Verb

Verb 

 Definition

Any word expressing "action", movement or existence is called a verb. It comes from the Latin  word verbum . 

A verb denotes:

1. That the subject does something; as

1. The baby is crying. 

2  The servant is making tea.

3  My brother  is coming to  Gilgit.

That the subject is something, as

1  I am a teacher.

2  Quaid-i-Azam was a leader.

That something is done to the subject; as

1. The dog is dead.

2.  The Man  was killed.

Verbs are divided into three main classes;

1  Transitive Verbs

2. Intransitive Verbs 

3. Auxiliary Verbs

1. Transitive Verbs

A  verb that denotes an action which passes over from the doer or subject to an object is called Transitive.

Examples

i)  My daughter plucked a flower. 🌹.

ii)  The flood has destroyed the crops.🌿🌲

iii ). The boy kicks the football .⚽

2  Intransitive Verbs

A  verb that denotes an action which doesn't pass over to an object or which expresses a state or being.

Examples

1  The cute baby walks.🚶

2. I laughed loudly.

3. He runs very fast .

Auxiliary Verbs

Sometimes, the principal verb needs the help of another verb to make its meaning clear . These helping verbs are called Auxiliary Verbs.

Auxiliary Verbs are:

 is , am , are, been , being, was , were , has, have, had , shall, will , should , may, might, do, can, could, must and ought. 

Examples

1. I am teaching English.

2. They will play basketball 🏀

3. He has completed his home task.

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