Verb's types with definition

 Definition of Verb

A verb is a word that shows an action, a state, or an occurrence. It is one of the most important parts of a sentence because every complete sentence must have a verb.

1. Action Verbs (Dynamic Verbs)

Definition: Verbs that show physical or mental action.
Examples:

• She runs every morning.
• He thinks about his future.

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2. Linking Verbs

Definition: Verbs that connect the subject to more information, usually about its condition or identity.
Examples:

• She is a teacher.
• The soup tastes delicious.

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3. Helping Verbs (Auxiliary Verbs)

Definition: Verbs used with main verbs to show tense, mood, or voice.
Examples:

• She is reading a book.
• They have gone to the market.

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4. Transitive Verbs

Definition: Verbs that need an object to complete their meaning.
Examples:

• He bought a car.
• She wrote a letter.

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5. Intransitive Verbs

Definition: Verbs that do not need an object to complete their meaning.
Examples:

• He sleeps peacefully.
• The baby cried loudly.

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6. Regular Verbs

Definition: Verbs that form their past tense by adding -ed or -d.
Examples:

• Play → Played
• Walk → Walked

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7. Irregular Verbs

Definition: Verbs that do not follow the regular -ed rule for the past tense.
Examples:

• Go → Went
• Eat → Ate

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8. Modal Verbs

Definition: Verbs that show ability, possibility, permission, or obligation.
Examples:

• She can swim.
• You must study.

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9. Stative Verbs

Definition: Verbs that describe a state or condition, not an action.
Examples:

• I know the answer.
• She loves music.

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10. Phrasal Verbs

Definition: Verbs made of a main verb + one or more particles (prepositions or adverbs).
Examples:

• Look after the baby.
• Give up smoking.

Easy Tricks to Understand Types of Verbs

Type of Verb	Trick to Remember	Example
Action Verb	Shows doing something (physical/mental)	run, write, think
Linking Verb	Links subject to a state or description	is, seems, becomes
Helping Verb	Helps the main verb (in tenses)	is, have, will
Modal Verb	Shows ability, permission, advice, etc.	can, must, should
Transitive Verb	Needs an object to complete meaning	He reads a book.
Intransitive Verb	Makes sense without object	She sleeps.
Regular Verb	Past tense ends in -ed	talk → talked
Irregular Verb	Past tense changes form	go → went, eat → ate
Stative Verb	Shows state or feeling, not action	know, love, believe
Phrasal Verb	Main verb + preposition/adverb	give up, look after

Verb Identification – Choose the verb in each sentence Practice set 1

1.      She sings beautifully every evening.
a) She
b) sings
c) beautifully
d) evening

2.      They have completed their homework.
a) have
b) completed
c) homework
d) they

3.      He looks sad today.
a) looks
b) sad
c) today
d) he

4.      The children played in the park.
a) children
b) in
c) played
d) park

5.      I am going to the market.
a) going
b) market
c) to
d) I

6.      She became a doctor last year.
a) doctor
b) she
c) became
d) year

7.      The boy fell off the bicycle.
a) boy
b) off
c) bicycle
d) fell

8.      We were watching a movie.
a) watching
b) we
c) movie
d) were

9.      He can speak three languages.
a) he
b) can
c) three
d) languages

10. She writes poems in her free time.
a) poems
b) time
c) writes
d) her

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Choose the sentence that contains a verb

11.  

a) The red balloon
b) Under the tree
c) She ran fast
d) A loud noise

12.  

a) On the table
b) They will sing
c) A beautiful painting
d) Near the wall

13.  

a) An interesting story
b) The baby cried
c) Very colorful
d) With my friend

14.  

a) Walk slowly
b) In the kitchen
c) After the rain
d) The big house

15.  

a) You must help
b) A black bag
c) The tallest girl
d) Next to the door

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Find the main verb in the sentence

16. She has been studying for hours.
a) has
b) been
c) studying
d) hours

17. The teacher gave us homework.
a) homework
b) us
c) teacher
d) gave

18. The cat is sleeping under the sofa.
a) cat
b) sleeping
c) sofa
d) under

19. I do my work carefully.
a) I
b) my
c) do
d) carefully

20. They might come to the party.
a) they
b) might
c) come
d) party

Answers

1.      She sings beautifully every evening.
✅ Answer: b) sings
Reason: "Sings" is the main action verb in the sentence, showing what she does.

2.      They have completed their homework.
✅ Answer: b) completed
Reason: "Completed" is the main verb (past participle); "have" is an auxiliary (helping) verb.

3.      He looks sad today.
✅ Answer: a) looks
Reason: "Looks" is a linking verb here, connecting the subject he with the state sad.

4.      The children played in the park.
✅ Answer: c) played
Reason: "Played" is an action verb showing what the children did.

5.      I am going to the market.
✅ Answer: a) going
Reason: "Going" is the main verb (present participle); "am" is a helping verb.

6.      She became a doctor last year.
✅ Answer: c) became
Reason: "Became" is a linking verb showing a change in state or identity.

7.      The boy fell off the bicycle.
✅ Answer: d) fell
Reason: "Fell" is the action verb showing what the boy did.

8.      We were watching a movie.
✅ Answer: a) watching
Reason: "Watching" is the main verb (present participle); "were" is a helping verb.

9.      He can speak three languages.
✅ Answer: b) can
Reason: "Can" is a modal verb helping the main verb "speak" (not in the options), so "can" is correct here.

10. She writes poems in her free time.
✅ Answer: c) writes
Reason: "Writes" is the main verb showing the action she performs.

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Choose the sentence that contains a verb

11.  

✅ Answer: c) She ran fast
Reason: "Ran" is an action verb. Other options are only noun or prepositional phrases.

12.  

✅ Answer: b) They will sing
Reason: "Will sing" is a verb phrase (modal + base verb). Others are fragments.

13.  

✅ Answer: b) The baby cried
Reason: "Cried" is an action verb. Other options don’t contain verbs.

14.  

✅ Answer: a) Walk slowly
Reason: "Walk" is an imperative verb. Others are noun/prepositional phrases.

15.  

✅ Answer: a) You must help
Reason: "Must help" is a verb phrase. Other options are noun phrases.

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Find the main verb in the sentence

16. She has been studying for hours.
✅ Answer: c) studying
Reason: "Studying" is the main verb (present participle); "has been" are helping verbs.

17. The teacher gave us homework.
✅ Answer: d) gave
Reason: "Gave" is the action verb showing what the teacher did.

18. The cat is sleeping under the sofa.
✅ Answer: b) sleeping
Reason: "Sleeping" is the main verb (present participle); "is" is the helping verb.

19. I do my work carefully.
✅ Answer: c) do
Reason: "Do" is the main verb, showing action.

20. They might come to the party.
✅ Answer: c) come
Reason: "Come" is the main verb; "might" is the modal auxiliary verb.