VERB
and its’ types
WHAT IS VERB?
Verbs are words that describe actions,
whether physical or mental.
Verbs also describe a “state of being,” like
the verbs be, become, or exist.
TYPES OF VERB
 MAIN
VERB
 HELPING VERB
MAIN VERB vs HELPING VERB
I
don’t go anywhere.
I will visit you soon.
She can speak France.
The doors have been closed.
Would you like a glass of
coffee?
We used to walk together.
The fish were eaten by the cat.
MAIN VERB vs HELPING VERB
I
don’t go anywhere.
I will visit you soon.
She can speak France.
The doors have been closed.
Would you like a glass of
coffee?
We used to walk together.
The fish were eaten by the cat.
ACTION
vs
LINKING
MAIN VERB
TRANSITIVE
vs
INTRANSITIVE
REGULAR
vs
IRREGULAR
AUXILIARY VERB
HELPING VERB
MODALS AUXULIARY VERB
MAIN VERB
 Action
Verb
→ tell you what is someone or something is
doing.
He ran up and down the stairs.
 Linking
Verb
→ tell you the state of being or used for
descriptions.
She is the mother of this baby.
ACTION VERB
LINKING VERB
Indicates an action
Links the subject to its
complement
Express an action
Express a state
Followed by object/adverb
Followed by subject
complement
Can exist without an object
Cannot exist without subject
complement
Indicates the action being
performed by the subject
Helps to identify or describe
the subject
The following are always linking verbs:
 To be: (is, am, are, was, were, has been, have
been, had been, is being, are being, was being,
will have been, etc.)
 To become: (become, becomes, became, has
become, have become, had become, will
become, will have become, etc.)
 To seem: (seemed, seeming, seems, has seemed,
have seemed, had seemed, is seeming, are
seeming, was seeming, were seeming, will seem)
→ The students are smart.
→ Melly Goeslaw became thin after her
Bariatric surgery.
→ She seems fine with her body.
 Words
that can be either Action Verb and
Linking Verbs, such as:
Appear, feel, grow, look, prove,
remain, smell, sound, taste.
→ The cake smells good.
→ Anto smells the cake.
ACTION VERB or LINKING VERB
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12.
Janet walked to the mall.
Pierce seems to be sad.
Isabelle experimented with her paints.
The fruit smells spoiled.
Joan ran in the marathon.
Beethoven was an amazing composer.
Jack organized the documents
Izzy looks ill.
The first cup of coffee every morning tastes
great.
Penelope skated across the ice rink.
Everyone was tired after the bike race.
Marcia grew to be very tall.
ACTION VERB or LINKING VERB
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2.
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12.
Janet walked to the mall.
Pierce seems to be sad.
Isabelle experimented with her paints.
The fruit smells spoiled.
Joan ran in the marathon.
Beethoven was an amazing composer.
Jack organized the documents
Izzy looks ill.
The first cup of coffee every morning tastes great.
Penelope skated across the ice rink.
Everyone was tired after the bike race.
Marcia grew to be very tall.
MAIN VERB
Transitive Verb
A type of verb that
needs an object to
make complete sense
of the action being
performed by the
subject.
→ The students play
guitar.
Intransitive Verb
A verb that does not
need an object to
make sense of the
action being
performed by the
subject in a sentence
or a context.
→ The students play in
the fields.
HINT!
 Use
question “WHAT or WHOM” to the
verb to know whether it is Transitive or
Intransitive!
TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE
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2.
3.
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5.
6.
7.
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9.
10.
Dave bought a new bicycle.
Firoz laughed so hard.
The children passed the books around.
I studied in California.
Can you bring me some mangoes?
Jack came home in the evening.
Eliza found the kittens in the corner of the
street.
Roshan met his best friend at the park.
The car stopped suddenly in the middle of
the road.
Javed loved his new bike.
TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Dave bought a new bicycle.
Firoz laughed so hard.
The children passed the books around.
I studied in California.
Can you bring me some mangoes?
Jack came home in the evening.
Eliza found the kittens in the corner of the
street.
Roshan met his best friend at the park.
The car stopped suddenly in the middle of
the road.
Javed loved his new bike.
MAIN VERB
Regular
Verb
Irregular
Verb
Easily formed by
adding “ED” to the
verb to make it past
form or past participle
form.
It requires
“MEMORIZATION” to
change the verb to past
form or past participle
form, because the
formula is unpredicted.
Base Form
(Verb 1)
3rd Person
Form
(Verb ‘s/es’)
Past Form
(Verb 2)
Past
Participle
(Verb 3)
Present
Participle
(Verb –ing)
fix
fixes
fixed
fixed
fixing
jump
jumps
jumped
jumped
jumping
wave
waves
waved
waved
waving
Base Form
(Verb 1)
3rd Person
Form
(Verb ‘s/es’)
Past Form
(Verb 2)
Past
Participle
(Verb 3)
Present
Participle
(Verb –ing)
go
goes
went
gone
going
bring
brings
brought
brought
bringing
hurt
hurts
hurt
hurt
hurting
read
reads
read
read
reading
forget
forgets
forgot
forgotten
forgetting
be, am,are
Is
Was/were
been
being
All the past form and past participle form
in the Regular and some in the Irregular
are having exactly the same pattern.
REMEMBER!
when it comes to the sentence, PAST
PARTICIPLE always be preceded by
HAVE/HAS/HAD.
HELPING VERB
Auxiliary Verb
Modal Auxiliary Verb
Definition
Verb that help the main
verb to express tense,
voice, and other
grammatical aspects.
Verb that express
modality.
Functions
To indicate tense, mood,
grammatical aspect,
etc. of the main verb.
To indicate possibility,
probability, ability,
permission, obligation,
necessity, request, etc.
Kinds
Be (am, is, are, was,
were, been, being, be),
Do (do-does-did),
Have (have-has-had)
Can-Could,
May-Might,
Shall-Should,
Will-Would,
Must, Ought to
To the
subject
Have to be
CONJUGATED
Don’t have to be
conjugated.
Example!
Auxiliary Verb
→ I go to the zoo. I am going to the zoo.
→ They slept on ten. They did not sleep.
→ you take the books. The book have been
taken.
Modal Verb
→ I can go to the zoo. (shows ability)
→ Can I go to the zoo?. (shows permission)
→ We can visit the zoo if we arrive at time.
(shows possibility)
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5.
You _____ start coming on time.
(Must/Will)
_____ the train be on time?
(Would/Will)
_____ I borrow your car? (Would/Can)
I promise I _____ tell anybody. (Will
not/May not)
_____ you mind me sitting here?
(Must/Would)