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Verb is a word refers to an action/event/state/occurrence.
Types of nouns:
- Action Verbs (or Main Verbs)
- Transitive Verbs
- Intransitive Verbs
- Auxiliary Verbs (or helping Verbs)
- Modal Verbs
- Phrasal Verbs
1. Action Verbs (or main verbs)
Action verbs are used to express action by person/thing.
E.g. The sun
rises in the east.
E.g. The dog
barks.
2. Transitive Verbs
Transitive verbs are action verbs which require object along with it.
E.g. I
ate an apple.
3. Intransitive Verbs
Intransitive verbs are action verbs which doesn't require object along with it.
E.g. I
ate.
4. Auxiliary Verbs (or helping verbs)
Auxiliary verbs is an extension of main verb. The auxiliary verbs are - be verbs, have, and do.
Be - be, to be, been, am, is, are, was, were, aren't, wasn't, weren't.
Have - has, have, having, had, hadn't.
Do - do, to do, does, done, does, did, didn't.
5. Modal Verbs
Modal verbs are type of auxiliary(help) verb. Used to express ability/possibility/permission/obligation.
E.g. can/could/be able to/may/might/shall/should/must/have to/will/would.
6. Phrasal Verbs
A phrasal verb is a combination of (verb + adverb) or (verb + preposition) or (verb + adverb + preposition).
E.g. He
switched on his mobile. (verb + adverb)
E.g. I
believe in you. (verb + preposition)
E.g. She
get rid of excuses. (verb + adverb + preposition)