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Verbs

The document provides an overview of verbs, defining them as words that describe actions, states, or occurrences, and categorizing them into types such as action, linking, auxiliary, modal, transitive, intransitive, regular, and irregular verbs. It also outlines the forms of verbs, including base form, past tense, past participle, and present participle. Additionally, the document includes practice exercises for identifying verbs, filling in blanks, and writing sentences.

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Verbs

The document provides an overview of verbs, defining them as words that describe actions, states, or occurrences, and categorizing them into types such as action, linking, auxiliary, modal, transitive, intransitive, regular, and irregular verbs. It also outlines the forms of verbs, including base form, past tense, past participle, and present participle. Additionally, the document includes practice exercises for identifying verbs, filling in blanks, and writing sentences.

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Verbs

A verb is a word that describes an action, state, or


occurrence. Verbs are essential because they are the
heart or backbone of sentences, expressing what the
subject does, experiences, or is.
Types of Verbs
1. Action Verbs
• Describe physical or mental actions.
• Examples: run, jump, think, believe, eat,
sleep, write, throw, understand, remember ,
imagine .
• Sentence Example: She runs every morning.
2. Linking Verbs
• Connect the subject to additional information
about it (describe a state of being).
• Examples: is, seem, appear, become, feel,
look, sound, taste, smell .
• Sentence Example: He is a doctor.
3. Auxiliary Verbs (Helping Verbs)
• Help the main verb by showing tense, mood,
or voice.
• Examples: be; is ,am, are, was, were, do, have.
• Sentence Example: They are going to the
park.
4. Modal Verbs
• Show ability, possibility, necessity, or
permission.
• Examples: can, must, should, might.
• Sentence Example: You should study harder.
5. Transitive Verbs
• Require a direct object to complete their
meaning.
• Sentence Example: She wrote a letter.
6. Intransitive Verbs
• Do not require a direct object.
• Sentence Example: He sleeps early.
7. Regular Verbs
• Form their past tense by adding -ed.
• Examples: walk → walked, clean → cleaned.
8. Irregular Verbs
• Form their past tense in unpredictable ways.
• Examples: go → went, eat → ate.

Forms of Verbs
1. Base Form: The root form of the verb (e.g.,
write, eat).
2. Past Tense: Indicates an action completed in
the past (e.g., wrote, ate).
3. Past Participle: Used in perfect tenses and
passive voice (e.g., written, eaten).
4. Present Participle: Ends in -ing, used in
continuous tenses (e.g., writing, eating).
Classwork: Practice Exercises
Exercise 1: Identify the Verb

Underline the verbs in the following sentences:


1. She studies for her exams every evening.
2. They are playing in the park.
3. He has eaten breakfast already.
4. The baby sleeps peacefully.
5. We should call her tomorrow.
Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentences with the correct verb form.


1. She always _____ (read) books before bed.
2. They _____ (go) to the zoo last Sunday.
3. We _____ (wait) for you since 3 p.m.
4. He _____ (finish) his homework before
dinner.
5. I _____ (can/help) you with your project.
Exercise 3: Regular and Irregular Verbs

Write the past and past participle forms of the


following verbs:
1. Eat
2. Walk
3. Begin
4. Dance
5. Write
Exercise 4: Match the Verb to Its Type

Match the verb with its type (Action, Linking,


Auxiliary, Modal).
Verb Type
Should _______
Jump _______
Is _______
Have _______

Exercise 5: Write Sentences


1. Write a sentence using a modal verb to show
permission.
2. Write a sentence using a linking verb.
3. Write a sentence with an intransitive verb.
4. Write a sentence using the past participle
form of an irregular verb.
5. Write a sentence using the present continuous
tense.

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