Types of Verb: Transitive and Intransitive

VERB: TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVE

TRANSITIVE VERB:       It has a definite object on which or for which an action is performed. For example,

·      Raju swallowed a tablet.

·      Rosie is painting a wall.

INTRANSITIVE VERB: It does not have any object. For example,

·      Raju sneezed repeatedly.

·      Rosie is painting now.

 

VERB: FINITE & NON-FINITE

FINITE VERB: It is the main verb in a sentence. It has agreement with the (i) the subject and (ii) the tense. For example,

·      Raju sings well

·      Raju and Rosie sing well.

·      Raju sang well yesterday.

NON-FINITE VERB:       It is not the actual verb in the sentence. It does not act as a verb. For example,

·      Singing is Raju’s hobby.

·      Rosie likes painitng.

VERB: LEXICAL & AUXILIARY

LEXICAL VERB:       The verb which can be used independently in a sentence is known as the lexical or the main verb. It does not require the help of any other verb.

·      Raju lives in Delhi.

·      Rosie speaks English well.

REGULAR LEXICAL VERB: The verb which takes “ed” or “ied” in its past and past participle form is called a regular lexical verb. For example,

·      Play – played – played

·      Cook – cooked – cooked

·      Cry – cried - cried

IRREGULAR LEXICAL VERB: The verb which does not take “ed” or “ied” in its past and past participle form is called an irregular lexical verb. It does not follow regular norms. For example,

·      Speak – spoke – spoken

·      Think – thought – thought

·      See – saw - seen

AUXILIARY VERB: The verb which cannot be used independently in a sentence is called an auxiliary verb. It is mostly used as a helping verb.

PRIMARY AUXILIARY VERB: The verb which sometimes acts as independent and sometimes dependent is called a primary auxiliary verb. It has the qualities of both the lexical and auxiliary verbs. There are three types of Primary Auxiliary Verbs.

 

I am a student.	I am learning English now.
I do my work myself.	I do not do my work myself.
We have a meeting today.	We have started the meeting.