Verbs can describe actions or states of being. There are several types of verbs including: state-of-being verbs like "am" and "is" that express existence; action verbs that convey physical or mental actions; transitive verbs that pass an action to an object; intransitive verbs that do not pass to an object. Verbs can also be regular and irregular. Auxiliary verbs like "be", "do", and "have" are used with a main verb. Modal verbs indicate mood and modify the main verb. Verbs change form depending on tense, number, and person.
Verbs can describe actions or states of being. There are several types of verbs including: state-of-being verbs like "am" and "is" that express existence; action verbs that convey physical or mental actions; transitive verbs that pass an action to an object; intransitive verbs that do not pass to an object. Verbs can also be regular and irregular. Auxiliary verbs like "be", "do", and "have" are used with a main verb. Modal verbs indicate mood and modify the main verb. Verbs change form depending on tense, number, and person.
Verbs can describe actions or states of being. There are several types of verbs including: state-of-being verbs like "am" and "is" that express existence; action verbs that convey physical or mental actions; transitive verbs that pass an action to an object; intransitive verbs that do not pass to an object. Verbs can also be regular and irregular. Auxiliary verbs like "be", "do", and "have" are used with a main verb. Modal verbs indicate mood and modify the main verb. Verbs change form depending on tense, number, and person.
Verbs can describe actions or states of being. There are several types of verbs including: state-of-being verbs like "am" and "is" that express existence; action verbs that convey physical or mental actions; transitive verbs that pass an action to an object; intransitive verbs that do not pass to an object. Verbs can also be regular and irregular. Auxiliary verbs like "be", "do", and "have" are used with a main verb. Modal verbs indicate mood and modify the main verb. Verbs change form depending on tense, number, and person.
DEFINITION A Verb is a word that describes actions or a state of being. Verbs are words that give the idea of action, of doing; something. Example: words like run, fight, do and work, all convey action. But some verbs do not give the idea of action; they give the idea of existence, of state, of ‘being’ STATE-OF-BEING VERBS/ VERBS OF BEING
Verbs of being express a state of existence.
Example- “am”, “is”, “was”, “were”, “will”, “be”, “being” are some verbs of being. In other words, a state-of-being verb identifies who or what a noun is, was, or will be. They modify according to the subject in the sentence.
Example:
Aditya is a student. Shruti is a hard-worker. Prasanna was always an early-riser. They are I am
ACTION VERBS An action verb is a verb that expresses physical or mental action. The action verb tells us what the subject of our clause or sentence is doing-physically or mentally. Example:
Josan walked to school. Alina wants a doll house for her birthday. Will you help me with my chores?
TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS
TRANSITIVE VERBS INTRANSITIVE VERBS
A Transitive Verb is a Verb that An Intransitive Verb is a Verb that denotes an
denotes an action which passes over action which does not pass over to an object, or from the doer or Subject to an object. which expresses a state or being. Example: Example: He ran a long distance. (Action) John likes apples. There is a flaw in this diamond. (Being) My sister cooks all our meals. The baby sleeps. (State)
Active Verbs can be either transitive or intransitive, depending on its usage in the sentence. Notice that the transitive meaning and the intransitive meaning are sometimes different.
TRANSITIVE VERB INTRANSITIVE VERB
The pilot flies the plane very well. Eagles fly high in the sky. The boys play football on weekends. The boys play in the yard on weekends. My mom runs her own company My mom runs in the park for fun.
How verbs changes with Subject
Past tense- “was” used for Singular
subject is singular- “s” If subject is more than subject and “were” for plural added to the verb in one, only verb form in the subjects. present tense. present tense. SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Eg. They read. They Eg. She reads. He prays. swim. Eg. She was reading. They were reading.
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS
A verb in which the past tense is not formed
To form the past tense and the past by adding the usual -ed ending. participle of regular verbs, add –ed. Example:- Eg-I walked to the store. Awake–awoke–awoken accept-accepted-will accept Drink-drank-drunk
How Verbs Change With The Tense
Simple Tense Progressive Tense Perfect Tense
(when a specific period (when reference to action that (when reference to action that of time is referred). is “progressing”). is continuing over time). Past- eg. I ate. Past- eg. I was eating. Past Perfect- eg. I had eaten. Present- eg. I eat. Present- eg. I am eating. Present Perfect- eg. I have eaten. Future- eg. I will eat. Future- eg. I will be eating. Future Perfect- eg. I will eat.
Note: Rules used to change the tense of most verbs.
EXAMPL Present E Past Tense Future Tense Tense
RULE: Add -ed Add -s or es Add will before the verb
Word- Play Played Plays Will play
AUXILIARY VERBS Auxiliary Verbs = “helping verbs” Auxiliary verbs are verbs that are used before the main verb of the sentence to express the Action and the state. The three most common auxiliary verbs are: be, do and have The three most common auxiliary verbs are: be, do and have Example: I am leaving = Leaving is the main verb. Am is the auxiliary verb. He has arrived = Arrived is the main verb. Has is the auxiliary verb. Do you Run? = Run is the main verb. Do is the auxiliary verb. Do / does / did Do is common for forming questions and making negatives. Did is used for do and does in the past tense. Do and does is never used for the past. Eg: I do my homework. Do I know you? Did he finish his work? Be = am / is / are Be can be used as an auxiliary verb or the main verb in a sentence. Be is also used to make passives. Is tells us that an action is happening now or is going to happen in the future. Are is used with they and we. (eg: They are excited) Was is used as the past tense of am and is. Were is used as the past tense of you, we and they. Have = has / had Have is used to make the present perfect tense (it is always followed by the past participle). eg: I have a dog. Has is used for the third person singular. eg: He has lived in London. Had is used for past tenses especially the past perfect tense. MODAL VERBS A modal verb is a type of verb that is used with other verbs to indicate obligation, ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestions, order, or advice. Modal verbs modify the main verb. Example: “may”, “must”, “can”, “would”, “could”, “should”, etc. Modal Auxiliaries – Helping Verbs indicating moods
Function Modal Aux. Verb Negative
Ability/Permission Can Cannot
Past ability/ Permission Could Could not Possibility/Permission/ May May not Request Necessity Need Need not Examples:
I can speak a little Russian.
Can I open the window? I may be home late. May I sit down, please? I must go now. She must be over 90 years old. You should stop smoking. Would you like a cup of tea? If I were you, I would say sorry
