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A verb is a word that describes an activity or a condition of being. Most verbs focus on providing valuable information about the sentence’s subject and are indispensable to the sentence’s predicate. Whether a verb needs to perform the action in the sentence or simply connects the subject to the remaining portion of the information, it is always performing something. Verbs are the busybodies of sentences that represent fully complete opinions.
Verb Tenses
People utilize three tenses in daily conversation: past, present, and future.
Past Tense – When a sentence signifies an activity that has already occurred, it is said to be in the past tense. Eg: I walked to the polling booth.
Present Tense – The sentence is said to be in the present tense when it reflects an activity that is taking place right now. Eg: The brother played with his sister’s toys.
Future Tense: A sentence is in the future tense when it describes an activity that will take place in the future. Eg: I will go to the Maldives after my exams.
Types Of Verbs
The following are the types of verbs:
Action Words – communicates an activity that a person is doing. Eg: He is throwing the ball
Linking Verbs – develops a relationship between the subject and the predicate in the absence of action. Eg: I am giving the comb to her.
Auxiliary Verbs – helps the action verbs and the linking verbs.Eg: Rob is sending a warning notice to his employee.
Transitive Verbs – These verbs have an object so can receive the action. Eg: I saw the small boy playing in the park.
Dynamic Verbs – Involves different actions made by the body like dance, play, walk, complete, justify. Eg: The little boy was showing the crayons set to his friends.
Perception Words – describe the sense organs. Eg: I smell the cake being baked.
Phrasal Verbs – verbs are of two words, main verb different from Phrasal verb. Eg: The managers are discussing the project.
Modal Verbs – verbs that express the idea of likelihood, deductive reasoning, supposition, and so on.Eg: Ron can play the guitar. Here, the idea of ability is being conveyed.
Regular Verbs – Verbs that can be formed into the past tense and past participle by adding ‘d’ or ‘ed’ to the verb. Eg: Love -Loved – Had Loved
Irregular Verbs – Verbs that can be formed into the past tense and past participle not necessarily by adding ‘d’ or ‘ed’ to the verb. Eg: Write – Wrote – has wrote
Hypothesis Verbs – Verbs are followed by subjunctives. Eg: I pray that she supports her mother. This sentence clearly gives the idea that she does not support her mother.
Stative Verbs – Verbs represent a state and not an action happening. Eg: He doubts his honesty.
Verb Terminology
The Grammar Terminology attached to the verbs is crucial in understanding the fine usage of verb forms. Below the most widely used terminologies are explained as follows:
The Infinitive Form: When the word ‘to’ comes before a verb, it is in its infinitive form. Eg: I have to walk back home.
The Gerunds: Verbs ending in ‘ing’ are called gerunds. Eg: Playing the piano is one of my favorites.
Indirect object of the verb: An indirect object is a thing or person for whom the activity is being performed.Eg: Mike is making a postcard for his girlfriend.
Passive sentence: Action is not always performed by the object, but it is performed on the subject.Eg: The bank robber was nabbed.
Active sentence: The subject of the verb performs an action. Eg: The kids broke the toys.
Conjugation of verbs: The verb changes form depending on the subject’s number, voice, and mood. Eg: They have reached.
Examples Of Verbs:
Some of the examples of Verbs are as follows:
Carry, Cry, dream, fall, dig, cut, cook, dress, carry, fight, dance, drink, crawl, fight, cry, climb, dance, eat, dream, etc.
Practice questions: Determine the error for each of the below sentences; if no error is found, the answer is (E).
- (A) You should stop/ (B) to go to beaches as you / (C) have severe / (D) skin rashes. / (E) No error.
Answer: Option (B)
Explanation: Change ‘to go’ to ‘going’. Gerund follows after ‘stop’.
(A) Everyone knew her as / (B) a honest employee / (C) but she lied at / (D) the client meeting. / (E) No error.
Answer: Option (A)
Explanation: Remove ‘as’. ‘Knew’ is not followed by ‘as’.
(A) My mother does not / (B) bother to be called / (C) while she is making/ (D) the tea. / (E) No error.
Answer: Option (B)
Explanation: ‘Gerund’ will come after ‘bother’. Change ‘be’ into ‘being’.
(A) The security guard would not / (B) allow the employees / (C) to walk to the / (D) end of the building. / (E) No error.
Answer: Option (C)
Explanation: Remove ‘to’.
(A) Running along the / (B) shores of the ocean / (C) the road / (D) began to be very damaged. / (E) No error
Answer: Option (A)
Explanation: Add ‘while I was’ before ‘Running along’.
Conclusion
A verb is a word that we use to relate to actions and states of being and also to describe what actions are being made. Verbs include words like explain, cook, and spin. There are different tenses of the verb depending on the contextual usage. One must be thorough with the grammatical knowledge of the verbs in order to use them properly while speaking and writing in English.
