Verbs are used to describe an action, occurrence, or state of being. It is a segment of speech that describes an action or a condition. Verbs are essential for sentence construction because they indicate the conditions or actions connected to the subjects of a sentence.
There are various kinds of verbs as follows:
Action verbs are words that describe an action or something that a person, animal, or thing does.
Examples:
a) Transitive Verbs: A transitive verb is a type of action verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. In other words, the action of the verb is done to someone or something.
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b) Intransitive Verbs: intransitive verbs are verbs that do not require a direct object to complete their meaning. They stand alone and convey a complete idea.
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Linking verbs are special kinds of verbs that connect the subject of a sentence to more information about the subject. It helps describe or identify the subject.
Examples:
Helping verbs also known as auxiliary verbs, are words that work together with the main verb in a sentence to express various tenses, moods, voices or aspects. They "help" the main verb convey more information about the action or state of being.
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There are up to five forms for each verb: root, third-person singular, present participle, past, and past participle.
Root |
Past Simple |
Past Participle |
Present Participle |
3rd Person Singular |
play |
played |
played |
playing |
plays |
run |
ran |
run |
running |
runs |
sing |
sang |
sung |
singing |
sings |
eat |
ate |
eaten |
eating |
eats |
dance |
danced |
danced |
dancing |
dances |
jump |
jumped |
jumped |
jumping |
jumps |
read |
read |
read |
reading |
reads |
write |
wrote |
written |
writing |
writes |
swim |
swam |
swum |
swimming |
swims |
sleep |
slept |
slept |
sleeping |
sleeps |
drink |
drank |
drunk |
drinking |
drinks |
have |
had |
had |
having |
has |
go |
went |
gone |
going |
goes |
come |
came |
come |
coming |
comes |
see |
saw |
seen |
seeing |
sees |
Click Here to Read About: Verbs for Class 5
1. Tom likes to eat an apple pie for dessert.
2. The workers build a great penthouse.
3. My daughter loved to read that fiction book yesterday.
4. After a hectic day, I need to sleep.
5. That old couple was laughing so loudly.
6. Jumping over the fences is too risky.
7. They encourage their son to sing his favourite song.
8. Summers is all about swimming.
9. She feels happy today because she got a new job.
10. This movie seems interesting.
11. Over time, he becomes more confident.
12. Maria writes a letter to her friend.
13. The train arrives at the station.
14. The cake looks delicious.
1. How do we recognise verbs in a sentence?
Answer: To find the verb in a sentence, we need to ask "what is happening?" or "what is the subject doing?" The answer is the verb. For example, in the sentence " My son is moving abroad " here, the verb is "moving".
2. Can we have more than one verb in a single sentence?
Answer: Yes, a sentence can have more than one verb. When there are two or more verbs in a sentence, they are usually connected by conjunctions like "and" or "but." For example: "Shelly loves to sing and dance."
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