VERB (KATA KERJA)

Verbs (kata kerja) adalah suatu tindakan atau aktifitas yang dilakukan oleh seseorang. Kata kerja terbagi menjadi dua, yakni Regular Verbs (kata kerja beraturan) dan Irregular Verbs (kata kerja tak beraturan).

Contoh Regular Verbs	Contoh Irregular Verbs
Cook, Repair, Wash, Paint, Kiss, Check, Watch, Treat, etc	Bring Take Go Get Etc.	Brought Took Went Got	Brought Taken Gone Gotten
Bentuk VERB 2 & VERB 3 dari Regular Verbs diakhiri dengan “-ed”. Contoh:  cooked, washed, kissed, etc.	Silahkan dilihat di kamus untuk bentuk kata kerja tak beraturan (Irregular Verbs).

   Penjelasan di atas hanyalah sedikit informasi mengenai Verbs (kata kerja). Berikut adalah penjelasan mengenai verb dan macam-macamnnya.

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:

2.1 Abstract Verbs

to be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to care, to contain, to owe, to exist, etc.

2.2 Possession Verbs

to possess, to own, to belong, etc.

2.3 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.”