VERB ,1
Verb plays an important role in a sentence.
It initiates the predicate of a sentence and it expresses the action and
emotion of the subject it is associated with.
Example:
1.
Fire burnt
the house (here fire is the
subject and burnt the house is the predicate which is initiated by the verb
burnt)
2.
He
goes
to school regularly.
3.
He
is
going to school on foot.
4.
He
has
gone to school with his brother.
5.
He
went to school yesterday
6.
He
did
not go to school yesterday.
7.
He
will
go to school tomorrow.
Definition:
A verb is a word (or group of words) that refers to the physical or mental
activities of the subject it is associated with and it also includes the state
of affairs and time of happening the activities of the verb by the
subject.
Verbs are used in the following forms:
|
Present form(V1)
|
Ing-form
|
Past
form(v2)
|
Past
participle(v3)
|
|
Do
|
doing
|
did
|
done
|
|
Play
|
playing
|
played
|
played
|
|
Give
|
giving
|
gave
|
given
|
|
Write
|
writing
|
wrote
|
written
|
N.B
-
There is no future form of verbs. Future forms are formed with present form (v1)
of verbs in addition with modal auxiliaries (shall/will ; as in 7 above). The
action of a verb indicates a time that is called tense.
KINDS
OF VERBS:
Dynamic
Verb:
Dynamic
verb indicates the moving or changing condition of things. Dynamic verb
expresses the progressive condition and the Imperative mood.
Example:
1.
The
girl
prepares her lessons regularly.
2.
The
girl is
preparing her home task
3.
Prepare
your home task carefully.
Stative
Verb:
Stative
verb is that verb which is not used in continuous tense and in the Imperative
mood.
Example:
1.
I
feel sad. (Feel followed by adjectives of
emotion happy/sad/cold/angry/pleased is used in Present Indefinite tense but it
is used in continuous form when it means touch(to learn something/ to try to find something by the feeling of
touch ) as-
(a)
The doctor is feeling the patient’s pulse. (b) She is feeling the door
bell in the dark.
2.
I
see the dog. ( See is used in continuous form when
it indicates an interview or appointment/visiting as a tourist and in the
combinations of- see about, see to, see off ) as- (a) I am seeing the
doctor(appointment) tomorrow (b) The manager is seeing (interview)the
applicants in the afternoon. (c) Bill is seeing (the sights of the village) the
village. (d) I am seeing about (trying to arrange) a house for you. (e) The
mechanic is seeing to (set right /repair) the engine. (f) The ministers will
see the president off (say goodbye) at the airport.
3.
She
is a dancer.
4.
She
looks tired.
5.
I
have a car.
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