Infographics: Verbs | English Grammar for Class 6 PDF Download

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"She laughed." "laughed" is an intransitive verb.
"be," "have," "do," "can," "will," "shall," and "may." 
"I read a book."  
"read" is the transitive verb "book" is the direct object.
"run," "eat," "think," "write," "dance," and "jump."
Intransitive Verbs
V E R B S
Action Verbs
Express physical or mental actions.
These verbs transfer the action from the
subject to the object.
Transitive Verbs
Do not require a direct object to
complete their meaning.
"can," "could," "may," "might," "shall," "should," "will,"
"would," "must," and "ought to."
Follow standard patterns for forming the past
tense and past participle by adding "-ed" to
the base form.
Regular Verbs
Modal Verbs
Express possibility, necessity,
permission, or ability.
Auxiliary Verbs
Helping verbs that work together with main
verbs to create verb phrases. They convey
various tenses, moods, and voices.
Irregular Verbs
Do not follow the regular pattern for
forming the past tense and past participle.
Example: "walk" (base form), "walked" (past tense).
"go" (base form), "went" (past tense), "gone" (past participle).
Describes an action
or state of being.