Verbs for Class 5

What is a Verb?

Verbs express an action, occurrence or state of being. It is a crucial component of a sentence, serving as the main part that indicates what the subject of the sentence is doing or experiencing. They convey a wide range of actions and also represent a state of being, like feeling, appearing, or existing. Verbs play a fundamental role in conveying the dynamic and static elements within a sentence, bringing life and movement to language.

Types of Verbs

1. Main Verbs

Main verbs also known as action verbs, describe the actions of the subject in a sentence such as something that a person, a thing or an animal does. It tells you what the subject is doing. Verbs can be either physical (done with the body) or mental (done using the mind).

Examples:

• The curious students attentively listened to the teacher's explanation.
• Samuel is chasing his goal to be a footballer.
• He explores the mysterious forest with his friends.
• They realized it was Jack’s mistake.
• I understand why we failed to crack that problem.

2. Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary verbs help the main verb. They provide more meaning to the action in the sentence. They aid in altering the sentence's tone or emotion. In addition to the primary verb, helping verbs inform readers about the tense, a negative sentence, or the structure of an inquiry.

Examples:

• Sam is playing the piano in the school concert.
• The interviewees have completed their given task.
• We will go to the stadium to watch a match tomorrow.
• The people of the town were sleeping when the fire began.
• They are studying for the upcoming science test together.

3. Linking Verbs

The linking verb does not describe any action. They connect the subject to additional information about it. These verbs denote that something ‘is’, or the state of being.

Examples:

• The guy over the street looks content.
• My sister became a doctor finally after so much hard work.
• This cuisine smells delicious.
• The weather seems pleasant to go for a walk.

4. Stative Verbs

Stative verbs, such as "know," "feel," and "believe," denote a state or condition that is steady or unlikely to alter.

Stative verbs usually relate to the feelings, ideas, or senses that the sentence's subject is going through. Action verbs and dynamic verbs, such as "run," "find," and "make," characterise the action that the subject is carrying out, and are frequently used in opposition to stative verbs.

5. Transitive Verbs

A transitive verb indicates that the sentence's subject is doing something to the direct object. These are action verbs. It is not possible to classify a verb as transitive if there is no direct object.

Examples:

• Reading a fascinating novel is her hobby. (read- transitive verb; novel- direct object)
• To be creative, they paint colourful walls. (paint - transitive verb; walls - direct object)
• After having such a tireful day, I am craving to eat some delicious sandwiches. (eats - transitive verb; sandwiches - direct object)
• Tim loves to play some exciting games to have a wonderful evening with her. (play - transitive verb; games- direct object)
• She writes a heartfelt letter to her husband over the seas. (writes - transitive verb; letter - direct object)

6. Intransitive Verbs

An intransitive verb is an action verb. It does not require an object to complete the meaning of a sentence. These verbs complete the action on their own.

Examples:

• Students laughed loudly in the classroom during lunch break.
• Humpty Dumpty jumped over the wall.
• I saw the amazing Sun set behind the mountains during tracking
• The flowers bloomed in the garden during spring.
• The birds chirped happily in their nest.

7. Regular Verbs

Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern when they change from the base form to the past tense and past participle.

Following are list of a few regular verbs:

8. Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs do not follow the regular pattern of adding "-ed" to form their past tense or past participle. Instead, they change their spelling or pronunciation.

Following are list of a few irregular verbs:

9. Modal Verbs

Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary (helping) verbs that express the mood or attitude of the speaker towards the action of the main verb.

Examples:

• Can: She can solve math problems easily. (ability)
• May: You may borrow my book for a week if you are interested. (permission)
• Should: You should do yoga to have a healthy life. (advice or recommendation)
• Must: He must wear a helmet while riding a bike. (necessity or obligation)
• Might: She might visit us this weekend to check on us. (possibility)

10. Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs combine with a preposition or adverb to form a phrase that has a different meaning. Following is a list of a few phrasal verbs: