VERBS

BY :

LIU WEI YEN

CHIEW SING HUI
TEE LING HSIA
WHAT IS VERB?
VERB IS………
• a word that conveys action or a state of
being .
• In most languages , verbs are inflected
(modified in form) to encode tense ,
aspect , mood and voice.
• A verb may also agree with the person ,
gender and/or number of some of its
arguments, such as its subject , or object.
 TRANSITIVE
VERBS

TYPES
MODAL INTRANSITIVE
VERBS
OF VERBS
VERBS

AUXILARIES
VERBS
 TRANSITIVE
VERBS….
Verbs that require both a
direct subject and one or
more objects.
 EXAMPLE
•  He kicked the ball really hard.
grammatical subject:He
transitive verb :kicked (past simple)
object :ball 
• She sang two songs for the audience.
grammatical subject:She
transitive verb :sang (past simple)
object :two songs
SUB-TYPES OF TRANSITIVE VERB
Sub-types of transitive verbs:
• Monotransitive verbs
• Ditransitive verbs
• Complex-transitive verbs

Example
• Monotransitive : He bought a book.
• Ditransitive : He gave her the book.
• Complex-transitive : She found the book interesting.
 INTRANSITIVE VERBS……

•An intransitive verb is one that

does not take an object

•They do not have a passive form.

 EXAMPLES
• I work from 9:00AM to 5:00 PM every day.
grammatical subject: I
intransive verb:work (simple present)

• She sings beautifully.

grammatical subject:She
intransive verb:sings (simple present)
 EXERCISE
Look at the grammar examples above. Then decide whether
each the verb in sentence below is transitive or intransitive.
(1) Our class went on a trip to London.
(2) He shut the door behind himself on his way out.
(3) He sent me a letter on Tuesday last week.
(4) She complains constantly about her small flat.
(5) The coach blew the whistle to call a time out.
(6) She picked the flowers by hand.
(7) They took a trip to the Lake District.
(8) He eats too much.
(9) He ate the cake really quickly.
(10) I watched TV for most of the evening.
 MODAL VERBS…..
• To express ideas such as possibility, intention,
obligation and necessity.
• Example
1. CAN, COULD, WILL, WOULD, SHALL, SHOULD,
DARE and NEED
2. I would have told you, if you had wanted me
to.
3. Yes, I can do that.
Modal Verbs Uses
Can Ability / Possibility/Inability / Impossibility
Asking for permission
Request

Could Asking for permission/Request

Suggestion
Future possibility
Ability in the past

May Asking for permission /Future possibility

Might Present possibility

Future possibility

Must Necessity / Obligation /Prohibition

Ought to Saying what’s right or correct

Shall Offer Suggestion
Asking what to do

should Saying what’s right or correct/Recommending action

Uncertain prediction

Will Instant decisions/Offer

Promise
Certain prediction

Would Asking for permission/Request

Request
Making arrangements
Invitation
Preferences
 EXERCISE
1. They _____control their own budgets.
2. China ____ become a major economic power.
3. We _______ employ a professional writer.
4. ______ I help you with your luggage?
5. _______ you mind waiting a moment?
 AUXILIARY VERBS…..
• A verb that determines the mood or tense of another verb
in a verb phrase
• Also known as a helping verb.
• They are used to form the passive voice.
• They are used to form the continuous tense.
• They are used to form the perfect tense.

• Example
>>>can, may, will, shall, must, need, dare [modals]
>>>be, have, do, use [non-modals]
 EXAMPLES
• To be
• Be is the most common verb in the English
language. It can be used as an auxiliary and a
main verb. It is used a lot in its other forms.
• Base form = be
• Present form = am/is/are
• Past form = was/were
• Present Participle / Gerund = being
• Past Participle = been
• To do
• The verb do is one of the most common verbs in
English. It can be used as an auxiliary and a main
verb. It is often used in questions.
• Base form = do
• Present form = do/does
• Past form = did
• Present Participle / Gerund = doing
• Past Participle = done
• To have
• Have is one of the most common verbs in the
English language.
• Base form = have
• Present form = have / has
• Past form = had
• Present Participle / Gerund = having
• Past Participle = had
 EXERCISE
• The flight ......... delayed because of bad weather.

• I ......... forgotten to set my alarm clock, so I was late for my train.

• ......... it raining when you left your office this afternoon?

• The police located the art work which ......... been stolen from the gallery.

• She was surprised that he knew her name. She ......... never met him
before.
 IN CONCLUSION…..
 TRANSITIVE VERBS - requires both a direct subject
and one or more objects

INTRANSITIVE VERBS - does not take an object

MODALS VERBS - To express ideas

AUXILARIES VERBS - determines the mood or tense

of another verb
THANK YOU