VERBS Final

WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
Playing Laughing
Cooking Reading
Running Sleeping
Swimming Barking
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Definition of Verb
◦A verb is a word or a combination of
words that indicates action or a state of
being or condition. A verb is the part of a
sentence that tells us what the subject
performs. Verbs are the hearts of English
sentences.
Examples:
Ali walks in the morning. (A usual action)
Ayesha is going to school. (A condition of action)
Danish does not like to walk. (A negative action)
Amna is a good girl. (A state of being)

Regul
ar
verbs
Different Types of Verbs
Action Verbs Linking Verb
Transitive Verbs Auxiliary Verbs
Intransitive Modal Verbs
Verbs Irregular Verbs
Regular Verbs
ACTION VERBS:
 Action verbs indicate what the subject of
a sentence performs. Action verbs can
make the listener/reader feel emotions,
see scenes more vividly and accurately.
 Action verbs can
be transitive or intransitive.
Examples:
 I run faster than David.
 He does it well.
 She thinks about poetry all day
long
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Transitive verbs must have a direct
object. A transitive verb demands
something/someone to be acted
upon.
\\Transitve verbs can be changed
into Passive Voice.

Example:
I painted the car.
(The verb ‘paint’ demands an object
to be painted)
She is reading the newspaper.
(The verb ‘read’ asks the question
“what is she reading?” – the answer
is the object)
Among transitive verbs, there are three sub-
types:
1. Monotransitive verbs have only a direct
object.
e.g He bought a book
2. Ditransitive verbs have a direct object and
an
indirect object.
e.g He gave her the book.
3. Complex-transitive verbs have a direct
INTRANSITIVE VERBS
 They do not act upon anything. They may be
followed by an adjective, adverb, preposition, or
another part of speech.
 Example:
•She smiled.
(The verb ‘smile’ cannot have any object since the
action of ‘smiling’ does not fall upon
anything/anyone)
I wake up at 6 AM.
(No object is needed for this verb)
Intransitive verb cannot be changed into
passive voice. The sentences having intransitive
verbs (belonging to any tense) cannot be
changed into passive voice. The reason is that
there is not any object in such sentences and
without object of sentence passive voice is not
possible.
Note:
{Subject + Intransitive verb}
is sufficient to make a complete sentence but
{Subject + Transitive verb}
is not sufficient because transitive verbs
demand a direct object.
LINKING VERBS
 A linking verb adds details about the

subject of a sentence. In its simplest
form, it connects the subject and the
complement — that is, the words that
follow the linking verb. It creates a link
between them instead of showing action.
 Often, what is on each side of a linking

verb is equivalent; the complement
 Generally, linking verbs are called ‘be’
verbs which are - am, is, are, was, were.
 However, there are some other verbs
which can work as linking verbs.
 Those verbs are:
Act, feel, remain, appear,
become, seem, smell, sound, grow, look,
prove, stay, taste, turn.
 Some verbs in this list can also be action verbs.
 To figure out if they are linking verbs, you should try
replacing them with forms of the be verbs.
 If the changed sentence makes sense, that verb is a
linking verb.
Example:
•She appears ready for the game. (She is ready for the
game.)
•The food seemed delicious. (The food was delicious.)
•
AUXILIARY VERBS:
Auxiliary verbs are also called helping verbs.
An auxiliary verb extends the main verb by
helping to show time, tense, and possibility.
The auxiliary verbs are – be verbs, have,
and do.
They are used in the continuous (progressive)

 Sara looked forward to her high school
reunion.
 The verb looked has taken on forward to to
become a phrasal verb meaning to be
excited about or eagerly await something.
 He brought up the same points again and
again.
 AIi handed in the wallet to the police.

 Linking verbs work as main verbs in the
sentence, but auxiliary verbs help main
verbs.
 Do is an auxiliary verb that is used to ask
questions, to express negation, to provide
emphasis, and more.
Example:
•Ali is going to school.
•They are walking in the park.
•I have seen a movie.
•Do you drink tea?
•Don’t waste your time.
Modal Verbs:
 A modal verb is a kind of an auxiliary verb.
 It assists the main verb to indicate:
 Potentiality
 Possibility
 Ability
 Permission
 Expectation
 Obligation
 The modal verbs are can, could, must,

may, might, ought to, shall, should, will,
would.
Example:
•I may want to talk to you again.
•They must play their best game to win.
•She should call him.
•I will go there.
PHRASAL
VERBS
Phrasal verbs aren’t single words;
instead, they are combinations of
words that are used together to take
on a different meaning to that of the
original verb. There are many
examples of phrasal verbs, some of
which have colloquial meanings,
such as make up, hand in, bring up,
point out, look forward to
Phrasal verb examples :
1.Run out
2.Go all out
3.Make out
4.Hand out
5.Bring out
6.Face up
7.Think through
.
 Mary looked forward to her high school
reunion.
 The verb looked has taken on forward to

become a phrasal verb meaning to be
excited about or eagerly await
something
 He brought up the same points again

and again.
Ali handed in the wallet to the police.
I make up stories all the time.
REGULAR VERBS
Regular verbs form their past

and past participle forms by
adding –ed.
Examples:
Walk – walked – walked
Dance – danced – danced
Paint – painted – painted
Work – worked – worked
IRREGULAR VERBS
Irregular verbs form their past and past participle
forms in different ways.
Types:
There are mainly three types of irregular verbs.
1. Verbs in which all the three forms are the same
(e.g. put – put – put)
2. Verbs in which two of the three forms are the
same
(e.g. sit – sat – sat)
3. Verbs in which all three forms are different
(e.g. drink – drank – drunk)
Some verbs can be both regular and irregular.
Examples are:
Burn – burnt – burnt (irregular)

Burn – burned – burned (regular)
Dream – dreamt – dreamt (irregular)
Dream – dreamed – dreamed (regular)
Lean – lent – lent (irregular)
Lean – leaned – leaned (regular)
Learn – learnt – learnt (irregular)
Learn – learned – learned (regular)
1. The burglar disappeared with the cash.
a. transitive verb b. intransitive verb c. linking verb d.
auxiliary verb
2. The director told the actors, “Do your best, and we’ll be a hit.”
auxiliary verb
3. He would tell me if he thought we were in danger.
auxiliary verb
4. His ability to concentrate is legendary.
6. ‘run’ is
a. Regular verb b. Irregular verb c. linking verb d. auxiliary
verb
7. ‘know’ is:
a. Regular verb b. Irregular verb c. linking verb d. auxiliary
verb
8. The student procrastinated too long and failed to finish the
project.
auxiliary verb

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WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

words that indicates action or a state of

being or condition. A verb is the part of a

sentence that tells us what the subject

performs. Verbs are the hearts of English

Ali walks in the morning. (A usual action)

Ayesha is going to school. (A condition of action)

Danish does not like to walk. (A negative action)

Amna is a good girl. (A state of being)

Transitive Verbs Auxiliary Verbs

Intransitive Modal Verbs

Verbs Irregular Verbs

a sentence performs. Action verbs can

make the listener/reader feel emotions,

see scenes more vividly and accurately.

 Action verbs can

 I run faster than David.

 She thinks about poetry all day

Transitive verbs must have a direct

object. A transitive verb demands

\\Transitve verbs can be changed

into Passive Voice.

 A linking verb adds details about the

 Often, what is on each side of a linking

•The food seemed delicious. (The food was delicious.)

Auxiliary verbs are also called helping verbs.

An auxiliary verb extends the main verb by

helping to show time, tense, and possibility.

The auxiliary verbs are – be verbs, have,

They are used in the continuous (progressive)

 The verb looked has taken on forward to to

become a phrasal verb meaning to be

excited about or eagerly await something.

 He brought up the same points again and

 AIi handed in the wallet to the police.

 The modal verbs are can, could, must,

•I may want to talk to you again.

•They must play their best game to win.

•She should call him.

 The verb looked has taken on forward to

 He brought up the same points again

Regular verbs form their past

Burn – burnt – burnt (irregular)

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