VERB

 

THE VERB:

• A verb denotes the action of a sentence. It states something about the subject.

The dog bit me. Here, ‘bit’ is the verb and also the word which denotes the action of the sentence.

 

VERB TENSE:

• I am happy. (States the present state of mind.)
• She was angry. (States the past state of mind.)
• She will be sad after knowing the truth. (States the state of mind in future.)

KINDS OF VERB:

There are six kinds of verb.

1. Transitive verb
2. Intransitive verb
3. Linking verb
4. Helping or auxiliary verb
5. Action verb
6. Irregular verb

1. TRANSITIVE VERB :

It has an object that receives the action.

For example – I cooked a vegetarian dish.

Here, the object dish received the action of the verb cook.

 

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB :

It does not have an object that receives the action.

For example – I beat.

Here, the subject has performed the action and no object is receiving that action.

 3. LINKING VERB :

It does not express any action but connects the verb and subject to more information.

EXAMPLE:

• Alisha is a rugby fan.
• Here, ‘IS’ is not a something that Alisha can actually do. ‘IS’ just connects the subject (Alisha) to more information about her.

4.   HELPING VERB OR AUXILIARY VERB:

• It helps the main verb by extending its meaning in a sentence.
• There are two kinds of auxiliary verbs:

1.  PRIMARY AUXILIARY:   

A primary auxiliary or helping verb is used as a main or helping verb.

Has, had, have, will, would, do, did, does, may, might, should, ought, can, could, be (been, being, is, am, are, was, were,) are used as a primary helping verb in a sentence.

EXAMPLE:

• She is a working, they should behave well, we were not fighting, I am doing her work.

2. MODEL AUXILIARY:

•   A model auxiliary or helping verb expresses the possibility or necessity.
• Can, could, will, would, shall, should, must, may, might, ought to are used to bring a change in that sense.

EXAMPLE:

• I cannot cook, you should respect her, she may arrive late etc.

5. ACTION VERB:

• It conveys an occurrence. Run, drink, fight, cough.

EXAMPLE:

• These words express something that a person can do which is why they are called as action verbs.
• Radhika calls at odd hours. Here calling is the action that Radhika do.

6. IRREGULAR VERB:

• It does not tag on the usual verb from rules. If a verb does not have Ed in the end, then it is an irregular verb.
• Awake, awoke, awoken are irregular verbs but work, worked, worked are regular verbs because they have ed in the end.

FORMS OF VERBS:

• A verb has four forms.

1. First form (present) like (go)
2. Second form (past) like (went)
3. Third form (past participle) like (gone)
4. ing form (present participle) like(going)

EXERCISE – 1

 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb:

1. It is ___________ (rain) heavily today.
2. I ___________ (go) to shopping yesterday.
3. They ________ (come) to our house tomorrow.
4. The institute ____________ (hold) a festival celebration tomorrow in the auditorium.
5. There ___________ (be) a huge rush on the roads during Diwali holidays.
6. I think the grass __________ (need) cutting.
7. Your cousions________ (wait) for you since an hour.
8. I ___________ (be) out for some important work.
9. They ___________ (mop) the entire floor when guests __________ (leave) muddy footprints on it.

• The CBI ______________ (examine) the burglary that ____________ (happen) last week.
• She does not __________ (seem) to be well which is why I ___________ (happen) last week.
• She said that she ______________ (visit) the doctor in the evening.

EXERCISE – 2

Fill in the appropriate verb form in the blanks.

1. ________ You not ready yet? Please make it fast or else we ______________late.
2. My brother _____________ as a manager in that company.
3. Riya ________ not here. She _______out to the market.
4. __________ you beat him because she ________ your name in the complaint.

EXERCISE – 3

Choose the right form of the verb and fill in the blanks.

1. She ___________ to shop on every weekend. (Going, goes, go, will go)
2. We __________ football after school. (Play, to play, playing, have played)
3. On the way back to home I ________ to my favorite songs. (To listening, have listened, was listening, listening.)
4. We ______ waiting for you since two hours.                          (has been, have, has, have been)
5. I don’t __________ her anymore. (seeing, see, has seen, saw)