This document defines and provides examples of different types of verbs:
1. A verb tells what a person or thing does, what is done to them, or what they are. Transitive verbs require an object, while intransitive verbs do not.
2. Irregular verbs form their past tense and past participle in unpredictable ways rather than by adding "ed". They are categorized based on which forms are the same or different.
3. The document concludes with some challenging vocabulary words.
2. INTRODUCTION
• A verb is a word that tells or asserts something about
a person or thing.
• Verb comes from the Latin verbum, a word. It is so
called because it is the most important word in a
sentence.
3. • A Verb may tell us-
• (1) What a person or thing does; as,
Hari laughs. The clock strikes.
• (2) What is done to a person or thing ; as,
Hari is scolded. The window is broken.
• (3) What a person or thing is; as,
The cat is dead.
4. TRANSITIVE VERB
• A Transitive Verb is a Verb that denotes an action which passes over
from the doer or Subject to an object.
• A transitive verb is a verb that requires an object to receive the action.
1. He spoke the truth.
2. Please bring a glass of water.
3. She made a cake.
4. Rahim gave me a pen.
Bring, carry, climb, give, hit, make, take
5. INTRANSITIVE VERB
• An Intransitive Verb is a Verb that denotes an action which does not pass over
to an object, or which expresses a state or being ;
• The verb used without an object is called an intransitive verb.
He ran a long distance. (Action)
The baby sleeps. (State)
There is a flaw in this diamond. (Being)
A work from S. CHAND & COMPANY LTD.
John runs fast.
Please sit
Cry, die, laugh, go, run, come,
6. TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE
• There are some words which may be transitive or intransitive, depending
on the situation.
• The bell rang loudly.
• The peon rang the bell.
• Kohli speaks too loudly.
• Kohli speaks the truth.
• The glass broke.
• Maria broke the glass.
7. IRREGULAR VERBS
• . Verbs can be regular or irregular.
Regular verbs form their past tense and past participle
by adding ed.
Base Form -- Past Tense -- Past Participle
Walk walked walked
laugh laughed laughed
paint painted painted
8. IRREGULAR VERB
• Irregular verbs form their past tense and past
participle in a different way from adding ed. Base
Form Past Tense Past Participle
Sit sat sat
Ring rang rung
Come came come
Cut cut cut
9. • We distinguish three types of irregular verbs: (1) Verbs in which
all three forms are the same e.g. cut - cut – cut
Hit -hit –hit
Hurt - hurt– hurt
Let -let – let
put -- put – pu
(2) Verbs in which two of the three forms are the same (e.g. sit -
sat - sat)
• (3) Verbs in which all three forms are different (e.g. ring - rang -
rung)
10. (2) Verbs in which two of the three forms are the same
e.g.
sit - sat – sat
Beat - beat – beaten
Become - became -become
Bend - bent - bent
• (3) Verbs in which all three forms are different (e.g. ring -
rang - rung)
11. • (3) Verbs in which all three forms are different (e.g.
ring - rang - rung)
Be -- was/were -- been
Begin -- began -- begun
Blow -- blew -- blown
Break -- broke -- broken
