Need + Ving (Passive Meaning)

Need + Ving means passive. Look at the examples below

This radio needs repairing.
'Radio ini perlu diperbailki'.

This wall needs painting.
'Dinding ini perlu dicat'.

This floor needs sweeping.
'lantai ini perlu disapu'.

Verbs + to Infinitive

Some English Verbs must be followed by to infinitive. This becomes the problem for the learners whose native language does not have such a pattern. Indonesian learners learning English, for example, often find this a problem. This is because Indonesian language does not have this patten.

The following Verbs require to infinitive.

agree, decide, expect , fail, hope, intend, learn, plan, promise refuse, tend, and want

Don't use an -ing form verb, verb without to, a past tense form, or other other verb forms after the verbs above except to infinitive.

Look at the examples below:

Incorrect : I agree come on time.
Correct : I agree to come on time.

Incorrect : He decided buy a new car.
Correct : He decided to buy a new car.

Incorrect : He always expects gets good scores in English.
Correct : He always expects to get good scores in English.

Incorrect : He failed passed the examination.
Correct : He failed to pass the examination.

Incorrect : She hopes see you again.
Correct : She hopes to see you again.

Incorrect : I want to speaking English fluently.
Correct : I want to speak English fluently.

Online English Courses : - The Answer Key of Exercise of "differ from" and "different from"

This series of online English courses contains the answer key of the exercise of using "differ from" and "different from". The questions are in the other page of this site. The answer is signed by the arrow (-->) .

Exercise:

- Correct the following sentences.

01. Susan is different of other woman I know.

--> Susan is different from other woman I know.

or

--> Susan differes from other woman I know .

02. This book different from the book on the table.

--> This book is different from the book on the table.

or

--> This book differs from the book on the table.

03. Lions differ tigers.

--> Lions differ from tigers.

or

--> Lions are different from tigers

04. Soccer is different with rugby.

--> Soccer is different from rugby .

or
--> Soccer differs from rugby.

- ( different from ) and ( differ from )

The word "differ" which in Indonesian language means 'berbeda' is a verb and must change forms to agree with the subject. The word "different" which is in Indonesian language means 'berbeda'is an adjective. Therefore we need to be (am, is, are, was, were) whenthe word different is used in a sentence. Both words are followed by the preposition "from" . Therefore the pattern is :

S + V differ(s) + from (berbeda dengan)
S + be + different + from (berbeda dengan)

Remember: The preposition used with differ and different must be "from", not with, of, at etc. although the meaning in Indonesia language is 'dengan'

Study the following examples :

• This book is different from that book. ('Buku ini berbeda dengan buku itu')
• This book differs from that book. ('Buku ini berbeda dengan buku itu')

Exercise: (Answer Keys are available in archive/arsip)

- Correct the following sentences.

01. Susan is different of other woman I know.

______________________________________ .

or

_______________________________________ .

02. This book different from the book on the table.

________________________________________

or
________________________________________

03. Lions differ tigers.

______________________

or
______________________

04. Soccer is different with rugby.

_____________________________ .

or
________________________________.

Online English Courses: Irregular Verb 4 (see Irregular Verb 1,2,3 in blog archive)

V1.................V2...................V3.....................Meaning/Arti

say................said..................said...................berkata
see................saw..................seen...................melihat
seek...............sought..............sought.................mencari
sell................sold..................sold....................menjual
send..............sent..................sent...................mengirim
set................set...................set.....................menyusun/mengatur
sew...............sewed................sewn...................menjahit
shake.............shook................shaken.................menggocang/berjabat
shine.............shone.................shone..................bersinar
shoot.............shot...................shot...................menembak
show..............showed...............shown.................menunjukkan
shut...............shut..................shut...................menutup
sing...............sang..................sung...................menyanyi
sink...............sank..................sunk..................tenggelam
sit.................sat....................sat....................duduk
sleep..............slept..................slept..................tidur
smell..............smelt.................smelt..................membau/berbau
speak.............spoke.................spoken................berbicara
spell..............spelt...................spelt..................mengeja
spoil..............spoilt..................spoilt.................merusak
spread............spread................spread................menyebarkan, membentang
spring.............sprang................sprung................mencuat
stand.............stood..................stood..................berdiri
steal..............stole..................stolen.................mencuri
stick..............stuck.................stuck..................melekat
strike.............stroke................struck.................memukul
strive.............strove................striven................berusaha/bekerja keras
swear.............swore.................sworn.................bersumpah
sweep............swept.................swept..................menyapu
swim.............swam..................swum..................berenang
take..............took...................taken..................mengambil
teach.............taught.................taught................mengajar
tear...............tore...................torn....................menyobek
tell................told....................told....................bercerita
think..............thought...............thought................berpikir
understand.......understood...........understood............mengerti
wake..............woke/waked.........woke/waked..........membangunkan
wear...............wore..................worn...................memakai
weave.............wove..................woven.................memintal
win.................won...................won....................menang
wind...............wound................wound..................memutar
withdraw..........withdrew.............withdrawn.............menarik kembali
write..............wrote..................written................menulis

- Online English Course: - Irregular Verb 3 (see also irregular verb 1,2, 4 in bolg archive)

V1...............V2.....................V3....................Meaning/Arti

keep............kept...................kept.................menyimpan
know............knew..................known...............mengetahui/tahu
lie...............lay.....................lain..................berbaring, terletak
lay...............laid....................laid..................meletakkan
lead.............led.....................led...................memimpin, menuju
lean.............leant..................leant.................condong, miring
learn............learnt/learned.......learnt................belajar
leave............left....................left..................meninggalkan/berangkat
lend.............lent....................lent..................meminjami/kan
let...............let.....................let...................membiarakan
light.............lit/lighted............lit....................menyalakan
loose............lost....................lost..................hilang
make...........made..................made................membuat
mean...........meant.................meant...............berarti/maksud
meet............met...................met..................bertemu
mow............mowed................mown................memotong rumput
overcome......overcame.............overcome...........mengatasi
pay..............paid...................paid..................membayar
put..............put....................put...................meletakkan
read.............read..................read..................membaca
ride.............rode...................ridden................naik/menaiki
rise.............rose...................risen..................terbit/muncul
ring.............rang...................rung..................berdering/menelpon
run..............ran....................run....................berlari

- Online English Courses: - Irregular Verb 2 (see also irregular verb 1,3,4 in blog archive)

V1...............V2...............V3....................Meaning/Arti

eat..............ate..............eaten.................makan
fall..............fell..............fallen..................jatuh
feed............fed..............fed......................memberi makan
feel.............fell..............felt.....................merasa
fight............fought..........fought.................berkelahi/perang
find.............found...........found..................menemukan
fly...............flew.............flown..................terbang
forbid...........forbade........forbidden..............melarang
forget...........forgot..........forgotten..............lupa
forgive..........forgave........forgiven...............memaafkan
freeze...........froze...........frozen..................membeku
get..............got..............got.....................mendapat/sampai/jadi
give.............gave............given...................memberi
go...............went............gone....................pergi
grow............grew............grown...................tumbuh
have............had..............had.....................mempunyai
hear.............heard...........heard...................mendengar
hide.............hid..............hidden..................bersembunyi
hit..............hit...............hit......................memukul
hold.............held.............held....................memrgang/menyelenggarakan
hurt.............hurt.............hurt....................melukai

- Online English Courses: - Irregular Verb 1 (see also irregular verb 2,3,4 in blog archive)

V1...................V2.......................V3......................Meaning/Arti

be (am,is,are).....was/were...............been.....................-
bear.................bore.....................born.....................lahir
become.............became..................become.................menjadi
bite..................bit.......................bitten...................menggigit
bleed................bled......................bled.....................berdarah
blend................blended/blent...........blended/blent.........mencampur
blow.................blew......................blown...................meniup
break................broke.....................broken.................memecah
bring.................brought.................brought.................membawa
build.................built......................built....................membangun
burn.................burnt.....................burnt...................membakar
buy..................bought....................bought.................membeli
catch................caught....................caught.................menangkap
choose..............chose.....................chosen.................memilih
come................came......................come..................datang
cost.................cost.......................cost....................harganya
creep...............crept......................crept...................merayap
cut..................cut........................cut......................memotong
dig..................dug........................dug.....................menggali
do...................did........................done....................mengerjakan
deal.................dealt......................dealt....................mengenai (masalah)
draw................drew......................drawn...................menggambar
dream..............dreamed/dreamt.......dreamed/dreamt.......bermimpi
drink...............drank......................drunk...................minum
drive...............drove......................driven..................mengendarai

- Online English Courses: - Regular Verbs

V. I..............V. II......................V. III..................Arti
answer..........answered................answered............menjawab
ask..............asked....................asked.................bertanya
arrive...........arrived..................arrived................sampai/tiba
borrow..........borrowed................borrowed.............meminjam
believe..........believed................believed..............percaya
call..............called....................called.................memanggil
decide..........decided..................decided..............memutuskan
expect..........expected................expected.............mengharap
finish...........finished.................finished..............selesai
happen.........happened...............happened.............terjadi
etc.

Past Tense

Past tense is used to express the event or situation in the past. It is usually used with the adverbs of time which show past time such as yesterday, last week, last year, last Sunday, in 1990, two days ago, two months ago, etc. These adverbs do not have to be present, the most important thing is that the event or situation occured in the past.

A. Past Tense using be (was, were)
The past form of be is was and were. was is used with the subject I, he, she, singular noun, and uncountable noun . Were is used with the subject You, they, we, and plural noun . Was and were are used for the sentences which do not have Verbs as predicates.

Examples:
1. I was sick last week.
2. She was at home last night.
3. He was a good football player in 1977.
4. My father was fat ten years ago.
5. John was here last Sunday.

6. You were in my house last night.
7. They were hungry yesterday.
8. We were in Japan last month.
9. My parents were in Jakarta two days ago.
10. Sally and Roy were sick last week.

all the sentences above do not have verbs.

B. Past Tense using Verb.

The sentences which have verbs do not need be. In Past tense, The verbs used are the past forms which are usually called Verb 2.
For regular Verbs, to make past forms is by adding the suffix -ed. The past tense of cook is cooked. For irregular verbs, there is no rule to make the past form of the verb. In this case we must memorize the irregular verbs.

Examples:

1. I went to jakarta last week. (the past tense of go)
2. My mother worked yesterday. (the past tense of work)
3. He studied English yesterday.(the past tense of study)
4. She put her book on the table last night. (the past tense of put)

Present Tense Using Verbs

Present tense is used to express general facts and daily activities. There are two types of verbs used in present tense. They are Verb + s/es, and Verb without s/es.

A. Verb + s/es
Verb +s/es is used for the subjects She, He, It, Singular Noun, and Uncountable Noun. Look at the examples below:

1. She goes to school everyday. (go + es)
2. He drinks coffee every morning. (drink + s)
3. It works well. (work + s)
4. My father teaches English in a university. (teach + es)
5. This fruit contains vitamin A (contain + s)

B. Verb without s/es

Verb without s/es is used for the subject I, You, They, We, and Plural Noun. Look at the examples below:

1. I go to school everyday.
2. You drink coffee every morning.
3. They work carefully.
4. We study every night,
5. John and Sally come to my house every Monday.