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This article describes the uses of various verb forms in the English language. This includes: * Finite verb forms such as ''go'', ''goes'' and ''went'' * Nonfinite forms such as ''(to) go'', ''going'' and ''gone'' * Combinations (catenae) of such forms with auxiliary verbs, such as ''was going'' and ''would have gone'' The uses considered include expression of tense (time reference), aspect, mood and modality, in various configurations. For details of how inflected forms of verbs are produced in English, see English verbs. For the grammatical structure of clauses, including word order, see English clause syntax. For certain other particular topics, see the articles listed in the box to the right. ==Inflected forms of verbs== A typical English verb may have five different inflected forms: *The base form or plain form (''go'', ''write'', ''climb''), which has several uses—as an , , present , and present indicative except in the third-person singular *The ''-s'' form (''goes'', ''writes'', ''climbs''), used as the present indicative in the third-person singular *the past tense or preterite (''went'', ''wrote'', ''climbed'') *The (''gone'', ''written'', ''climbed'') – this is identical to the past tense in the case of regular verbs and some irregular ones (here the first two verbs are irregular and the third regular) *The ''-ing'' form (''going'', ''writing'', ''climbing''), used as a , , and (de)verbal noun The verb ''be'' has a larger number of different forms (''am'', ''is'', ''are'', ''was'', ''were'', etc.), while the modal verbs have a more limited number of forms. Some forms of ''be'' and of certain other auxiliary verbs also have contracted forms (''s'', '' 're'', '' 've'', etc.). For full details of how these inflected forms of verbs are produced, see English verbs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Uses of English verb forms」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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