Verb
A verb is a word or group of word that is
used to describe an action, state or occurrence.
Role of Verb in a sentence:
Verb forms the main part of the predicate of a
sentence. Every complete sentence must have a
verb.
Verbs Are:
Action: read, do, walk, bring, run, learn, eat etc.
State: be, exist, stand etc.
Occurrence: happen, become etc.
Example:
He is a good man. (Using the most common to
be verb)
-We learn from from YouTube.
-She speaks in English.
-Asad is thinking about the road incident.
Kinds of Verb:
1. Transitive verb.
Transitive verb is an action verb that requires one or more objects which receive the action of the verb in a sentence.
Example:
• She reads the book. (verb with the object the book)
• He gave me a mobile phone. (verb with the object 'me' and 'mobile phone)
• He saw snake in the road.
2. Intranstive verb.
Intransitive verb is an action verb that requires no direct object in the sentence.
Example:
• She reads. (no object in the sentence)
• Sit down here.
• The birds are flying.
• She is singing.
• The sun set.
Finite and Non-finite Verbs:
1 Finite verb
A Verb which changes its form according to the number, person or tense and must has subjects called finite verb.
Example:
• I saw he is crying.
• I will write a book in this month.
• The honey tastes sweet.
• They are doing a good job.
2. Non-finite verb:
Non-finite verb is a form of verb that is not
limited by person, number or tense in a sentence
and cannot act as main verb.
There are three kinds of non-finite verbs.
i. Infinite
ii. Gerund
ii. Participles
Infinite
Infinite verb is a non-finite verb that is made up of "to+base form of verb".
Example:
• He likes to play football.
• Honey is sweet to taste.
• The man is too late to go.
• People gathered here to hear the news.
Certain verbs such as bid, let, make, need, dare,
see, hear is used without 'to' and is called bare
infinitive.
Example:
• Make her stand.
• Let the people go there.
• You need not leave the place.
Gerund
A gerund is a form of non-finite verb which is
made up by adding the ing' at the end of the base form of a verb.
Example:
• Swimming is good for health.
• Being tired I took rest for a while.
• Seeing is believing.
Participles
A Participle is verbal and works as an adjective.
Present participle is made by adding "ing 'to the
base form.
Example:
• A swimming snake bit him in the leg.
• Don't put your hand into boiling water.
• Look at the setting sun.
• Don't get into a running bus.
Example:
• Swimming is good for the people. (Here swimming is noun)
• A swimming snake bit him in the leg. (Here swimming is an adjective)
Past Participle
Past participle is made by adding'ed','-d' or't to the base form of a regular verb. Such as looked,.said, slept, broken etc.
Example:
• They have invited him to the party.
• The faded flower attracts none.
• It is said by them.
• The floated area is good for cultivation.
