Verbs


1. A Verb says something about a person or thing.
2. Verbs are divided into three different kinds : --
a. Transitive Verbs:
A Transitive Verb requires an object to complete its meaning.
Examples : --
a. The hunter killed a bear.
b. The scholar learned his lesson.
In ( a ) " bear " is the object of " killed ".
In ( b ) " lesson " is the object of " learned ".
Transitive Verb has two voice : --
a The Active voice
b. The Passive voice
Note : An Intransitive verb from its nature cannot have voices.

b. Intransitive Verbs:
An Intransitive Verb does not require an object to complete its meaning.
Examples : --( a ) He sleeps.( b ) We go.
Note : No object can come after such verbs as " sleep ", " go " etc.

c. Auxiliary Verbs:
An Auxiliary Verb is used to help an other verb.
( a ) I shall go.
( b ) We have come.
Note : A verb that is helped by an auxiliary verb is called a Principal verb.
In a " shall " is an auxilizry verb used to help the verb " go " to form a future time.
In b. " have " is an auxiliary verb used to help the verb " come " to express a time partly past and partly present.


3. Tenses of Verbs
1. Tense denotes the time of an action or its completeness.
2. There are three tenses : --

a. the Present Tense b. the Past Tense c. the Future TenseThe Present Tense denotes present time.
I walk.
You walk.
He walks.
We walk.
You walk.
They walk.The Past Tense denotes past time.I walked.
You walked.
He walked.
We walked.
You walked.
They walked.

The Future Tense denotes future time.
I shall walk.
You will walk.
He will walk.
We shall walk.
You will walk.
They will walk.

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