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‘ve. An apostrophe and “ve” can be added to pronouns to create contractions of past
tense constructions using “have”: “I’ve been an editor for twenty years Ordinarily such contractions are not used informal standard English writing.
Verb. Words that convey action, condition, and similar aspects of statements are called verbs There are many verbs in English, ranging from vivid words like
‘cannonball’ to blander verbs like appear All verbs depict action or status, rendered into varying forms In the example, all the verbs are underlined. The rest of this entry characterizes the common properties of verbs and basic rules and suggestions for their use. Consult entries on speci c verbs as well as those for tense, voice, mood,
intransitive, transitive, passive, active voice, imperative, subjunctive, linking verbs,
agreement, and soon for further explanations and examples.
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