VERBS

VERBSVerb is a word that describes an action or occurrence and indicates a state of being.

Lists of verbsTransitive VerbsRegular and Irregular VerbsSubject-verb AgreementBeing VerbsAuxilliary VerbsAction VerbsIntransitive Verbs2Action verbs

Tell about something,a person, animal, force of nature or thing can do or be.Eg : eat , read , play , walk , etc .

Auxilliary Verbs

Do not stand alone or express action. Helping verbs define the tense (past, present, future) or change the meaning of the main verb.4Examples of auxilliary verbs: may might must be being been

am are is was were do

does did should could would have had has will can shallSubject-verb Agreement

States that verbs must be agree in number with its subject.The subject is always a Noun or Pronoun.

A singular noun must have a singular verb.Eg. A cat is an animal. (The subject is cat,cat is a singular noun. Is is a singular verb.)

A plural noun must have a plural verb. Eg. Cats are animal. (Cats is plural noun. Are is plural verb.)Exercises

Mary _______ everyday.Boon and his friends love to _________.They ________ to school.Tom ________ with his brother everyday.

The dog ( is, are) a friend to man.They ( is, are) found everywhere.The boy ( eats, eat) rice every day.Those girls ( is, are) playing.

AnswersMary sings/eats/sleeps/cooks etc. everyday.Boon and his friends love to play/run/fight etc.They cycle/walk/run drive etc.to school.Tom fights/plays etc. with his brother everyday.

The dog ( is, are) a friend to man.They ( is, are) found everywhere.The boy ( eats, eat) rice every day.Those girls ( is, are) playing.

Transitive VerbsShows action that performed on something. Something receives the actions.

E.g.John bit the ball to Micheal.(The ball received the hitting.)

Peter writes letters to his cousins.(The letters receive the writing.)Intransitive VerbsIt takes not direct objects.

E.g.Mark sings in the school choir.

Harry walks in the woods.

Our baby brother sleeps through the night.ExercisesI have two dogs and a cat. I _____(love) animals.We ______(go) to play ground yesterday.Lily has ______(eat) a plate of fried rice.Peter had _______(break) up with his girlfriend.Christine ______(drink) hot chocolate every morning.

AnswerI have two dogs and a cat. I love animals.We went to play ground yesterday.Lily has eaten a plate of fried rice.Peter had broken up with his girlfriend.Christine drinks hot chocolate every morning.

Being Verbs Tell about something in a state of being.Exercises

Mary _______(be brush) her teeth now.John and his friends ________(be swim) in the swimming pool yesterday.Ean will have been ________(play) badminton tomorrow.It had not been _______(rain).I have been ________(do) the homeworks for an hour.

Answers

Mary is brushing her teeth now.John and his friends is swimming in the swimming pool yesterday.Ean will have been playing badminton tomorrow.It had not been rainning.I have been doing the homeworks for an hour.

Regular Verbs

Change their forms very little. The past tense and past participle of regular verbs end in ed.Eg. Work, worked, worked Hang, hanged, hanged Play, played, played Irregular Verbs

It do not follow the rules for changing tense. The best way to understand irregular verbs is to practice and memorize them.Examples of irregular verbs shown in the present/past/past participle:PresentBiteChooseEatFallHurtGoLay

Past Bit Chose Ate Fell Hurt Went Laid

FutureBittenChosenEatenFallenHurtGoneLaidTHANK YOU!!!~\()/~