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Types of Verbs 

Types of Verbs A Comprehensive Guide

VERBS

Verbs are two types in the English language:

They are

1.     Auxiliary verbs

2.     Main verbs

1. Auxiliary Verbs: - There are 24 auxiliary Verbs in the English language.

     They are:-

Helping Verbs

Be forms:-Am, is, are, was, were

Do forms:-do, does, did

Have forms:- have, has, had

Model Auxiliaries:-shall, should, can, could,

                                 will, would, may, might,               

                                  must .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE 1

Be forms: - am, is, are, was, were, are called be forms

Subject       Present verb           past verb               past participate

I                  am                        was                       been

We              are                        were                     been

You            are                        were                     been

He               is                          was                       been

She             is                          was                       been

It                 is                          was                       been

They           are                        were                     been

Also Check

Fill in the blanks with a suitable "Be Forms" Worksheet - 1

Fill In The Blanks With Suitable Verb Forms

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Ex:-

1.     India is (be) a bog country.

2.     There are (be) some interesting books on the table.

TABLE 2

Have forms (Possession): - Have, Has, had, are, called have forms

Subject Present verb                 past verb               past participate

I                  have                     had                       had

We              have                     had                       had

You            have                     had                       had

He               has                       had                       had

She             has                       had                       had

It                 has                       had                       had

They           have                     had                       had

       Ex:- I have  (have) a scooter

              She has (have) three saries.

              We have (have) a class today.

              We had ( have) a car last year.

TABLE 3

Do forms: - do, did, does

Subject      Present verb            past verb               past participate

I                  do                         did                        done

We              do                         did                        done

You            do                         did                        done

He               does                      did                        done

She             does                      did                        done

It                 does                      did                        done

They           do                         did                        done

Eg-     I do (do) my home work.

         She does (do) her duty.

         He did (do) this work in 2019.

 

TABLE 4

Model verbs

Subject

Present verb

Past verb

I

Shall

Should

We

shall

should

All subjects

can

could

will

would

may

might

must

had to

 

2. Main Verbs:-

These are two types 

1.     strong verbs

2.     weak verbs

1. Strong Verbs: - These are divided into three groups

1.     Present verb (v1)

2.     Past verb (v2)

 3.Past participate (v3)

List of Irregular(strong) Verbs

Note: - Verbs of the present tense form, past, past particle are different

S.l.no

Present verb(v1)

Past verb(v2)

Past Participle (v3)

1.

am

was

been

2.

is

was

been

3.

are

were

been

4.

awake

awoke

awoken

5.

arise

arose

arisen

6.

bear

bore

borne

7.

beat

beat

beaten

8.

become

became

become

9.

begin

began

begun

10.

befall

befell

befallen

11.

beget

begot

begotten

12.

below

blew

blown

13.

break

broke

broken

14.

choose

chose

chosen

15.

come

came

come

16.

cleave

clove

cloven

17.

crow

crew

crown

18.

dive

dove

dived

19.

drink

drank

drunk

20.

drive

drove

driven

21.

eat

ate

eaten

22.

fall

fell

Fallen

 

 















Regular(weak) Verbs.

S.l.no

Present verb(v1)

Past verb(v2)

Past Participle (v3)

1

ask

asked

asked

2

announce

announced

announce

3

agree

agree

agreed

4

accept

accepted

accepted

5

admit

admitted

admitted

6

appear

appeared

appeared

7

advise

advised

advised

8

arrange

arranged

arranged

9

aim

aimed

aimed

10

appoint

appointed

appointed

11

arrive

arrived

arrived

12

argue

argued

argued

13

attack

attacked

attacked

14

act

acted

acted

15

admire

admired

admired

16

advance

advanced

advance

17

affect

affected

affected

18

achieve

achieved

achieved

19

acquire

acquired

acquired

                                                                            

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