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Verbs

A verb is a word that represents an action, an occurrence or conveys a state of being.
Examples:

• Ms. Hales takes the class today morning.
  What does Ms. Hales do today morning?
  She takes the class.
  The action she is doing is “taking" the class.
  So, the action is denoted by the word “takes". In that case that word “takes" is the verb.
• The Students write their examination in the Lawtey hall.
  Here, the word “write" is the verb.

Types of Verbs

There are four types of verbs:

1. Transitive verbs: A transitive verb is the verb which takes an object.
Examples:

• Hales takes the class today morning.
  By this sentence, Ms. Hales takes the class.
  Here………
  The word “Ms. Hales" is the noun.
  The word “the class" is the object.
  The word “takes" is the verb. 
• An uncivilized man killed John Kennedy.

2. Intransitive verb: An intransitive verb is a verb which does not take an object.
Examples:

• He laughed loudly.
  In this sentence, the verb “laughed" does not need an object to complete the sentence. So, the verb “laugh" is an intransitive verb. 
• I daily wake up at 5 am.
  Here the verb “wake" does not need an object for completing itself. So, the verb “wake" is an intransitive verb.

3. Auxiliary verb: A verb which helps another verb to form its tense, voice or mood is called an Auxiliary verb.
Example: 

• They have done very well in the examinations.

4. Modal verbs: The following verbs are called Modal verbs: Shall, should, will, would, may, might, can, could, must, ought and dare are called modal verbs.
Examples:

• You shall not go out without my permission.
• I will not miss this opportunity.

Forms of Verbs

There are three forms of verbs. These are:

• The 1st Form represents the Present.
• The 2nd Form represents the Past.
• The 3rd Form represents the Future.

Some common forms of the Verb are: 

Use of verbs in the sentences

The verb makes the meaning of the sentence complete. And also helps in knowing the subject.
Some common examples of verbs in the sentences are:

• These vegetables are fresh.
• The student is right.
• The meeting is cancelled.
• The stadium is full.
• The news is not confirmed.
• I am confused by the question.
• The bottle is full.
• Mahi and Seema are cousins.
• I wrote a letter to my father yesterday.