完全及物动词
稍早提到，完全及物动词就是加了宾语后意思很完整的动词，有主动及被动两个语态。在此，我们要与大家讨论主动语态。至于被动语态用法，我们则将在语态的专篇中再讨论。完全及物动词在主动语态中，用法极为简单，句型如下：主语+完全及物动词+宾语（Object,简称O.)
例：Peter loves music.
(彼得喜爱音乐。）
They want to go dancing.
（他们要去跳舞。）
He thinks that the book is good.
（他认为这本书很好。）
不完全不及物动词重要相关短语
例：Things will come right in the end.
(船到桥头自然直。）
He soon fell asleep.
(他很快就睡着了。）
Provisions ran short.
（粮食不足了。）
I don't know how he came to be so popular.
（我不知道他如何变得如此受人欢迎。）
The document proved to be a forgery.
（这份文件证实是伪造的。）
有助动词肯定句子的被动语气
在上一节，我们所有的例子都只是肯定句子，句子中没有助动词，可是有些肯定句子还是有助动词的，以下是一些例子：
主动语气
现在进形式 i am writing this letter.
现在完程序 i have written the letter.
过去进形式 i was writing the letter when you came.
过去完程序 i had written the letter before you came.
未来式 i will write the letter.
未来完成式 i will have written this letter.
未来式 i am going to see you.
被动语气
the letter is being written by me.
the letter has been written by me.
the letter was being written by me when you came.
the letter had been written by me before you came.
the letter will be written by me.
this letter will have been written by me.
you are going to be seen by me.