Verbs
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Verbs are the most important component of a sentence. These verbs show what the subject is doing, what is the state or the situation of the subject.
- He ran to the car.
- The horse jumps the hurdles with ease.
- She sings in a choir.
- He ran to the car.
- The horse jumps the hurdles with ease.
- She sings in a choir.
Types of verbs:
Action verbs - Transitive verbs - Intransitive verbs - Auxiliary verbs - Stative verbs - Dynamic verbs Finite verbs - Non-finite verbs - Modal verbs - Phrasal verbs - Irregular verbs
Action verbs - Transitive verbs - Intransitive verbs - Auxiliary verbs - Stative verbs - Dynamic verbs Finite verbs - Non-finite verbs - Modal verbs - Phrasal verbs - Irregular verbs
Express actions and shows what the subject is doing in the sentence:
- My father is decorating my bedroom.
- The Chef is making a delicious cake.
- The dog is sleeping on his mat.
- My father is decorating my bedroom.
- The Chef is making a delicious cake.
- The dog is sleeping on his mat.
These verbs are linked to an action being performed. If we forma question - what is your father decorating? - the answer is 'my bedroom':
- My father is decorating my bedroom.
- The Chef made me a delicious cake.
- The dog slept on my lap.
- My father is decorating my bedroom.
- The Chef made me a delicious cake.
- The dog slept on my lap.
These verbs show an action, but there is no specific subject.
- My father is decorating at the moment.
- The Chef is baking right now.
- The dog sleeps.
- My father is decorating at the moment.
- The Chef is baking right now.
- The dog sleeps.
These verbs come before main verbs in a phrase - be - shall - may - could.
- If all goes well, I shall qualify at the end of the year.
- We could meet soon to discuss the paper.
- We may land at Heathrow on time, because the weather is good.
- If all goes well, I shall qualify at the end of the year.
- We could meet soon to discuss the paper.
- We may land at Heathrow on time, because the weather is good.
These verbs are used to show a process - an action or a sensation - hit - repair - grow - throw
- He is growing old now.
- She threw the ball for the dog.
- The car will need a repair.
- He is growing old now.
- She threw the ball for the dog.
- The car will need a repair.
These verbs define a situation or a state - have - seem - know
- What do they have to say about the situation?
- She seems so unwell.
- Do you know anything at all?
- What do they have to say about the situation?
- She seems so unwell.
- Do you know anything at all?
These verbs agree with a given subject - appear - enjoy - love - hate - promise
- He appears very jolly.
- I promise to change my attitude towards dogs.
- My boyfriend said that he enjoyed the concert.
- He appears very jolly.
- I promise to change my attitude towards dogs.
- My boyfriend said that he enjoyed the concert.
- The gardener can expand the boundary.
- The train will leave shortly.
- Mother smiled at the news.
These are verbs are those that do not end in 'ed'.