This book provides learners of English from intermediate level upwards with a wealth of course and practice material. It presents a new description of English verbs and their patterns, based on the most complete corpus analysis of verbs ever undertaken. Each pattern is explained, and the verbs sharing a pattern are listed in groups according to meaning. Clear examples show the learner exactly how the verbs are used.

• Clear and spacious layout

• Explanations of verb patterns on left hand pages, stimulating exercises on right hand pages

• Description of over 100 basic verb patterns

• Derived from the user friendly grammar coding in the new, revised Collins COBUILD English Dictionary

• Tables showing clearly the elements in each verb pattern

• Hundreds of real spoken and written examples taken from the Bank of English

• Lists of frequent verbs supporting the explanations

Based on Collins COBUILD Grammar Patterns 1:Verbs, winner of the English Speaking Union Duke of Edinburgh award, 1996