VERBS

1. A Verb says something about a person or thing.
2. Verbs are divided into three different kinds : --

a. Transitive Verbsb. Intransitive Verbs
c. Auxiliary Verbs

3. Tenses of Verbs


a. TRANSITIVE VERBS
A Transitive Verb requires an object to complete its meaning.

Examples : --
a. The hunter killed a bear.
b. The scholar learned his lesson.
In ( a ) " bear " is the object of " killed ".
In ( b ) " lesson " is the object of " learned ".

Transitive Verb has two voice : --
a. The Active voice
b. The Passive voice

Note : - An Intransitive verb from its nature cannot have voices.

b. INTRANSITIVE VERB
An Intransitive Verb does not require an object to complete its meaning.

Examples : --
( a ) He sleeps( b ) We go.

No object can come after such verbs as " sleep ", " go " etc

c. AUXILIARY VERB
An Auxiliary Verb is used to help an other verb.

( a ) I shall go.
( b ) We have come.

Note : A verb that is helped by an auxiliary verb is called a Principal verb

In a " shall " is an auxilizry verb used to help the verb " go " to form a future time.
In b. " have " is an auxiliary verb used to help the verb " come " to express a time partly past and partly present.


3. Tense of Verbs
1. Tense denotes the time of an action or its completeness.

2. There are three tenses : --

a. the Present Tense
b. the Past Tense
c. the Future Tense

The Present Tense denotes present time.

I walk -------- We walk
You walk. ---- You walk
He walks. --- They walk

The Past Tense denotes past time.

I walked. -------------- We walked.
You walked. ----------- You walked.
He walked. -----------They walked.

The Future Tense denotes future time.

I shall walk. ----------------- You shall walk.
You will walk. ---------------- You will walk.
He will walk. ---------------- They will walk.