English Grammar Verb Notes and Questions
Introduction
Definition: A verb is a word which shows an action, state of being or possession of a noun or pronoun. Or
The word which says something about a noun or pronoun is called a verb. (All saying words are verbs)
Look at the following sentences:
• He was determined to accomplish the task.
• Indian player made a desperate attempt to win the medal.
• He had a good offer in his hand.
In the above given sentences, the words ‘was determined’, ‘made’ and ‘had’ show some actions. They are called verbs.
Kinds of Verbs
Action Verbs
An action word tells what the subject does or that it exists.
Look at the following examples:
• He created a confusion in the minds of the people.
• India resumed talks with Pakistan.
• He scored more than expectation.
• You are in a hurry.
• He is late for his class.
Helping Verb or ‘be’ form of The Verb
A helping verb tells when the action of a sentence takes place. The helping verb ‘be’ has several forms : am, is, are, were and will. These helping verbs can be used in all the tenses.
Look at the following examples:
Ø He is learning tips to gain knowledge in English Grammar.
Ø You were curious to meet him.
Ø He will contact you in case of any confusion.
Intransitive Verb
An intransitive verb can stand alone in the predicate because its meaning is complete.
Look at the following sentences:
• He eats.
• You joke.
• The plant grows.
• Steve enquires.
• Teacher scolds.
In the above given sentences, verbs eats, joke, grows, enquires and scolds do not need object to complete their sense. They make good sense themselves. So these verbs are Intransitive Verbs.
Transitive Verb
A transitive verb needs a direct object to complete its meaning. The meaning of a sentence with a transitive verb is not complete without a direct object.
Look at the following sentences:
• He asks a question.
• You receive the reward.
• We blame the government for all the mishappenings.
• My father told me to come home.
• Steve buys a computer.
• He denied all the allegations.
In the above given sentences, verbs asks, receive, blame, told, buys and denied need object to complete their sense. They do not make good sense themselves. So these verbs are Transitive Verbs.
Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs change completely in the past tense. Unlike regular verbs, the past tense forms of irregular verbs are not formed by adding ed.
Look at the following examples:
Present: Know, Take, Eat
Past: Knew, Took, Ate
Past Participle: Known, Taken, Eaten
Forms of Verbs
There are five forms of verb. They are as follows:
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Following is a list of words showing five forms of verb
Abide | Abode | Abode | Abides | Abiding |
Alight | Alit/Alighted | Alit/Alighted | Alights | Alighting |
Arise | Arose | Arisen | Arises | Arising |
Awake | Awoke | Awoken | Awakes | Awaking |
Be | Was/Were | Been | Is | Being |
Bear | Bore | Born/Borne | Bears | Bearing |
Beat | Beat | Beaten | Beats | Beating |
Become | Became | Become | Becomes | Becoming |
Begin | Began | Begun | Begins | Beginning |
Behold | Beheld | Beheld | Beholds | Beholding |
Bend | Bent | Bent | Bends | Bending |
Bet | Bet | Bet | Bets | Betting |
Bid | Bade | Bidden | Bids | Bidding |
Bid | Bid | Bid | Bids | Bidding |
Bind | Bound | Bound | Binds | Binding |
Bite | Bit | Bitten | Bites | Biting |
Bleed | Bled | Bled | Bleeds | Bleeding |
Blow | Blew | Blown | Blows | Blowing |
Break | Broke | Broken | Breaks | Breaking |
Breed | Bred | Bred | Breeds | Breeding |
Bring | Brought | Brought | Brings | Bringing |
Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcasts | Broadcasting |
Build | Built | Built | Builds | Building |
Burn | Burnt/Burned | Burnt/Burned | Burns | Burning |
Burst | Burst | Burst | Bursts | Bursting |
Bust | Bust | Bust | Busts | Busting |
Buy | Bought | Bought | Buys | Buying |
Cast | Cast | Cast | Casts | Casting |
Catch | Caught | Caught | Catches | Catching |
Choose | Chose | Chosen | Chooses | Choosing |
Clap | Clapped | Clapped | Claps | Clapping |
Cling | Clung | Clung | Clings | Clinging |
Clothe | Clad/Clothed | Clad/Clothed | Clothes | Clothing |
Come | Came | Come | Comes | Coming |
Cost | Cost | Cost | Costs | Costing |
Creep | Crept | Crept | Creeps | Creeping |
Cut | Cut | Cut | Cuts | Cutting |
Dare | Dared/Durst | Dared | Dares | Daring |
Deal | Dealt | Dealt | Deals | Dealing |
Dig | Dug | Dug | Digs | Digging |
Dive | Dived/Dove | Dived | Dives | Diving |
Do | Did | Done | Does | Doing |
Draw | Drew | Drawn | Draws | Drawing |
Dream | Dreamt | Dreamt | Dreams | Dreaming |
Drink | Drank | Drunk | Drinks | Drinking |
Drive | Drove | Driven | Drives | Driving |
Dwell | Dwelt | Dwelt | Dwells | Dwelling |
Eat | Ate | Eaten | Eats | Eating |
Fall | Fell | Fallen | Falls | Falling |
Feed | Fed | Fed | Feeds | Feeding |
Feel | Felt | Felt | Feels | Feeling |
Fight | Fought | Fought | Fights | Fighting |
Find | Found | Found | Finds | Finding |
Fit | Fit/Fitted | Fit/Fitted | Fits | Fitting |
Flee | Fled | Fled | Flees | Fleeing |
Fling | Flung | Ftung | Flings | Flinging |
Fly | Flew | Flown | Flies | Flying |
Forbid | Forbade | Forbidden | Forbids | Forbidding |
Forecast | Forecast | Forecast | Forecasts | Forecasting |
Foresee | Foresaw | Foreseen | Foresees | Foreseeing |
Foretell | Foretold | Foretold | Foretells | Foretelling |
Forget | Forgot | Forgotten | Forgets | Forgetting |
Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven | Forgives | Forgiving |
Forsake | Forsook | Forsaken | Forsakes | Forsaking |
Freeze | Froze | Frozen | Freezes | Freezing |
Frostbite | Frostbit | Frostbitten | Frostbites | Frostbiting |
Get | Got | Got/Gotten | Gets | Getting |
Give | Gave | Given | Gives | Giving |
Go | Went | Gone/Been | Goes | Going |
Grind | Ground | Ground | Grinds | Grinding |
Grow | Grew | Grown | Grows | Growing |
Handwrite | Handwrote | Handwritten | Handwrites | Handwriting |
Hang | Hung | Hung | Hangs | Hanging |
Have | Had | Had | Has | Having |
Hear | Heard | Heard | Hears | Hearing |
Hide | Hid | Hidden | Hides | Hiding |
Hit | Hit | Hit | Hits | Hitting |
Hold | Held | Held | Holds | Holding |
Hurt | Hurt | Hurt | Hurts | Hurting |
Inlay | Inlaid | Inlaid | Inlays | Inlaying |
Input | Input | Input | Inputs | Inputting |
Interlay | Interlaid | Interlaid | Interlays | Interlaying |
Keep | Kept | Kept | Keeps | Keeping |
Kneel | Knelt | Knelt | Kneels | Kneeling |
Knit | Knit/Knitted | Knit/Knitted | Knits | Knitting |
Know | Knew | Known | Knows | Knowing |
Lay | Laid | Laid | Lays | laying |
Lead | Led | Led | Leads | Leading |
Lean | Leant/Leaned | Leant/Leaned | Leans | Leaning |
Leap | Leapt/Leaped | Leapt/Leaped | Leaps | Leaping |
Learn | Learnt | Learnt | Learns | Learning |
Leave | Left | Left | Leaves | Leaving |
Lend | Lent | Lent | Lends | Lending |
Let | Let | Let | Lets | Letting |
Lie | Lay | Lain | Lies | Lying |
Light | Lit | Lit | Lights | Lighting |
Lose | Lost | Lost | Loses | Losing |
Make | Made | Made | Makes | Making |
Mean | Meant | Meant | Means | Meaning |
Meet | Met | Met | Meets | Meeting |
Melt | Melted | Molten | Melts | Melting |
Mislead | Misied | Misled | Misleads | Misleading |
Mistake | Mistook | Mistaken | Mistake | Mistaking |
Miswed | Miswed | Miswed | Misweds | Miswedding |
Mow | Mowed | Mown | Mows | Mowing |
Overdraw | Overdrew | Overdrawn | Overdraws | Overdrawing |
Overhear | Overheard | Overheard | Overhears | Overhearing |
Overtake | Overtook | Overtaken | Overtakes | Overtaking |
Pay | Paid | Paid | Pays | Paying |
Preset | Preset | Preset | Presets | Presetting |
Prove | Proved | Proven/Prove | d Proves | Proving |
Put | Put | Put | Puts | Putting |
Quit | Quit | Quit | Quits | Quitting |
Re-prove | Re-proved | Re-proven | Re-proves | Re-proving |
Read | Read | Read | Reads | Reading |
Rid | Rid/Ridded | Rid/Ridded | Rids | Ridding |
Ride | Rode | Ridden | Rides | Riding |
Ring | Rang | Rung | Rings | Ringing |
Rise | Rose | Risen | Rises | Rising |
Rive | Rived | Riven/Rived | Rives | Riving |
Run | Ran | Run | Runs | Running |
Saw | Sawed | Sawn/Sawed | Saws | Sawing |
Say | Said | Said | Says | Saying |
See | Saw | Seen | Sees | Seeing |
Seek | Sought | Sought | Seeks | Seeking |
Sell | Sold | Sold | Sells | Selling |
Send | Sent | Sent | Sends | Sending |
Set | Set | Set | Sets | Setting |
Sew | Sewed | Sewn/Sewed | Sews | Sewing |
Shake | Shook | Shaken | Shakes | Shaking |
Shave | Shaved | Shaven | Shaves | Shaving |
Shed | Shed | Shed | Sheds | Shedding |
Shine | Shone | Shone | Shines | Shining |
Shoe | Shod | Shod | Shoes | Shoeing |
Shoot | Shot | Shot | Shoots | Shooting |
Show | Showed | Shown | Shows | Showing |
Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk | Shrinks | Shrinking |
Shut | Shut | Shut | Shuts | Shutting |
Sing | Sang | Sung | Sings | Singing |
Sink | Sank | Sunk | Sinks | Sinking |
Sit | Sat | Sat | Sits | Sitting |
Slay | Slew | Slain | Slays | Slaying |
Sleep | Slept | Slept | Sleeps | Sleeping |
Slide | Slid | Slid/Slidden | Slides | Sliding |
Sling | Slung | Slung | Slings | Slinging |
Slink | Slunk | Slunk | Sllnks | Slinking |
Slit | Slit | Slit | Slits | Slitting |
Smell | Smelt/Smelled | Smelt/Smelled | Smells | Smelling |
Sneak | Sneaked | Sneaked | Sneaks | Sneaking |
Soothsay | Soothsaid | Soothsaid | Soothsays | Soothsaying |
Sow | Sowed | Sown | Sows | Sowing |
Speak | Spoke | Spoken | Speaks | Speaking |
Speed | Sped/Speeded | Sped/Speeded | Speeds | Speeding |
Spell | Spelt/Spelled | Spelt/Spelled | Spells | Spelling |
Spend | Spent | Spent | Spends | Spending |
Spill | Spilt/Spilled | Spilt/Spilled | Spills | Spilling |
Spin | Span/Spun | Spun | Spins | Spinning |
Spit | Spat/Spit | Spat/Spit | Spits | Spitting |
Split- | Split | Split | Splits | Splitting |
Spoil | Spoilt/Spoiled | Spoilt/Spoiled | Spoils | Spoiling |
Spread | Spread | Spread | Spreads | Spreading |
Spring | Sprang | Sprung | Springs | Springing |
Stand | Stood | Stood | Stands | Standing |
Steal | Stole | Stolen | Steals | Stealing |
Stick | Stuck | Stuck | Sticks | Sticking |
Sting | Stung | Stung | Stings | Stinging |
Stink | Stank | Stunk | Stinks | Stinking |
Stride | Strode/Strided | Stridden | Strides | Striding |
Strike | Struck | Struck/Stricken | Strikes | Striking |
String | Strung | Strung | Strings | Stringing |
Strip | Stript/Stripped | Stript/Stripped | Strips | Stripping |
Strive | Strove | Striven | Strives | Striving |
Sublet | Sublet | Sublet | Sublets | Subletting |
Sunburn | Sunburnt | Sunburnt | Sunburns | Sunburning |
Swear | Swore | Sworn | Swears | Swearing |
Sweat | Sweat | Sweat | Sweats | Sweating |
Sweep | Swept | Swept | Sweeps | Sweeping |
Swell | Swelled | Swollen | Swells | Swelling |
Swim | Swam | Swum | Swims | Swimming |
Swing | Swung | Swung | Swings | Swinging |
Take | Took | Taken | Takes | Taking |
Teach | Taught | Taught | Teaches | Teaching |
Tear | Tore | Torn | Tears | Tearing |
Tell | Told | Told | Tells | Telling |
Think | Thought | Thought | Thinks | Thinking |
Thrive | Throve | Thriven | Thrives | Thriving |
Throw | Threw | Thrown | Throws | Throwing |
Thrust | Thrust | Thrust | Thrusts | Thrusting |
Tread | Trod | Trodden | Treads | Treading |
Undergo | Underwent | Undergone | Undergoes | Undergoing |
Undertake | Undertook | Undertaken | Undertakes | Undertaking |
Upset | Upset | Upset | Upsets | Upsetting |
Vex | Vext/Vexed | Vext/Vexed | Vexes | Vexing |
Wake | Woke | Woken | Wakes | Waking |
Wear | Wore | Worn | Wears | Wearing |
Weave | Wove | Woven | Weaves | Weaving |
Wed | Wed/Wedded | Wed/Wedded | Weds | Wedding |
Weep | Wept | Wept | Weeps | Weeping |
Wend | Wended/Went | Wended/Went | Wends | Wending |
Wet | Wet/Wetted | Wet/Wetted | Wets | Wetting |
Win | Won | Won | Wins | Winning |
Wind | Wound | Wound | Winds | Winding |
Withdraw | Withdrew | Withdrawn | Withdraws | Withdrawing |
Withhold | Withheld | Withheld | Withholds | Withholding |
Withstand | Withstood | Withstood | Withstands | Withstanding |
Wring | Wrung | Wrung | Wrings | Wringing |
Write | Wrote | Written | Writes | Writing |
Find the kind of verb of underlined words.•
♦ He has decided to support him.
Answer: Helping Verb
♦ They were ready to go there.
Answer: Helping Verb
♦ He plays for his country.
Answer: Main Verb
♦ She informed me on time.
Answer: Main Verb
Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb.
Why did you not the class yesterday.
(A) Attending
(B) Attends
(C) Attended
(D) Attend
(E) None of these
Answer:
D
Explanation: Why did you not attend the class yesterday.
Youvraj Singh an Indian player aggression in his bating style.
(A) Shows
(B) Showing
(C) Show
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Answer:
A
Explanation: Youvraj Singh an Indian player shows aggression in his bating style.
SUMMARY
• A verb is a word which shows an action, state of being or possession of a noun or pronoun.
• The word which says something about a noun or pronoun is called a Verb.(All saying words are verbs).
• Action Verbs: An action verb tells what the subject does.
• A helping verb tells when the action of a sentence takes place.
• Transitive Verb: The verb which requires an object after it to complete its sense is called Transitive verb.
• Intransitive Verb: The verb which does not require an object to complete its sense, but makes complete sense by itself is called an Intransitive Verb.
My car_____ when I was passing through NH – 24.
(A) Broke down
(B) Broke up
(C) Broke through
D) All of these
(E) None of these
Answer:
A
I____ my relationship with him.
(A) Broke down
(B) Broke up
(C) Broke through
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Answer:
B
You don’t need to worry. Things will be changed. Just .____
(A) Cheer through
(B) Cheer down
(C) Cheer in
(D) Cheer up
(E) None of these
Answer:
D
The traffic police is trying hard to____ _the violators of the traffic rules.
(A) Crackup
(B) Crack in
(C) Crack down on
(D) Crack through
(E) None of these
Answer:
C
I did not____ the class.
(A) Attend
(B) Attended
(C) Attending
(D) Attends
(E) None of these
Answer:
A
The price of articles ____very high.
(A) Is
(B) Has
(C) Does
(D) Are
(E) None of these
Answer:
A
Which of the following is/ are action verb?
(A) Build
(B) Run
(C) Go
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Answer:
D
Which of the following is are helping verb?
(A) Is
(B) Are
(C) Am
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Answer:
D
Which one of the following is a irregular verb?
(A) Was
(B) Play
(C) Take
(D) Arrive
(E) None of these
Answer:
C
Which one of the following is not a irregular verb?
(A) Receive
(B) Know
(C) Eat
(D) Speak
(E) None of these
Answer:
A
Explanation for selected Questions
1. As the sentence is in past tense, past form of the verb will be u Therefore
Answer:
Therefore option (A) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
6. The sentence is in simple present tens Hence ‘be’ verb will be used. Therefore,
Answer:
option (A) is correct and rest of the option is incorrect.
7. An action word tells what the subject does, therefore
Answer:
option (D) is correct and rest of the option is incorrect.
9. Irregular verbs change completely in the past t Therefore option (C) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
Answer:
option (C) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
10. Unlike regular verbs, the past tense forms of irregular verbs are not formed by adding ‘ed.’ Therefore option
Answer:
option (A) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
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