It's all about verbs! This PPT gives you the detailed explanation of verbs. It explicates Kinds of Verbs along with Auxiliary Verbs, Parts of Verb and Forms of Verb. It has an umbrella view of formation of verbs so that you are able to comprehend the difference between Noun and Verb or Adjective and Verb.

1. All about Verbs!

2. Meaning of Verb-
 A verb is a doing word.
It describes actions.
It shows possession. (has, have, had)
It denotes being also. (The verbs to be
are- is, am, are, was, were)

3. Kinds of Verbs
1. Transitive Verb- A verb that requires
an object to complete its meaning is
called Transitive Verb.
My mother washes clothes.
Alice made a doll.
2. Intransitive Verb- A verb that doesn’t
require an object to complete its
meaning is called Intransitive Verb.
The baby slept.
The girl smiled.

4. Transitive Verb and Intransitive Verb

5. Double Object
Direct Object & Indirect Object
 Some Transitive Verbs take two objects.
 A Direct Object is usually the name of
some thing.
 An Indirect Object is usually the name of
some person.
Eg-
Roshan gave his friend a video game.
IO DO
She gave a rupee to him.
DO IO
Danish told us a funny story.
IO DO

6. Some Verbs which can be used
Transitively and Intransitively
Transitive Intransitive
1. The boy fly kites. 1. Birds fly in the air.
2. He runs a hotel. 2. He runs fast.
3. Mr Sharma opens the
shop at eight.
3. School opens at nine o’
clock.
4. He writes novels. 4. He writes legibly.
5. The driver stopped the
train.
5. We stopped there a little.
6. The mouse stole food. 6. She stole carefully.

7. 3. Verb to be
 Verb to be (is, am, are, was, were, will be,
shall be, appear, seem and look) are Verbs
of Incomplete Prediction.
 They need other words or a phrase to
complete their meaning. It is called
Complement.
 A Complement completes the Predicate.
Examples-
The dog is (what?) an animal. (c)
The man seems (what?) tired. (c)
He became (what?) a hero. (c)

8. Main parts of Verb
1. The Present Tense
2. The Past Tense
3. The Future Tense
Examples-
 Present
Ema asks questions all the time.
 Past
Ema asked questions all the time.
 Future
Ema will ask questions all the time.

9. Forms of Verb
Basic Verb
(V1)
Present
Tense (V1)
Past Tense
(V2)
Past
Participle
(V3)
Present
Participle
(V4)
clean cleans cleaned cleaned cleaning
read reads read read reading
listen listens listened listened listening
try tries tried tried trying
go goes went gone going
see sees saw seen seeing
give gives gave given giving
buy buys bought bought buying
break breaks broke broken breaking
bet bets bet bet betting
cut cuts cut cut cutting

10. Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
Principal
Auxiliary
Verb
Present
Tense
Past
Tense
Past
Participle
Present
Participle
to be is, am,
are
was, were been being
to have have, has had had having
to do do, does did done doing
He is eating his lunch.
She has bought fruits and
vegetables.
Did you know where he was
going?

11. Formation of Verbs
From Nouns- From Adjectives-
Bath- Bathe Able- Enable
Breath- Breathe Deep- Deepen
Food- Feed New- Renew
Action- Act Active- Act
Belief- Believe Cheerful- Cheer
Death- Die Hopeful- Hope

12. Some Prefixes and Suffixes can
change words into Verbs
 Prefixes
1.able- enable 2. courage- encourage
3. joy- enjoy 4. danger- endanger
5. list- enlist 6. light- enlighten
7. little- belittle 8. friend- befriend
 Suffixes
1. broad- broaden 2. wide- widen
3. fright- frighten 4. bright-brighten
5. real- realise 6. critic- criticise
7.just- justify 8. pure- purify
9. test- testify 10. clear- clarify

13. Presented By
Ms Swati Hasija