What is Verb?

What is a verb?

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• A verb is one of the most important parts of the sentence.

• It tells the subjects actions, events, or state of being.

• It is always found in the predicate of a sentence.

A verb is a word used to express an action, a
condition or state of being.

• The director squished his nose.

• His nose is big.

• The director is squishing his nose.

What is a verb?
 TYPES OF VERBS

VERBS

What is a verb?

ACTION LINKING HELPING

Action Verbs:
• A verb shows action is called an action verb.

• The action verb tells what its subject does.

• Example: The farmer feeds the chickens.

What is a verb?
Can you find the action verb in each sentence?

1. The girl danced in the recital.

2. His teacher wrote the answers on the board.

What is a verb?
PRESENT TENSE VERBS:
• An action verb describes an action that is happening now is called a present
tense verb.

• Example: The bird flies through the sky.

Flies is a present tense verb because it is happening right now.

What is a verb?
PRESENT TENSE VERB:

• Many present tense verbs end with s, but some end with es, or ies.

• Example: sleeps, splashes, cries.

What is a verb?
PAST TENSE VERBS:

• Verbs which tell about actions which happened sometime ago are past
tense verbs.

• Example: The dog wanted a bone.

Wanted is a past tense verb because
What is the action has already happened.
a verb?
PAST TENSE VERBS:

• Many past tense verbs end with ed, but some end with ed, but some end
with d, or ied.
• Example: clapped, played, tried.

What is a verb?
FUTURE TENSE VERBS:

• Verbs which tell about actions which are going to happen are future tense
verbs.

• Example: We will awaken at 6.00 am.

What is a verb?
Will awaken is a future tense verb because the action has not yet happened.
FUTURE TENSE VERBS:

• Future tense verbs use special words to talk about things that will happen:
will, going to, shall, aim to etc..

• Example: going to start, shall email, will enjoy.

What is a verb?
LINKING VERBS:

• A linking verb links its subject to a word in the predicate.

• Linking verbs express a condition or a state of being.

• Example: The cow is blue. What is a verb?

LINKING VERBS:

• There are nine common linking verbs.

am be is seem was

are being What is a verb? were

become
LINKING VERBS:

To remember these linking verbs, use this saying:

All boys in school work

What is a verb?
am be is seem was

are being were

become
HELPING VERBS:

• A helping verbs helps a main verb, which express the action.

• The combination of one or more helping verbs is called a Verb phrase.

Example : Tom was using the computer.

What is a verb?
HELPING VERBS:

may be do should have will

might being does could had Can
must been did would has shall
am What is a verb?
are
is
was
were

(main) (main) (main)

HELPING VERBS:

NOTES:

• Not every sentence will have a helping verb with the main verb.

• When you see an “ing” verb such

Whatasis a“running”,
verb? be on the lookout for a
helping verb also.

• Sometimes there is another word which separates the helping verb from
the main verb. One common example is “not”.

• Example: The boy could not find his socks.

The helping verb is could and the main verb is find.
HELPING VERBS:

• A sentence my contain up to three helping verbs to the main verb.

• Example would be:

The dog must have been chasing What

the cat.
is a verb?

The helping verbs are must, have, and been; the main verb is chasing.
• Hopefully, it will snow this year. • will snow

• The student asked his teacher a question. • asked

• Jackson is very energetic. • is

• Always do your best. • do

What is a verb?
• The girl sang in the competition. • sang
TRANSITIVE VERB AND INTRANSITIVE VERB
Verb: the words which tells us what a person, animal or a thing is
doing are called verbs.

Transitive verb Intransitive verb

• A verb which requires an object to
complete its sense is called a
transitive verb.
• Example : Rohan is drinking water.
• They are playing football.
• A verb which does not require an
object to complete its sense is called
an intransitive verb.
• Example: Dog barks.
• The girls are skipping.
TRANSITIVE VERB:

A verb that does not make sense on its own

in a sentence requires an object. It is called
transitive verb.

The shelf holds the books.

Subject: The shelf
Transitive verb: holds
Direct object: the books.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:

A verb that indicates complete action by

itself in a sentence that does not require an
object. It is called an intransitive verb.

Adverbs and prepositions usually follows

intransitive verbs.

My sister cries loudly.

Subject: My sister
Intransitive verb: cries
Adverb : loudly.
A transitive verb is incomplete without a direct object, whereas an
intransitive verb makes complete sense without a direct object.

Example 1: We watched Example 2: I jumped in excitement.

Transitive verb
(incomplete without direct object) Intransitive verb
(make complete sense without direct object)
Sometimes, a transitive verb takes two objects.

 Direct object

 Indirect object
The order of the objects can be reversed in some sentences.

Example 1 : I lent my toys to my friends.

Example 2: I lent my friends my toys.

Here my toys is the direct object and my

friends is the indirect object.
 Some verbs can be used in both ways

Transitive verb Intransitive verb

Ricky plays very well.

Ricky plays football.
Decide whether the verbs in bold are transitive or intransitive:

• She was crying all day long. • Intransitive verb

• We showed her the photo album. • Transitive verb

• The doctor advised me to exercise

regularly. • Transitive verb

• It was raining at that time. • Intransitive verb

• She gave a cookie to the child. • Transitive verb

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