A Verb says something about a person or thing. Verbs are divided into three different kinds :
A. Transitive Verbs
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 :
1. The Active voice
The Active Voice represents the subject as acting upon an object.
Example :
The cat caught the mouse
In this sentence the subject " cat " does something to the object " mouse, " so the verb " caught ' is in the active voice.
2. The Passive voice
The Passive voice represents the subject as being acted upon.
Example :
The mouse was caught by the cat.
Here the subject " mouse " was the thing acted upon, so the verb " was caught ' is in the passive voice.
Note : - An Intransitive verb from its nature cannot have voice
B. Intransitive Verbs
An Intransitive Verb does not require an object to complete its meaning.
Examples :
( a ) He sleeps
( b ) We go.
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.
Tenses of Verbs
Tense denotes the time of an action or its completeness. There are three tenses :
a. the Present Tense
b. the Past Tense
c. the Future Tense
- The Present Tense denotes present time.
I walk. We walk.
You walk. You walk.
He walks. They walk.
- The Past Tense denotes past time.
I walked. We walked.
You walked. You walked.
He walked. They walked.
- The Future Tense denotes future time.
I shall walk. We shall walk.
You will walk. You will walk.
He will walk. They will walk.
A. Transitive Verbs
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 :
1. The Active voice
The Active Voice represents the subject as acting upon an object.
Example :
The cat caught the mouse
In this sentence the subject " cat " does something to the object " mouse, " so the verb " caught ' is in the active voice.
2. The Passive voice
The Passive voice represents the subject as being acted upon.
Example :
The mouse was caught by the cat.
Here the subject " mouse " was the thing acted upon, so the verb " was caught ' is in the passive voice.
Note : - An Intransitive verb from its nature cannot have voice
B. Intransitive Verbs
An Intransitive Verb does not require an object to complete its meaning.
Examples :
( a ) He sleeps
( b ) We go.
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.
Tenses of Verbs
Tense denotes the time of an action or its completeness. There are three tenses :
a. the Present Tense
b. the Past Tense
c. the Future Tense
- The Present Tense denotes present time.
I walk. We walk.
You walk. You walk.
He walks. They walk.
- The Past Tense denotes past time.
I walked. We walked.
You walked. You walked.
He walked. They walked.
- The Future Tense denotes future time.
I shall walk. We shall walk.
You will walk. You will walk.
He will walk. They will walk.
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