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A Study Note On Verb

Everything you need to know about the Verb forms, Verb example, Adjectives’ example, and other related topics in detail.

A term that expresses an activity or a situation of being is defined as a verb. Most verbs are crucial to the sentence’s predicate and provide important details about the sentence’s topic. A verb is always “performing” something, whether it’s physically doing an action in a sentence or simply relating the subject to the rest of the information. Verbs are sentence’s busybodies, serving to create a complete thought to a close. They are also referred to as action words.

Verb forms

There are numerous forms of English verbs. The word sing, for example, can have verb form as sang, sung, singing, sing, or sings. There are a total of 5 verb forms in this set. Some languages, such as French, have more than 30 forms for a single verb. Although English tenses are complex, the forms we employ to create them are actually rather straightforward.  Except for the word be, English major verbs only have three, four, or five forms. There are eight different verb forms of Be. Because most helping verbs do not change, they have even fewer forms.

Helping Verbs in Different Forms

With major verbs, we use auxiliary verbs, also called helping verbs.  There are two types of helping verbs:

1.Primary supportive helping verbs

To change the tense or voice of the main verb, as well as to construct inquiries and negatives, we employ major helping verbs. Do, have, and we are the only three major helping verbs. These verbs can be used as primary verbs as well. Here are the forms we use when we utilize them as helping verbs:

Base verb Form

Simple Present Verb Form

(3 Verb Forms)

Simple Past Verb Form

(2 Verb Forms)

Present Participle Verb Form

Past Participle Verb Form

be

am

are

is

was

were

being

been

Here are some example sentences of using the major helping verbs with main verbs 

  •  Do you love her?
  • He does go fishing on weekends.
  • I did not meet them.
  • They have completed their meeting.
  • Has he completed it already?
  • Amy has not walked for two weeks.
  • He will be playing when they announce the slots.
  • I am feeling bored.
  • Are you eating at the restaurant?
  • Mike is not sleeping on the bed.

2.Modal assistive verbs

To vary the feeling of the main verb, we utilize modal helping verbs. As you can see, each modal verb has only one form. They’re never going to change.

Verb Examples:

1.Action verb examples are

  • Walk
  • Sing
  • Slide
  • Run
  • Observe

2.Transitive verb examples are:

  • Adore
  • Respect
  • Manage
  • Accept
  • Sustain.

3.Intransitive verb examples are:

  • Sing
  • Smile
  • Sneeze
  • Dance
  • Elope

4.Auxiliary verb examples are

  • Will
  • Shall
  • Could
  • Can
  • Do

5.Irregular verb examples are

  • Chew
  • Observe
  • Bring
  • Catch
  • Feel

6.Modal verb examples are:

  • Can
  • Would
  • Should 
  • May
  • Must 

Verb examples in sentences are as follows:

  • Mark finishes his food in a hurry.
  • We visited the market.
  • In your notepad, you write nicely.
  • They considered all of the competition’s awards.
  • Let’s walk around the block and back.
  • I can hear the train approaching.
  • When you’ve finished with class, give me a call immediately.

Adjectives’ Example

The words that describe a noun or modify a pronoun are called adjectives. Some of the Adjectives’ examples are as follows:

  • They stay in a lovely home.
  • Lisa is dressed in a sleeveless top today. 
  • This soup isn’t healthy to eat.
  • She was dressed elegantly.
  • He composes meaningless letters.
  • This store is a lot friendlier.
  • She was dressed professionally.
  • Benjamin is a cute little boy.
  • Angelina’s hair is stunning.
  • This is a repairable glass.
  • I encountered a homeless person.
  • It’s a red car.( Explains the Color)
  • It’s a wooden table. (Explains the Material)
  • It’s a big rock. (Explains the Size)
  • It’s an English book. (Explains the Origin)
  • It’s an old clock. (Explains the Age)
  • It’s a round plate. (Explains the Shape)

Conclusion

The English language relies heavily on verbs or the action words. Sentences would be meaningless without them. There are numerous types of verbs used throughout the English language. There are sample phrases also which help in a better knowledge of what they are. As discussed we should remember verb forms, their examples, purposes and rules to avoid any mistake in spoken or written communication.

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