2. Depending on the
type of object they
take, verbs may be
transitive,
intransitive.
Verbs can be classified
as
transitive or
intransitive
3. Intransitive Verbs
Intransitive verbs do
not take direct
objects.
Examples:
Peter's
situation
improved.
They slept
peacefully.
An INTRANSITIVE verb
is an action verb. It is
usually followed by a
word or phrase which
answers the questions:
why? when? where? or
how?
4. Practice Transitive and Intransitive
Verbs
# vi or vt Verb
1. run
2. live
3. throw
4. sell
5. eat
6. result
7. evolve
8. researc
h
9. happen
10. feed
11. exist
12. result
6. James calls his friends on the weekends
1. intransitive
2. transitive
7. • The children played in the
morning.
• intransitive
• transitive
8. • The Marlins lost their last
game.
• intransitive
• transitive
9. • My mother usually makes
coffee in the morning.
• intransitive
• transitive
10. • Andres went to the beach
last Sunday.
• intransitive
• transitive
11. • They stood in line for hours
waiting for the doors to
open.
• intransitive
• transitive
12. •He showed us his
wedding album.
• intransitive
• transitive
13. • The teacher arrived because it
was time for the class to begin.
• intransitive
• transitive
14. • Tom forgot his homework at
home.
• intransitive
• transitive
15. • When will you teach us the
new vocabulary?
• intransitive
• transitive
16. • I. Tell which of the following
verbs are transitive and which
are intransitive.
Anne loves her mother.
• The golden gate opened.
• The moon silvers the distant
hills.
• Mary found her ring.
17. • James writes poetry.
• The snow melts.
• The icy chains break.
• The innocent lamb died.
• The children played.
• The children played a game.
• Doris was elected president of the
class.
• Dan is the first baseman.
18. The Verb
Lay
A "transitive" verb
indicates that
something is being
done to someone or
something. For
example, take a look at
the following sentence:
Transitive Verb (lay):
Every morning, I lay
19. • I (the subject) do something to the
newspaper (direct object) every
morning. I lay the newspaper on the
table. The word lay is the verb (in
the present tense), and the noun
newspaper is the thing that
something is done to (the direct
object).
20. The Verb
Lie
• An "intransitive" verb, on the
other hand, does not indicate that
anything is being done to
anything or anyone. The person
or thing does the action of just
lying (NOT laying) there.
21. • Intransitive Verb (lie):
• In the afternoon, my dog, Maxi, lies
on the living room couch.
• Maxi is not doing anything to anyone or
anything. Maxi is simply lying on the
couch; the verb lie is
23. • Complete the following sentences by
inserting the correct form of the words “lie”
and “lay.”
• She will the baby down in the crib.
• down and rest.
• I can’t find my keys.Did you them onthe
table like I asked?
• He had near the fire all evening.
• She had already the book down.
