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Types of Verbs, A word used describe an action
Types of Verbs, A word used describe an action
Types of Verbs in English Grammar. Verb is a word used describe an action, state, or occurrence. Kinds of Verbs are: Transitive Verbs, Intransitive Verbs and Auxiliary or Model Auxiliary Verbs.

Types of Verbs

Types of Verbs

Types of Verbs, A word used describe an action

What is Verb?

"Verb is a word of action."

'Verb' is used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence. A verb is the part of a sentence that tells us what the subject performs.

A verb is a word, which tells something about some person or thing (an action, event or state). A verb may be a one word or more than one word. All verbs have three forms – Base form, Past Tense & Past Participial but, Auxiliary Verb do not have any.

There are three kinds of verbs :

1. Transitive Verb ( Regular / Irregular Verb ) e.g. The cat killed the mouse.
2. Intransitive Verb ( Main Verb ) e.g. The peacock died.
3. Auxiliary Verb ( Helping / Supporting Verb ) e.g. I am reading my book

(1) Transitive Verbs

With Transitive Verbs action passes from the subject to the object. The word “transitive” is derived from a Latin word trans, which means to “go across.”
Transitive verbs simply express an action and are followed by a direct object (thing or person that receives the action of the verb).

A transitive verb has two characteristics. First, it is an action verb, expressing an activity. Second, it must have a direct object, something or someone who receives the action of the verb.

Examples:

  • • The cat killed the rat/mouse.
  • (In this sentence the mouse is the subject and the action of killing was passed to the object ie. Rat/Mouse.)

  • • The boy kicked the ball.
  • (In this sentence the boy is the subject and the action of kicking was passed to the object ie. Ball.)

Note : In above sentences verb 'killed' and 'kicked' are Transitive verbs.

More Examples:

Look at examples of transitive verbs in a sentence:

  • • Samir sent (transitive verb) a postcard (direct object) from USA.
  • • She left (transitive verb) the books (direct object) on the table.

  • • My Brother took (transitive verb) me (direct object) to the cinema for my birthday.
  • • Please buy (transitive verb) me a bike (direct object)!

Note : In each of the examples above the subject performs an action and there is an object that receives the action. Followed by the verb, the direct object answers the question What? or Whom?

(2) Intransitive Verbs

With Intransitive Verbs action does not pass from the subject to the object but stops with the subject unlike Transitive Verb. It shows the state or being with the subject.

An intransitive verb does not take a direct object to act upon. It is not done to someone or something. It only involves the subject.

Examples:

Look at examples of intransitive verbs in a sentence:

  • • The peacock died.
  • • The baby sleeps.

  • • They jumped.
  • • She sang.

(3) Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary Verb is also called Helping or Supporting Verb because it helps or supports to complete the meaning of main verb.

An auxiliary verb is a verb that determines the mood, tense, voice, or aspect of another verb in a verb phrase. Auxiliary verbs include be, do, and have along with modals such as can, might, and will and can be contrasted with main verbs and lexical verbs.

Examples:

  • • I am reading my book.


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