Kali ini akan kami
jelaskan secara singkat mengenai tipe-tipe dari verb (kata kerja) dalam
bahasa inggris karena tidak semua kata kerja dalam bahasa inggris sama. Kata
kerja dalam bahasa inggris dibagi menjadi tiga, yaitu:
1.
Continuous
Verbs
Continuous Verbs, pada
umumnya kata kerja bahasa inggris bertipe jenis ini. Ciri yang menonjol adalah verbs ini merupakan kegiatan secara
fisik yang biasa dilakukan orang.
Misalnya: to run, to walk, to eat, to fly, to go, to
say, to touch, etc.
Contoh:
I eat bread every morning.
I am eating dinner now.
2.
Non
Continuous Verbs
Pada Non
Continuous Verbs, ciri yang menonjol adalah verbs ini merupakan sesuatu yang tidak bisa orang kerjakan. Kata
kerja ini jarang digunakan dalam “continuous”
tenses.
Adapun macam-macam
dari Non
Continuous Verbs adalah sebagai berikut:
Abstract Verbs
to be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to care, to contain, to owe,
to exist, etc.
Possession Verbs
to possess, to own, to belong, etc.
Emotion Verbs
to like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear, to envy, to mind, etc.
Contoh:
He is here, now.
(benar)
He is being here, now.
(salah)
He wants a drink, now.
(benar)
He is wanting a drink, now.
(salah)
3.
Mixed
Verbs
Tipe ketiga adalah
mixed
verbs, sedikit sekali verbs
yang masuk dalam tipe ini. Ciri yang khas adalah verbs ini mempunyai dua arti yaitu berlaku seperti “Continuous
Verbs”, dan “Non-Continuous Verbs”.
Contoh Mixed Verbs dengan definisinya:
“to appear”
Tony appears confused. (Non-Continuous Verbs)
Meaning: “Tony seems confused.”
My favorite singer is appearing at the jazz club tonight. (Normal Verb)
Meaning: “My favorite singer is giving performance at the jazz club
tonight.”
“to hear”
She hears the music. (Non-Continuous Verbs)
Meaning: “She hears the music with her ears.”
She is hearing voices (Normal Verb)
Meaning: “She hears something others cannot hear. She is hearing voices
in her mind.”
“to look”
Nancy looks tired. (Non-Continuous Verbs)
Meaning: “She seems tired.”
Farah is looking at the pictures. (Normal Verb)
Meaning: “She is looking with her eyes.”
“to see”
I see her. (Non-Continuous-Verbs)
Meaning: “I see her with my eyes.”
I am seeing the doctor. (Normal Verb)
Meaning: “I am visiting or consulting with a doctor.”
“to think”
He thinks the test is easy. (Non-Continuous Verbs)
Meaning: “He considers the test to be easy.”
She is thinking about the question. (Normal Verb)
Meaning: “She pondering the question, going over it
in her mind.”
“to be”
Joe is American. (Non-Continuous Verbs)
Meaning: “Joe is an American citizen.”
Joe is being very American. (Normal Verb)
Meaning: Joe is behaving like a stereotypical American.”
Joe is being very rude. (Normal Verb)
Meaning: “Joe is behaving very rudely. Usually he is not rude.”
Joe is being very formal. (Normal Verb)
Meaning: “Joe is behaving very formally. Usually he is not formal.”
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