This document defines and provides examples of different types of verbs in English: - Transitive verbs require a direct object to complete their meaning and indicate an action passed to an object. Intransitive verbs do not require an object but may take a complement referring to the subject. - Linking verbs connect the subject and a subject complement without indicating action. - Finite verbs change form based on tense, number, and person, while non-finite verbs do not change form.

2. A verb is a word that expresses an action or
 tells us what a person is/was,
does/did or has/had.
EXAMPLES :
 Ruskin bond is a famous author.
 He has a house in Mussorie.
 He does his work at the
eleventh hour.

5. India won match against Pakistan.
TRANSITIVE
VERB
DIRECT
OBJECT
INDIRECT
OBJECT
Thus, TRANSITIVE VERB requires
 an object to complete its meaning
 and indicates an action
 which passes over from the doer to
an object.

6. EXAMPLES ON TRANSITIVE VERB
 I
found
the necklace.
 He
gave
 She
gifted the book to me.
 words in
the bag to the porter.
bold –> transitive verb
 underlined word(s) –> object to the verb (direct/indirect)

7. The dog jumped.
Intransitive verb
The flight arrived late.
Complement
INTRASITIVE VERB  does not require any object to complete its
meaning but
 sometimes requires a complement [word or group of
words] to make complete sense
 which refers to the subject of the sentence.

8. EXAMPLES ON INTRANSITIVE VERB
sings melodiously.
Subhash Chandra Bose was a freedom
 Lata Mangeshkar

fighter.
 The security guard
was snoring loudly.
Words in bold- intransitive verbs
Underlined words- complement to the
subject.

10. Priya
looks
(Subject)
(linking
verb)
The cookies
taste
pretty .
(complement)
delicious.
Linking verb –
 does not point to an action but
 joins the subject and the subject complement in a
sentence .

11. Examples on linking verbs
 The sky appeared cloudy.
 Pumpkin plants grow fast.
 His words sounded incoherent.
Words in
bold- linking verbs
Underlined words- complement to the subject.

13. CHANGE IN VERB
IN PURSUANCE OF
 Rita paints a picture.
Rita painted a picture.
Rita will paint a picture.
 Mina paints a picture.
 Rita and Mina paint a picture.
 I paint a picture.
 You paint a picture.
 She paints a picture.
TENSES
(i.e. time of action)
NUMBER
(i.e. singular/plural)
PERSON
(i.e. I/II/III PERSON)

14. Thus, a FINITE VERB is ONE that
CHANGES in accordance with ----- the TENSE (i.e. time of action);
 the NUMBER of PEOPLE doing the
action (i.e. singular/plural) &
 the PERSON doing the action (i.e.
I/II/III PERSON).

15. NO CHANGE IN VERB
IN PURSUANCE OF
 Rita likes painting a picture.
Rita liked painting a picture.
Rita will like painting a picture.
 Mina likes painting a picture.
TENSES
(i.e. time of action)
 Rita and Mina like painting a picture.
 I like painting a picture.
 You like painting a picture.
 She likes painting a picture.
NUMBER
(i.e. singular/plural)
PERSON
(i.e. I/II/III PERSON)

16. Thus, a NON-FINITE VERB is ONE that
DOES NOT CHANGE in accordance with  the TENSE (i.e. time of action);
 the NUMBER of PEOPLE doing the
action (i.e. singular/plural) &
 the PERSON doing the action (i.e.
I/II/III PERSON).