Verbs

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• Definition :
A verb is a word that describes what the subject of a sentence is doing. Verbs can indicate (physical or mental)
actions, occurrences, and states of being.

• Examples :
- Anita is thinking about horses
- meilia is sleeping in the room
- citi playing badminton in the school
• Types/kinds :

1). Action verbs : Action verbs are verbs that refer to the actions you take and can be seen by
others. Another name for action verbs is dynamic verbs.
Examples : we run this morning

2). Stative verbs : The opposite of action verbs or dynamic verbs, stative verbs are verbs to
describe the state of the subject that relies on feelings.
Examples : we want you to accompany us to

3). Transitive verbs : transitive verbs are verbs that describe the direct object that has been
done by the subject.
Examples : she baked the banana bread
4).Intransitiv verbs : intransitive verbs are verbs that do not describe the direct object (direct object)
of what the subject does
Examples : she lives in a quiet neighborhood

5). Linking verbs : This verb connects the subject and adverb. Connecting verbs do not indicate the
action taken by the subject, but rather the descriptive information and identity of the subject.
Generally, there are three verbs that are used as conjunctions: to be, to be, to appear, to appear, to
grow.
Examples : my father seemed to be mischievous when he was young

6). Helping verbs (auxiliary verbs) : You will find sentences that use auxiliary verbs when studying the
16 forms of tenses in English which show conditions and times in the past (simple past tense), future
(future tenses), certain periods (perfect tenses), and continuous (continuous).The list of auxiliary
verbs commonly used in English is as follows:
• Be (Is, am, are, was, were, been, being

Examples : I am walking on the road (Present continuous tense),

7). Modal verbs : Modal verbs are known as derivatives of auxiliary verbs. However, modal verbs are auxiliary
verbs that function to show ability, possibility, or need in a sentence
Examples : We can cook Italian food

8). Regular verbs : This verb is in the past tense (verb 2) or past participle ending in –ed, or –d. This also
applies to verb 3
• Jump menjadi jumped.
• Cry menjadi cried.
• Walk menjadi walked.

9). Irregular verbs : Irregular verbs are the opposite of regular verbs, where the past form of the verb
does not end in -ed, or -d, applies to verbs 2 and 3 which often appear in the passive voice.
Examples:
• Eat (verb 1) menjadi ate (verb 2) dan eaten (verb 3).
• Run (verb 1) menjadi ran (verb 2) dan run (verb 3).
 Phrasal verbs : a verb that can be used in the form of a combination of two or more words so
that it becomes a meaningful phrase. Usually, phrasal verbs are known as idioms to express
things to be more "expressive".

11). Infinitive & gerund : is a verb whose role is to describe a noun (noun), adjective (adjective), or
description in a sentence. The formula for the infinitive itself is to + verb 1.
Examples :
• George is the best person to listen to my story.
• Math and physics are subjects that are hard to learn.