Definition of verb
It is a word that denotes or shows action, state or being.
For example; Play, write, look, hear, etc.
- He plays cricket.
- She is tired.
- They are poor.
- She is our teacher.
- I am a student.
Types of verbs;
There are two types of verbs.
1. Lexical verbs;
Lexical verbs are those verbs which have a dictionary meaning like see, write, think, walk, etc.
Lexical verbs are further categorize in two groups.
i. Regular Lexical Verbs;
Regular Lexical Verbs are all those verbs which end with ed like clean, wash, fail, pass, etc.
ii. Irregular Lexical Verbs;
Irregular Lexical Verbs are those verbs which have no ed in the end like come, understand, eat, go, meet, take, cut, break, hit, etc.
2. Auxiliary Verbs;
Helping verbs are known as auxiliary verbs like is, will, be, am, can, may, etc. Auxiliary verbs are further classified in two categories.
i. Primary Auxiliary Verbs;
Be (Is, are, was, were, am, being, been), do, have, etc. are called Primary Auxiliary Verbs.
ii. Model Auxiliary Verbs;
Will, shall, may, might, can, could, must, dare, ought, to, need, etc are known Model Auxiliary Verbs.
0 Comments