Verbs grammar

1. VERBS

2. A verb is a word that tells something about a
person’s (or thing’s) action or state of being. A verb
may tell us:
1. What a person or thing does:
Examples:
He walks to school.
The clock strikes at noon.
They lean against the wall.

3. 2.What is done to a person or thing.
Examples:
Gloria is praised.
Raja is scolded.
The elephant is chained.

4. 3.What a person or thing is.
Examples:
I am happy.
She is pretty.
They are hungry.

5. THE VERB “TO BE”
• The words am, is and are are also known
as the verbs “to be” in the present tense.
From the above example, you now know
that am is ONLY used with the word I. Is is
used with the singular and are is used with
plural and also for the singular you. The
past tense of the verbs am and is is was;
the verb were for are.

6. Examples in the present tense.
Singular
• I am a scout.
• You are a student.
• He is a painter.
• She is an actress.
• It is fresh.
Plural
• We are scouts.
• You are students.
• They are painters.
• They are
actresses.
• They are fresh

7. Examples in the past tense.
Singular
• I was a scout.
• You were a
student.
• He was a painter.
• She was a actress.
• It was fresh.
Plural
• We were scouts.
• You were students.
• They were painters.
• They were
actresses.
• They were fresh.

8. THE VERB “TO DO”
• The forms of the verb “to do” are do, does
and did. Do and does are used in the present
tense. Did is the past tense of both do and
does. The verb “to do” is used to stress an
action.
• For example:
• She does love her children.
• He does love music.
• In the above, does is used to stress the
love.

9. • The verb “to do” is also used in place of a
unknown action.
• For example:
• Glenn plays truant sometimes. He does is once
in a while.
• Here, the word does , stand for an activity,
that is, playing truant.

10. Examples in the present tense.
Singular
• I do like durians.
• I do it everyday.
• He does like you.
• She does eat.
• It does grow.
• It does smell.
Plural
• We do like
durians.
• We do it everyday.
• They do like you.
• They do eat.
• They do grow.
• They do smell.

11. Examples in the past tense.
•I did come home yesterday.
•He did come home yesterday.
•She did come home yesterday.
•It did come home yesterday.
•We did come home yesterday.
•They did come home yesterday.

12. THE VERB “TO HAVE”
•The forms of the verb “to have” are
has, have and had. Has and have are
used in the present tense. Had is the
past tense of both has and have. The
verb “to have” is used to show
possession.

13. Examples in the present tense.
Singular
•I have eyes.
•He has eyes.
•She has eyes.
•It has eyes.
Plural
•We have eyes.
•They have eyes.

14. Examples in the past tense.
•I had food this morning.
•He had food this morning.
•She had food this morning.
•It had food this morning.
•We had food this morning.
•They had food this morning.