Kinds of Verbs
Category : 8th Class
Action Verbs
An action word tells what the subject does or that it exists.
Look at the following examples:
Helping Verb or 'be' form of The Verb
A helping verb tells when the action of a sentence takes place. The helping verb 'be' has several forms : am, is, are, were and will. These helping verbs can be used in all the tenses.
Look at the following examples:
Intransitive Verb
An intransitive verb can stand alone in the predicate because its meaning is complete.
Look at the following sentences:
In the above given sentences, verbs eats, joke, grows, enquires and scolds do not need object to complete their sense. They make good sense themselves. So these verbs are Intransitive Verbs.
Transitive Verb
A transitive verb needs a direct object to complete its meaning. The meaning of a sentence with a transitive verb is not complete without a direct object.
Look at the following sentences:
In the above given sentences, verbs asks, receive, blame, told, buys and denied need object to complete their sense. They do not make good sense themselves. So these verbs are Transitive Verbs.
Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs change completely in the past tense. Unlike regular verbs, the past tense forms of irregular verbs are not formed by adding ed.
Look at the following examples:
Present: Know, Take, Eat
Past: Knew, Took, Ate
Past Participle: Known, Taken, Eaten
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