What is a verb?
English is considered the official language in almost all the countries of the world. English opens up new avenues in our daily lives. Because English has become an international communication language.
To learn English, you must first learn grammar. That’s why we have come up with verbs and their types. In this article, you are going to learn verbs and their types with Urdu to English examples. This lesson will shine your English grammar. You can also download this article in PDF format the download link at the end of this article.
Definition of Verb
A verb is a word or combination of words that indicates action or a state of being.
فعل ایک لفظ یا الفاظوں کا مجموعہ ہے جو عمل یا ہونے کی حالت یا حالت کی نشاندہی کرتا ہے
Examples:
Be, think, like, own, eat, play
A verb is a word that expresses :
| A physical action جسمانی کام/عمل | plays | Ali plays hockey. |
| A mental action زہنی کام /عمل | guessed | Sana guessed the right number. |
| A state of being ہونے کی حالت | am | I am a boy. |
Some more use of the verb in sentences
| He writes a letter. | وہ خط لکھتا ہے۔ |
| We bought a table. | ہم نے ایک میز خریدی۔ |
| I like fresh apples. | مجھے تازہ سیب پسند ہیں۔ |
| They play hockey. | وہ ہاکی کھیلتے ہیں۔ |
Types of verbs:
Stative verb
- Dynamic verb
- Main verb
- Helping verb
- Regular verb
- Irregular verb
- Transitive verb
- Intransitive verb
Stative Verb with Examples:
A verb that shows a situation is known as a stative verb.
They are, like, have, think, own.
| Emotional | Mind/ Opinions | Senses | States |
| Like | Understand | Smell | Be |
| Love | Remember | Taste | have |
| Dislike | Believe | Feel | Own |
| Hate | Know | Hear | |
| Prefer | Seem | Sound | |
| Want | Agree | See |
Examples:
Have
| I have a large family. | میرا ایک بڑا خاندان ہے۔ |
Like
| Hira likes ice cream. | حرا کو آئس کریم پسند ہے۔ |
Understand
| I understand this lesson. | میں اس سبق کو سمجھتا ہوں۔ |
Belongs
| This bag belongs to me. | یہ بیگ میرا ہے۔ |
Believed
| I have believed in ghosts since I was a child. | میں بچپن سے بھوتوں پر یقین رکھتا ہوں۔ |
Dynamic verb with Examples
Those verbs in which there is an action or event there is usually movement of hands and legs are called dynamic verbs.
Kick
| You kicked the ball. | تم نے گیند کو لات ماری۔ |
Come
| She will come home. | وہ گھر آجائے گی۔ |
- We can use dynamic Verbs to form the continuous tenses.
| to play | I am playing with my friends. | میں اپنے دوستوں کے ساتھ کھیل رہا ہوں۔ |
| to eat | She was eating lunch with him. | وہ اس کے ساتھ دوپہر کا کھاناکھا رہی تھی۔ |
| to speak | We will be speaking with him late. | ہم اس کے ساتھ دیر سے بات کریں گے۔ |
Main Verb?/ Action verb
Verbs that show physical activity are known as action verbs. jumping, cooking, dancing, shouting are action verbs.
Examples:
Jump
| He is jumping. | وہ چھلانگ لگا رہا ہے۔ |
Cook
| She is cooking. | وہ پکا رہی ہے۔ |
Dance
| We were dancing. | ہم رقص کر رہے تھے۔ |
Go
| I go to the zoo. | میں چڑیا گھر جاتا ہوں۔ |
Come
| We come to the forest. | ہم جنگل میں آتے ہیں۔ |
Eat
| She eats the rice. | وہ چاول کھاتی ہے۔ |
Drink
| He drinks the water. | وہ پانی پیتا ہے۔ |
List of Action Verbs
| Collar | Log |
| Fan | Link |
| File | Listen |
| Cure | Link |
| Manage | Bow |
| Maim | Meet |
| Rock | Obtain |
| Hang | Drive |
Helping Verb
Verbs that help the main verb in a sentence by extending its meaning.
| is | am | are |
| was | were | has/have |
| had | did | do/does |
Examples:
| She is making dinner for us now. | وہ اب ہمارے لیے رات کا کھانا بنا رہی ہے۔ |
| She was given the grand prize. | اسے عظیم الشان انعام دیا گیا۔ |
Regular and irregular verbs with Examples:
Regular Verb:
The verbs that end in -ed or -d to indicate an action in the past are called a regular verb.
For instant:
Turn –turned, play –played.
verbs that do not end in -ed or -d to indicate an action in the past are called irregular verb.
For instant:
sleep –slept, eat –ate.
| Infinitive (base) | Present | Past | Past
(participle) |
-Ing |
| To cook | Cook/cooks | To cook | cooked | cooking |
| To go | Go/goes | went | gone | going |
| To be | Is/am/are | Was/were | been | being |
| To read | Read/reads | read | read | reading |
Transitive Verb
A transitive verb always takes/needs an object.
Object: A noun or pronoun that receives the action.
Examples:
| Ali kicked. | Ali kicked the ball. |
| I made. | I made a cake. |
| She kissed | She kissed the baby. |
Intransitive verb
- Doesn’t require an Object.
Example:
The old man laughed loudly.
Common error alerts!
| The thief climbed and then escaped. | Wrong |
| The thief climbed over the wall and then escaped. | Right |
