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Simple Verb Tenses: Definition, Examples, & Exercises

Nouns and verbs can both express number, but only verbs can express tense, or when the action of the sentence is performed or a state of being is experienced. 

Keeping tense clear and consistent throughout one’s writing is essential, but it is often overlooked by writers wanting to rush through their work. Getting in the habit of establishing your verb tense early on and sticking with it helps in two ways: first, your writing will flow more smoothly; second, you will avoid a large chunk of editing later on. 

While there are several different types of verb tenses, the foundational tenses are past, present, and future. These are called simple verb tenses. 

There are also perfect verb tenses, progressive verb tenses, and there are even some irregular verbs that do not follow the rules when changing tense. While this blog post focuses on simple verb tenses, these other verb tenses can be explored in other blog posts on Albert.

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What is Simple Verb Tense?

Simple verb tense can be divided into three categories: past, present, and future. 

• Present Tense: He writes a letter today. 
• Past Tense: I wrote a letter yesterday. 
• Future Tense: I will write a letter tomorrow.

While some verb tenses, such as present tense and past tense, can be expressed by simply changing the form of the verb itself, other verbs need the help of an auxiliary verb to show tense, especially future tense. 

In the examples above, the present tense verb, writes, looked only slightly different in past tense, wrote. However, this same verb needs the auxiliary verb, “will” joined with the present tense form of the verb, write to create future tense.

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How is Simple Past Tense Used in Academic Writing?

Student writers use simple past tense verbs to describe something that happened prior to the current action in a narrative, an author’s ideas in a literary essay, or historical events in a research paper.

For example: 

• Narrative: The charred wallpaper peeling mournfully from the walls indicated that a fire had broken out sometime overnight. 

In this example, the narrator makes an assumption about an event that occurred earlier in the story.

• Literary Essay: Inspired by her own childhood, Harper Lee crafted Jean Louise “Scout” Finch in close resemblance to herself. 

In this example, the student writer analyzes Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, focusing on how this novel originated during the 1960’s. 

• Research Paper: When Disney World first opened in 1971, tickets were only $3. 50. 

In this example, the student writer uses simple past tense to share historical information.

How is Simple Present Tense Used in Academic Writing?

Student writers use present tense in narratives to describe what is happening in the current moment, in scientific papers to state facts, or in literary analyses to incorporate the writer’s own ideas. 

For example: 

• Narratives: He steps through the open portal, and he finds himself in another dimension. 
• Scientific Writing: Many creatures in the natural world, such as frogs, still experience the stages of evolution. 
• Literary Analysis: I am proud of Harper Lee for using her skilled voice as a writer to speak out against racial injustice.

How is Simple Future Tense Used in Academic Writing?

Simple future verb tense is used less often in academic writing than simple present or simple past tense, but that does not mean it is any less important.  

In narrative writing, students can take the role of an omniscient or all-knowing narrator that can share the future for his or her characters. 

For example: 

• Narrative: He has no idea that his decision will lead to his tragic downfall.

How is Simple Verb Tense Different from Perfect Verb Tense?

While simple verb tense can express an action that did happen, is happening, or will happen, the perfect verb tense indicates an action that has already been completed or “perfected”. The perfect verb tense always appears with the auxiliary verb have or had. You can learn more about perfect verb tenses in this blog post.

For example:

• Simple present: I ate my lunch. 
• Present perfect: I have eaten my lunch.
• Simple past: I walked to school yesterday. 
• Past perfect: I had walked to school yesterday. 
• Simple future: I will finish my homework tomorrow. 
• Future perfect: I will have finished my homework by tomorrow.

How is Simple Verb Tense Different from Progressive Verb Tense?

While simple verb tense expresses an action that did happen, is happening, or will happen and perfect verb tense expresses an action that has already been completed, progressive verb tense expresses an ongoing action. Progressive verb tense always uses a form of the “ to-be” verb and an -ing verb. 

• Simple present: I ate my lunch. 
• Present progressive: I am eating my lunch. 
• Simple past: I walked to school yesterday. 
• Past progressive: I was walking to school yesterday. 
• Simple future: I will finish my homework tomorrow. 
• Future progressive: I will be finishing my homework by tomorrow.

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Here are some important tips to help you understand simple verb tense:

Tip #1. Facts and current actions are always written in simple present tense

For example: 

• Many plants need sunlight and water to survive.

Tip #2. Historical events, events in the past, and author’s decisions are all written in simple past tense

For example: 

• Inspired by ancient Greek games, the international Olympics started in 1896.

Tip #3. Verb tense must stay consistent in your writing to avoid confusion

For example: 

• Incorrect: The hockey game last night was brutal; no one scores until the third period. 

Because the initial verb in this sentence is in past tense, the second verb also must be in past tense. See the corrected sentence below: 

• Correct: The hockey game last night was brutal; no one scored until the third period.

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Now that you understand how simple verb tense functions in sentences, review the anchor chart below and complete the review to fully understand how to use and recognize simple verb tense as well as how to differentiate it from other verb tenses.   

The Ultimate List of Verb Tenses

Refer to the graphic below to learn the different types of Verb Tenses:

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This list, obviously, does not include all possible verbs and their tenses; however, it is meant to be used as a guide while identifying different types of verb tenses.

Simple Verb Tense Exercises and Review

Now that you understand simple verb tense, test your ability to recognize which verb tense in needed in the sentences below: 

Select the correct verb tense in the sentences below. Remember, past verb tense describes events that happened in the past, present verb tense describes events that are happening currently, and future verb tense describes events that are yet to happen.

1. Before Elsa awoke the spirits of the forest, Anna was/is/will be confident that nothing in her life will change for the worse. 

In this sentence, was is the correct verb tense to use. Since the context clues in the sentence reference something that happened earlier in the movie, a simple past tense verb is needed.

2. Throughout the movie, it is/was/will be clear that Elsa regretted ever trusting Prince Hans of the Southern Isles. 

In this sentence, was is the correct verb to use. We know this because another simple past tense verb is used later in the sentence: regretted. In order to be consistent in our use of verb tense, both verbs must be in past tense.

3. Once she finds out what really happened between Arendelle and the Northuldra tribe, Elsa is/was/will be determined to make things right. 

In this sentence, “is” is the correct verb to use because it is in simple present tense, just like the other verb in the sentence, finds.

4. Olaf no longer needs his own snow flurry to stay frozen because last month, Elsa gives/gave/will give him permafrost. 

In this sentence, gave, or the past tense form of the verb, is needed because the context clue, last month, implies that Elsa giving Olaf his permafrost happened in the past.

5. Grand Pabbie warns Elsa that bad things are happening/have happened/will happen if Elsa does not conquer the spirits of the forest. 

In this sentence, will happen, or the future tense verb, is needed because the sentence sets up a contingent relationship. Because Grand Pabbie knows all, he can predict what will happen if Elsa is unsuccessful on her quest.

Pro tip: Simple verb tense can be narrowed down into three simple categories that show when an action occurred or when a state of being was experienced in a sentence. These three categories, past, present, and future, perform best when verbs of the same tense are used consistently within one piece of writing.

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1. Which verb tense shows that the action in the sentence is ongoing: simple, perfect, or progressive? 

• Answer: Progressive 
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! Progressive verb tense shows action that is ongoing while simple verb tense can show action that already happened, is happening, or will happen. 
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right! Remember, progressive verb tense shows action that is ongoing while simple verb tense can show action that already happened, is happening, or will happen.

2. True or False: simple future verb tense can be expressed without the help of auxiliary verbs. 

• Answer: False 
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! Simple future verb tense, unlike simple present or simple past tense, must have an auxiliary verb attached to it in order to express future tense. 
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right! Remember, simple future verb tense, unlike simple present or simple past tense, must have an auxiliary verb attached to it in order to express future tense.

3. In this sentence, is the present tense verb, “have finished” simple, perfect, or progressive tense? 

I have finished sewing a quilt for my baby nephew. 

• Answer: Perfect Verb Tense
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! The verb have finished expresses an action that has already been completed, so it must be a perfect verb tense. 
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right! Remember, perfect verb tenses express actions that have already been completed, so have finished is perfect, not simple or progressive.

4. In this sentence, is the past tense verb, hiked, simple, perfect, or progressive tense? 

We hiked a large section of the Smoky Mountain National Park yesterday. 

• Answer: Simple Verb Tense
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! The past tense verb, hiked, expresses an action that was done on the previous day, or in the past. Since the action is not explicitly ongoing or completed (they may hike more today), the tense is simple past.  
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right! Remember, simple past tense expresses an action that happened in the past, not one that is ongoing or one that has been completed.

5. In this sentence, is the future tense verb, will be attending, simple, perfect, or progressive tense? 

They will be attending the awards ceremony this evening. 

• Answer: Progressive verb tense
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! In this sentence, the phrase will be attending implies an ongoing activity that will occur in the future; therefore, a future progressive verb is required. 
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right! Remember, future progressive verb tense implies an ongoing activity that will occur in the future, such as, will be attending.

6. In this sentence, is a simple past or simple present tense verb needed? 

While we were trick-or-treating last night, I bump/bumped into someone that looked like Frankenstein’s monster.

• Answer: bumped: simple past tense
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! Since the tense of the first verb in the sentence is past (were), the tense of the second verb also needs to be past, which is bumped. 
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right! Remember, in order to be consistent in your writing, if another verb in the sentence is past tense, then any subsequent verbs must also be in past tense.

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How many times have you read a student’s paper only to find that the verb tense changes nearly every sentence? Oftentimes students do not realize the importance of consistency when it comes to verb tense. Even though students may understand the fundamentals of subject and verb usage in a sentence, the Common Core English Language Progressive Skills Chart shows that there are always ways to build on students’ knowledge and create even stronger writers.  

Albert provides several different verb tense practice activities, including Simple Verb Tense Practice. Albert has also created full-fledged assessments and quizzes on a range of grammatical topics.

There are many verb tenses out there to choose from, but the most important thing is choosing the right tense for the type of writing you are doing and then sticking with it! 

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Simple tenses of verbs | Learn English

The main function of a verb is to indicate when the action happens. There are three main verb tenses; past, present and future. Each tense is divided into; simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous.

In this lesson we are looking at the simple tenses in the past, present and future.

The present tense of a verb is the 'original' form. The past tense can have different patterns. The future simple is formed with 'will'.

Here are some verbs used in the past, present and future tenses:

Have

I had a shower. (Past simple)
I have a shower every day. (Present simple)
I will have a shower later. (Future simple)

See

I saw Chris yesterday. (Past simple)
I see Chris at work. (Present simple)
I will see Chris at the party this evening. (Future simple)

Run

I ran five kilometres yesterday. (Past simple)
I run very fast. (Present simple)
I will run tomorrow morning. (Future simple)

It is important to remember that in the Present simple with ‘he’, ‘she’, and ‘it’ add an ‘s’ to the verb.

Like

He liked the film. (Past simple)
He likes swimming (Present simple)
He will like the party. (Future simple)

Eat

She ate her lunch outside. (Past simple)
She eats lunch at the restaurant near her office. (Present simple)
She will eat with me. (Future simple)

Know

I knew her when I was a child. (Past simple)
I know your Father. (Present simple)
I will know what to do later. (Future simple)

Cook

I cooked dinner. (Past simple)
I cook dinner. (Present simple)
I will cook dinner tomorrow. (Future simple)

It is important to use the correct word or phrase which shows the time of the action because sometimes the tense is not enough to explain the time an action happens. We look at this in other lessons.
So a Past simple tense has words or phrases to show it is a past action like 'yesterday', 'last week/month/year', 'a month ago' etc. and the same is true for the Present simple and the Future simple.

Now complete the following with the correct tense.

• 1. I _ the film I saw yesterday.
  

  liked
  will like
  like

• 2. He _ his family next weekend.
  

  saw
  will see
  sees

• 3. They _ the marathon last week.
  

  run
  ran
  will run

• 4. She _ a tasty Italian meal for last weeks dinner party.
  

  will cook
  cooks
  cooked

• 5. I _ three dogs and two parrots as pets when I was young.
  

  had
  have
  will have

• 6. I _ the family who live next door.
  

  know
  knew
  will know

A simple verbal predicate is.

A simple verbal predicate is the main member of a sentence that names an action or state of an object and is expressed by a verb in the form of one of the moods.

Let's find out what a simple verbal predicate is, how it is expressed and what questions it answers in the sentence. Let us give examples of sentences with a simple verbal predicate.

The predicate is the main member of the sentence

The subject with the predicate form the grammatical basis of a two-part sentence. The predicate is an equal member of the sentence in relation to the subject. It explains the subject, denoting the object, correlates with it in meaning and grammatically, and answers the questions:

• what does the object do?
• what did he do? what did he do?
• what will the item do?
• what is said about the subject?
• what is happening to him?
• what is the object?
• what is he?
• who is he? (M. Gorky). nine0005

  Frost (V. Kataev) crackled all over the forest (what was it doing?).

  Books will be written about him (what will they do?), every child in the world (what will they do?) will know his name! (Joan Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone).

  The garden (what?) was small, but (what?) full of nooks and crannies (V. Soloukhin).

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  Definition

  The predicate is the main member of the sentence, naming the action, state or attribute of the subject, which is indicated by the subject, and answering the questions: what does it do? what have you been doing? what will do? what is he? what is he? who is he?

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  As part of the grammatical basis, the following types of the considered main member of the sentence are distinguished:

  • simple verbal predicate;
  • compound verbal predicate;
  • compound nominal predicate.

  What is a simple verb predicate?

  A simple verbal predicate is expressed by a verb of any mood, tense, person or gender. nine0005

  Examples of sentences from fiction

  A person (what is he doing?) lives (ch. singular 3 person, present tense, inf. inf.) in a certain environment (D. Likhachev).

  Unusual feelings (what are they doing?) arise (ch. plural 3 persons, present temp. inf. infl.) in the heart of an impressionable hunter in a wonderful morning hour! (I. Sokolov-Mikitov).

  Books Pushkin (what did he do?) Loved (ch. sing. masculine last temp. ex. incl.) from childhood (A. Gessen). nine0005

  The sun won't stare at us there (Ch. Sing. 3 person bud. temp. ex. incl.) (John Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings).

  Now, of course, he would have written better (Jack London. Martin Eden).

  Let them sing at the last hour (Jack London. Sea Wolf).

  Note that a simple verbal predicate (PGS) may contain not one word, but two, if the predicate is expressed by a complex form of the future tense of the verb, consisting of an auxiliary verb "to be" in the personal form and the semantic verb in the indefinite form, for example:

  • I will speak;
  • you will write;
  • he will swim;
  • we will answer;
  • you will draw;
  • they will persuade.

  Tom left, but as he left, he threatened to wander around (Mark Twain. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer).

  How long will he be engaged in his peaceful profession, which he received even before the start of independent life? (Rafael Sabatini. The Odyssey of Captain Blood).

  We will live by measuring the years of past days and future centuries (St. Kunyaev).

  These complex forms of the future tense of the verb make up a simple verbal predicate in sentences. We also note that imperative verbs formed with the help of formative particles 9 are used as PGS0014 "let", "let", "yes", "come on", "let's" :

  • let the sun shine;
  • let her say;
  • let's go to the park;
  • let's go there .

  Let capercaillie cry with a groan (S. Yesenin).

  Let her cry (M. Lermontov).

  Let her hear, let her cry (S. Yesenin).

  Let me read you poetry! nine0005

  is expressed by the following forms of verb	Examples
  The form of the verb	Russia is being prepared for Olympiad in Sochi. Many fought for the right to hold it in their country.
  Conditional and imperative forms of the verb	You should read more books. May my dreams come true.
  Future form of the verb	You will be invited to play the roles of the main characters.

  Complex cases of expressing a simple verbal predicate

  1. An infinitive without a link is used as a simple verbal predicate, for example:

  People plow, and we wave our hands (proverb).

  2. A simple verbal predicate is expressed by a verb with various particles ( know for yourself, as if, exactly, as if, as if, a little, it was , etc.)

  The air didn't smell so bad anymore. Dampness seemed to be pouring in it again (I. Turgenev).

  The resinous pine was crying, shedding tears of amber.

  Then go for a walk.

  And you know he mumbles to himself . .. (The Strugatsky brothers. Picnic on the roadside).

  We met, but it was not possible to talk.

  Longing for boredom, the old woman went home…

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  So they racked their brains on how to get rid of the accusations of setting fire to the city (Genrik Sienkiewicz).

  Almost in every hut someone was breathing heavily (Vladislav Reymont. Guys).

  Mankind is going crazy (Yu. Levitansky).

  Maxim is graduating from the infantry school, he will pull the army strap (Anatoly Rybakov. Children of the Arbat).

  My friend does not waste words.

  4. A simple verbal predicate is formed by syntactically indivisible phrases consisting of a verb that does not have an independent lexical meaning and a noun that expresses the meaning of the predicate. Such combinations can be replaced by a single-root verb in the appropriate grammatical form, for example:

  • participated - participated;
  • helped - helped;
  • won - won;
  • promise - promise;
  • I will reproach - I will reproach;
  • I'll take a look - I'll take a look;
  • we make repairs - we repair;
  • will be preparing - will be prepared;
  • summed up - summed up;
  • dislike - dislike;
  • receive - receive;
  • agreed - agreed.

  Deputies held a vote yesterday (voted).

  This thought terrified her (terrified).

  Suboch found out everything and became furious (furious) (K. Paustovsky).

  5. A simple verbal predicate is a conjugated verb form with repetition:

  They live and live and do not know grief.

  I read and read, but I can't understand anything.

  6. A simple verbal predicate is an interjection in the role of a verb of the indicative mood

  Monkey, seeing his image in the Mirror, quietly kicks the Bear with his foot (I. A. Krylov).

  The dog was catching frogs along the shore, and the pike grabbed her leg! (Eduard Verkin).

  A goat stands on top - and it beats and beats everything with a silver hoof, and the stones roll and roll. Suddenly Muryonka jumped there (P.P. Bazhov. Silver Hoof). nine0005

  A diligent woodpecker - everything here and there (Yu. Levitansky).

  7. Simple verbal predicate - infinitive as an indicative verb

  He will beat you (he will beat you), and you stand your ground (V. Sleptsov).

  Then I scream (shouted), and water pours into my mouth (M. Sholokhov).

  8. A simple verbal predicate is expressed by combining two verbs in one form

  I'll go and ask when the concert starts. nine0005

  I'll go and tell him... Let him bring firewood.

  I'll go make arrangements for dinner.

  9. The combination of the verb with the particle “not” and the infinitive

  is used in the role of the PGS.

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  Simple sentences in English

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  All dictatorships create external enemies and repression to sit on the throne forever.

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  If you can't tell the truth from a clever lie, then think about laws, about freedom of speech, how often and where power has changed.

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  Sentence - is a separate statement, having intonation and semantic completeness. A sentence is a word or group of words, organized according to the rules of grammar, that carries a specific message, question, exclamation, or call to action. nine0005

  • It's raining. - It's raining.
  • Go outside! - Get outside!
  • What are you doing? - What are you doing?

  Sentences of the English language, as in Russian, depending on how many grammatical bases (combinations of subject and predicate) in the sentence, are divided into simple and complex sentences.

  • Simple sentences
  • There is my house. - This is my home.
  • I have to go to the university. - I have to go to the university.
  • Complex sentences
  • There is the house where my family lives. This is the house where my family lives.
  • I have to go to the university now but I will come back soon. I have to go to the university now, but I will be back soon.

  Simple sentence (a simple sentence) is a sentence in which there is only one grammatical basis (one combination of subject and predicate).

  • Kate likes dogs. Kate loves dogs.
  • We go jogging every Sunday. We go jogging every Sunday.
  • They didn't go to school last year. They didn't go to school last year.

  Simple sentences for the purpose of saying

  All simple sentences , depending on the purpose of the statement, can be narrative , interrogative , imperative , exclamatory .

  Narrative sentences

  Declarative sentence (declarative sentence) - a sentence that communicates a certain fact or information in affirmative or negative form . The intonation of such a sentence is mainly descending, direct word order is used (subject before the predicate). nine0005

  • My name is Paul. - My name is Paul.
  • Kate is good at cooking. Kate cooks well.
  • I don't like honey. - I don't like honey.
  • George hasn't finished his work yet. George has not finished his work yet.

  In English, as a rule, there can be only one negation in the sentence , in contrast to the Russian language, where there can be a double negation (using together the particles not, neither and negative pronouns, adverbs, etc.) . nine0005

  • I know nothing. - I do not know anything.
  • I don't know anything. - I do not know anything.
  • We met no one yesterday. We didn't meet anyone yesterday.
  • We didn't meet anyone yesterday. We didn't meet anyone yesterday.

  The double negative in English can be used to further strengthen the negation, but this is not common.

  • I ain't got no money. - I don't have any money.
  • We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control. “We don't need any education, we don't need any thought control.

  Interrogative sentences

  Interrogative sentence (interrogative sentence) - a sentence that expresses a question. They are formed using indirect word order (predicate before the subject), as well as interrogative words. Interrogative sentences are discussed in detail in the article types of questions. nine0005

  • Who is there? - Who's there?
  • What are you doing now? - What are you doing now?
  • Do you like learning English? – Do you like learning English?

  Imperative sentences

  Imperative sentence (imperative sentence) - a sentence that encourages the interlocutor to act, that is, it expresses an order, request, command, invitation, etc. Such sentences often omit the subject you (you, you), as it is clear from the context, the verb is used only in the infinitive form without the particle to .

  • Watch this! – Look at this!
  • Listen to me. - Listen to me.
  • Go and buy some bread, please. - Go buy some bread, please.

  Sometimes in imperative sentences the pronoun you is not omitted in order to emphasize emotionally and strengthen an order or command. nine0005

  • You sleep now. - You're going to bed now.
  • We will rest and you drive. We will rest and you will drive the car.
  • I will go to the shop and you stay at home. - I'm going to the store, and you stay at home.

  In order to form a negative imperative sentence (prohibition or request), the auxiliary verb to is always used in the negative form, even with the verb to be .

  • Don't give me orders! - Don't order me!
  • Don't touch it, please. - Don't touch it, please.
  • Don't be so silly! - Don't be so stupid!
  • Oh, come on, don't be mad. “Oh come on, don’t be mad.

  The verb to let (allow) is used to form an order, a command directed at third parties. To let is also used to offer help or ask for permission. nine0005

  • Let her go. - Let her go. (Let her go.)
  • Let him do whatever he wants. Let him do whatever he wants.
  • Let the children play with our dog. Let the children play with our dog.
  • Let me help you. - Let me help you.
  • Let us do this. - Let us do it.

  Form let's (short for let us ) is used to suggest a joint action. In this sense, the full form let us is practically not used.

  • Let's go for a walk! - Let's go for a walk!
  • Let's play football outside. Let's play football outside.
  • Let's invite Paul and Janice to the party. Let's invite Paul and Janice to the party.

  Exclamatory sentences

  Exclamatory sentence (exclamatory sentence) - a sentence expressing certain emotions or feelings. Often such sentences begin with the words what and how , and end with an exclamation point .

  In exclamatory sentences only direct word order is used. However, often a sentence can only consist of one or two words.

  • Marvelous! - Wonderful! (also with a hint of sarcasm)
  • How wonderful! - How wonderful!
  • It's such a beautiful life! - What a beautiful life!
  • What a lovely day it is. - What a wonderful day today.

  Types of simple sentences according to the structure

  Simple sentences according to their structure (presence or absence of some members of the sentence) are divided into two-part and one-part , as well as uncommon and common .

  Two-part sentence

  Two-member sentence (two-part sentence) - a sentence in which there are both main members of the sentence (subject and predicate), or one of them is omitted, as it is clear from the context or the previous sentence.

  • I don't like this book. - I don't like this book.
  nine0013 We had a lot of fun in Brazil! Swimming in the ocean, drinking cocktails, dancing. We had a lot of fun in Brazil! We swam in the ocean, drank cocktails, danced.

  Two-part sentences , in turn, are divided into complete and incomplete. Complete sentence (complete sentence) - a two-part sentence in which there is both a subject and a predicate.

  • The baby was smiling to us. The child smiled at us.
  • We've bought a lot of candies for you. We bought you a lot of sweets.
  • There was a big party at Caroline's place. Caroline had a big party.

  Incomplete sentence Such sentences are often found in colloquial speech, dialogues.

  • Who did that? Mark, of course. - Who did this? Of course Mark. nine0015
  • What did he do? Nothing at all! - What did he do? Nothing at all!
  • What were we doing? Just chilling and talking. – What did we do? They just relaxed and talked.

  One-part proposal

  One-member sentence (one-member sentence) - a special type of sentence in which there is only one main member of the sentence, and it cannot be unambiguously defined as a noun or a predicate. Sometimes such sentences are called sentence-phrases .

  One-part sentences can be expressed using a noun or an infinitive of a verb.

  • To be or not to be? - To be or not to be?
  • To stay here – alone, forgotten by everyone. – To stay here – alone, forgotten by everyone.
  • Spring! Birds singing, the sun shining, flowers in blossom. - Spring! The birds are singing, the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming.

  Uncommon and common offerings

  Unextended sentence (non-extended sentence) - a sentence in which there are no secondary members of the sentence, but there is only grammatical basis . Uncommon can be both one-part and two-part sentences.

  • Spring. - Spring.
  • To live! - Live!
  • Don't talk! - Do not talk! nine0015
  • She is sleeping. - She is sleeping.

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