* Joe said on 2002-06-26 06:51:50 +0200
> On the same thing, English inflects for 3 tenses, 1-3 aspects and 1-3
> persons. I count 11 positive verb forms, approximately. Multiplying by 2 to
> account for negation, we have 22 verb forms
Oh?
> go
> goes
> am going
> is going
> are going
> went
> was going
> were going
> have gone
> has gone
> will go
> do not go
> does not go
> did not go
> am not going
> are not going
> is not going
> will not go
> was not going
> were not going
> have not gone
> has not gone
have been going
have been gone
is about to go
was about to go
have been about to go
will be about to go
would have been about to go
used to go
used to be going
Don't forget mood/modality....
must/may etc. go
got to go
got to be going
have to go
etc.
As a non-native speaker, let me assure you: English verbs are just about
the worst bit.
t., who're "gonna hafta" be workin' late again