses; to appear: Sarah appears confused. Non-Continuous Verb. Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers. The number of verbs is limited. The language is intended for quick learning and immediate practical use in commerce and as a step into full English. The subject of verbs in Basic English is often asked. Here is a brief summary of what Ogden said on the subject and the list of verbs organized as the Universal Language Dictionary project saw them. Forms of verb or for that matter the verb itself is an integral part of English. Verb comes from the Latin verbum, a word. It is so called because it is the most important part in a sentence. It is the word that tells or asserts something about a person or thing. Some verbs which can take both forms have a change in meaning depending on whether the verb is followed by the gerund or the infinitive. Here is an explanation of these verbs with examples to help provide context.
Level: intermediate
Two-part verbs
Some verbs are two-part verbs. They consist of a verb and a particle:
grow + up
The children are growing up.
The children are growing up.
Often this gives the verb a new meaning:
take + after
She takes after her mother.
(= She looks like her mother or she behaves like her mother.)
She takes after her mother.
(= She looks like her mother or she behaves like her mother.)
count + on
I know I can count on you.
(= I know I can trust you or I know I can believe you.)
I know I can count on you.
(= I know I can trust you or I know I can believe you.)
Some two-part verbs have only one pattern:
Subject | Verb | Particle | Object |
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The children | are growing | up. | – |
She | takes | after | her mother. |
I | can count | on | you. |
- Two-part verbs 1
- Two-part verbs 2
But other two-part verbs have two different patterns. The usual pattern is:
Noun (subject) | Verb | Noun (object) | Particle |
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She | gave | the money | back. |
He | knocked | the glass | over. |
We | will be leaving | our friends | behind. |
but sometimes these verbs have the pattern:
Noun (subject) | Verb | Particle | Noun (object) |
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She | gave | back | the money. |
He | knocked | over | the glass. |
We | will be leaving | behind | our friends. |
When the object is a personal pronoun, phrasal verbs always have the first pattern:
She gave it back. (NOT She gave back it.)
He knocked it over. (NOT He knocked over it.)
We will be leaving them behind. (NOT We will be leaving behind them.)
- Two-part verbs 3
- Two-part verbs 4
Common verbs with their most frequent particles are:
bring | about, along, back, forward, in, off, out, round, up |
buy | out, up |
call | off, up |
carry | off, out |
cut | back, down, off, out, up |
give | away, back, off |
hand | back, down, in, on, out, over, round |
knock | down, out, over |
leave | behind, out |
let | down, in, off, out |
pass | down, over, round |
point | out |
push | about, around, over |
put | across, away, down, forward, off, on, out, through, together, up |
read | out |
set | apart, aside, back, down |
shut | away, in, off, out |
take | apart, away, back, down, in, on, up, over |
think | over, through, up |
Three-part verbs
Some verbs are made up of three parts:a verb and two particles.They have the pattern:
Noun (subject) | Verb | Particle | Particle | Noun (object) |
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His girlfriend | walked | out | on | him. |
She | caught | up | with | the other runners. |
Children | should look | up | to | their parents. |
Common three-part verbs are:
catch up with | get on with | look up to | stick up for |
face up to | look forward to | put up with | walk out on |
get away with | look down on | run away with | watch out for |
A few verbs have the pattern:
Noun (subject) | Verb | Noun (object of verb) | Particle | Particle | Noun (object of particle) |
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We | talked | them | out | of | leaving. |
She | put | his mistakes | down | to | inexperience. |
Verbs like this are:
do out of | put down to | take out on |
let it on | put up to | talk out of |
- Three-part verbs 1
- Three-part verbs 2
Welcome to the 10th lesson about verbs in Gujarati. We will first learn about the present tense, followed by the past tense, and future tense. We will also analyze some grammar rules, and finally practice how to ask for direction in Gujarati.
Verbs are used to express an action (I swim) or a state of being (I am). The present tense in Gujarati conveys a situation or event in the present time. Here are some examples:
Present Tense - Gujarati - Pronunciation |
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I speak English હું ઇંગલિશ બોલું છું [heum imegueleiśh beoleum chheum] |
you speak French તમે ફ્રેન્ચ બોલો છો [teme phe'reene'ch beoleo chheo] |
he speaks German તેઓ જર્મન બોલે છે [teeo jere'men beole chhe] |
she speaks Italian તેણી ઇટાલિયન બોલે છે [teeṇeī iṭeāleiyen beole chhe] |
we speak Arabic અમે અરબી બોલીએ છીએ [ame arebeī beoleī chheī] |
they speak Chinese તેઓ ચિની બોલે છે [teeo cheineī beole chhe] |
The past tense in Gujarati conveys a situation or event in the past time. Here are some examples:
Past Tense - Gujarati - Pronunciation |
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I visited France મેં ફ્રાન્સ ની મુલાકાત લીધી હતી [meem phe'reāne's neī meuleākeāt leīdheī heteī] |
you visited Italy તમે ઇટાલી ની મુલાકાત લીધી હતી [teme iṭeāleī neī meuleākeāt leīdheī heteī] |
he visited Morocco તેમણે મોરોક્કો ની મુલાકાત લીધી હતી [teemeṇe meoreoke'keo neī meuleākeāt leīdheī heteī] |
she visited China તેણીએ ચાઇના ની મુલાકાત લીધી હતી [teeṇeī cheāineā neī meuleākeāt leīdheī heteī] |
we visited Mexico અમે મેક્સિકો ની મુલાકાત લીધી હતી [ame meeke'seikeo neī meuleākeāt leīdheī heteī] |
they visited Kenya તેમણે કેન્યા ની મુલાકાત લીધી હતી [teemeṇe keene'yeā neī meuleākeāt leīdheī heteī] |
The future tense in Gujarati conveys a situation or event which is anticipated to happen in the future. Here are some examples:
Future Tense - Gujarati - Pronunciation |
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I will drink milk હું દૂધ પીવાનો છું [heum deūdh peīveāneo chheum ] |
you will drink coffee તમે કોફી પીશો [teme keopheī peīśheo] |
he will drink tea તે ચા પીશે [te cheā peīśhe] |
she will drink water તેણી પાણી પીશે [teeṇeī peāṇeī peīśhe] |
we will drink apple juice અમે સફરજનના રસ પીશું [ame sepherejeneneā res peīśheum ] |
they will drink tea તેઓ ચા પીશે [teeo cheā peīśhe] |
Now let's take a break and refresh our vocabulary by learning the body parts.
ear કાન [keān] |
eye આંખ [āmekh] |
mouth મુખ [meukh] |
nose નાક [neāk] |
hair વાળ [veāḷ] |
face ચહેરો [cheheereo] |
head માથું [meātheum] |
heart હૃદય [her̥dey] |
hand હાથ [heāth] |
fingers આંગળીઓ [āmegueḷeīo] |
leg પગ [pegu] |
feet પગ [pegu] |
Travel Phrases in Gujarati
Imagine yourself in some Gujarati speaking country. The following travel phrases are highly important and can help you avoid misunderstanding. Try to memorize them and practice!
English - Gujarati - Pronunciation |
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Can you help me? શું તમે મારી મદદ કરી શકશો? [śheum teme meāreī meded kereī śhekeśheo?] |
Can I help you? હું તમને મદદ કરી શકું? [heum temene meded kereī śhekeum?] |
Where is the airport? એરપોર્ટ ક્યાં છે? [erepeore'ṭ ke'yeām chhee?] |
Go straight સીધા જાવ [seīdheā jeāv] |
Then તે પછી [te pechheī] |
Turn left ડાબી બાજુ વળો [ḍeābeī beājeu veḷeo] |
Turn right જમણી બાજુ વળો [jemeṇeī beājeu veḷeo] |
English To Gujarati Translation
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