Verb

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Verbs. What is a verb?

A verb is a word which describes the action in a sentence (the

doing word) or states of being.
 1. Physical Verbs – Definition and Examples
Physical verbs are action verbs. They describe specific physical
actions. If you can create a motion with your body or use a tool to
complete an action, the word you use to describe it is most likely a
physical verb. For example, Joe sat in his chair, the dog breathes
quickly after she chases her ball, and should we vote in the election?
Even when the action isn’t very active, if the action is done by the body
or a tool, consider it a physical verb.

Physical Verb Examples

• The physical verb examples in the following sentences are in bold for
easy identification.
• Let’s run to the corner and back.
• I hear the train coming.
• Call me when you’re finished with class.
2. Mental Verbs – Definition and Examples

Mental verbs have meanings that are related to

concepts such as discovering, understanding, thinking, or
planning. In general, a mental verb refers to a cognitive state.

Mental Verb Examples

• The mental verb examples in the following sentences are in
bold for easy identification.
• I know the answer.
• She recognized me from across the room.
• Do you believe everything people tell you?
3. States of Being Verbs – Definition
and Examples
Also known as linking verbs, state of being verbs describe
conditions or situations that exist. State of being verbs are
inactive since no action is being performed. These verbs, forms of
to be, such as am, is, are, are usually complemented by adjectives.

States of Being Verb Examples

• The state of being verbs in the following sentences are in bold
for easy identification.
• I am a student.
• We are circus performers.
• Please is quiet.
To know a word is verb, there are some characteristic:
1. Usually the verb is after the subject
I eat apple
Subject Verb Object

2. if a word is a verb, it can be changed

Changing verbs. Verb Tenses
Verb tenses describe WHEN the action is happening.

• PRESENT (it’s happening NOW.)

• PAST (it’s ALREADY happened.)
• FUTURE (it’s ABOUT to happen.)
Example:

The following sentences are written in the present tense. Try changing
them to the past tense by putting Yesterday at the beginning of each.
• I walk to school.
• They jump the rope.
• Bob looks at the bug.
• I play football

Into

• Yesterday I walked to school.

• Yesterday they jumped quickly.
• Yesterday Bob looked at the bug.
• Yesterday I played football.
List of Verb Types
1. Regular and irregular verb
Regular verbs have reliable forms.
Simple Simple Past Present
Infinitive
Present Past Participle Participle
to laugh laugh(s) laughed laughed laughing
to start start(s) started started starting
to travel travel(s) traveled traveled traveling

Irregular verbs, however, have no consistent patterns.

Simple Simple Past Past Present
Infinitive
Present Participle Participle
to drive drive(s) drove driven driving
to think think(s) thought thought thinking
to drink drink(s) drank drunk drinking
to swim swim(s) swam swum swimming
2. Transitive and Intransitive verb
Transitive verbs are action verbs that always express doable
activities that relate or affect someone or something else. These other
things are generally direct objects, nouns or pronouns that are affected
by the verb, though some verbs can also take an indirect object, such as
show, take, and make. In a sentence with a transitive verb, someone or
something receives the action of the verb.
Transitive verb examples:
• Love
• Respect
• Tolerate
The transitive verb examples in the following sentences are in bold for
easy identification.
• Gary ate the cookies.
The transitive verb is ate, Gary is the subject, because it is Gary who is
doing the eating, and the cookies are the direct object, because it is the
cookies that are being eaten.
 Intransitive verbs are action verbs that always express
doable activities. They are different from transitive verbs
because there is no direct object following an intransitive verb.
Intransitive verb examples:
• Walk
• Play
• Run

The intransitive verb examples in the following sentences are in

bold for easy identification.
• We travelled to London.
The intransitive verb is travelled, the subject is we, because we
are doing the travelling, but London is not a direct object because
London is not receiving the action of the verb.
3. Action and Stative Verb

Action verbs express specific actions and are used any time
you want to show action or discuss someone doing something. It’s
important to remember that the action does not have to be
physical.

Action verb examples:

• Run
• Dance
The action verb examples in the following sentences are in bold for
easy identification.
• I run faster than David.
 Stative verbs can be recognized because they express a state
rather than an action. They typically relate to thoughts, emotions,
relationships, senses, states of being, and measurements.

The best way to think about stative verbs is that they are verbs that
describe things that are not actions. The stative verbs are all expressing a
state: A state of doubting, a state of believing, a state of wanting. These
states of being are often temporary.
The stative verb examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
• The doctor disagrees with your analysis.
Disagree is a stative verb here, as it describes the doctor’s state of being –
disagreement.
Auxiliary Verbs
Auxiliary verbs are also known as helping verbs and are used together with a main
verb to show the verb’s tense or to form a question or negative. Common examples of
auxiliary verbs include have, might, will. These auxiliary verbs give some context to the main
verb, for example, letting the reader know when the action took place.
Auxiliary verb examples:
• Would
• Should
• Do
• Can
• Did
• Could
• May
The auxiliary verb examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.
• I will go home after football practice.
The auxiliary verb will is telling us that the action of the main verb go is going to take place
in the future – after football practice has ended.
Modal Verbs
Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that are used to express abilities,
possibilities, permissions, and obligations.
Modal verb examples:
• Can
• Must
• May
• Should
• Would
The modal verb examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
• He can shoot a three-point shot easily.
The auxiliary verb can is expressing an ability, suggesting that shooting a
three-point shot is a skill the subject possesses.
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. Each time the verb takes the extra word(s) it takes on a
new meaning. For example, make without the up expresses that something is being created,
whereas with make up, the suggestion is that there are some lies or a fantastical element to
the story and make out can mean either to grasp or see something difficult, or to kiss
passionately.
Phrasal verb examples:
• Run out
• Go all out
• Make out
• Hand out
• Bring out
• Face up
• Think through
The phrasal verb examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.
• Mary 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.
It’s time to exercise!
1. The bumble bee buzzes near the flower,
What is the verb on the sentence above?
2. Read through these sentences. Can you spot
a problem?
Yesterday I walk to school
3. Change the sentence to the past tense
Bob looks at the bug.
4. Change the sentence to the future tense
Yesterday I played football
5. He kicked John (1)
He arrived with moments to spare(2)
Which one is the transitive verb on the
sentence above?
6. Might you dance with me later?
What is the auxiliary verb on the sentence
above?
7. He brought up the same points again and
again
What the type of the verb?
8. Correct the sentence below!
yesterday we buy some apples in the market
9. Correct the sentence below!
I have been play since the morning
10. Correct the sentence below!
I have forget his name
Ready for the quiz???
• Directions: In the items that follow, choose the option that
corrects an error in the underlined portion(s). If no error exists,
choose “No change is necessary.”
1.
We knew that Charley had hidden the cookies in
A B
his bedroom, so we stole his key and searched in
C
all the dresser drawers.

A. knowed
B. hidden
C. stealed
D. No change is necessary.
2.
If we had known that you were serving squid eyeball stew, we would of
come for dinner!

A. of came
B. have came
C. have come
D. No change is necessary.
3.
Priscilla used to have a pet parakeet; her mother’s
A
story is that the bird escaped and flew away, but
B
Priscilla believes that the cat ate it.
C

A. used
B. flied
C. eaten
D. No change is necessary.
4.
Julissa was soaked during the afternoon thunderstorm because she had
choosed to walk to school rather than drive.

A. chosen
B. choosen
C. chose
D. No change is necessary.
5.
James brought roses and begged forgiveness, but
A
when Rhonda saw that her ex still hadn’t shaved
B
his ridiculous mustache, she shut the door in his
C
face.
A. brought
B. seen
C. shutted
D. No change is necessary.
6.
If Toby had tooken Charlene’s advice, that bottle of soda wouldn’t have
exploded all over the front of his new white shirt.

A. took
B. tooked
C. taken
D. No change is necessary.
7.
Cooper laid the 10-page paper on Professor
A
Cook’s desk; he had written the last sentence at
B
2:50 p.m., and then he ran across campus to
C
deliver the work by the 3 o’clock deadline.
A. layed
B. written
C. run
D. No change is necessary.
8.
We would have knowen that Dr. Carlson had moved up the date of the
quiz if we attended her calculus class more frequently.

A. of knowen
B. have known
C. have knew
D. No change is necessary.
9.
Margaret broke the cookie and gave half to
A B
the young man stuck in the elevator with her; they
told stories to pass the time as mechanics
C
worked on the hydraulics.
A. broke
B. gived
C. telled
D. No change is necessary.
10.
Meredith would have went to the concert, but Gregory misplaced the
tickets, which they still haven’t found.

A. of went
B. have gone
C. have goed
D. No change is necessary.
Thank you
Answer:
Exercise:
1. Buzzes 1. B
2. Walked 2. C
3. Yesterday bob looked at the bug 3. A
4. I will play football tomorrow 4. A
5. 1 5. A
6. Might
6. C
7. Phrasal verb
7. B
8. Buyed
9. Played 8. B
10. Forgot 9. A
10.B