Parts of Speech!

A verb is a word which describes something.
Examples:

William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
These scissors don't cut well.
Horse eats grass.
I like persimmon ( amlok ) fruit.
The hen lays eggs.
The wound has not healed yet.
Can you help me now?
She is eating kheer.
He may go there.
We want to play with you.
They are coming in Karachi.
Four and five makes nine.
She likes music.
I will buy a new house.
He derives carefully.
we eat when we are hungry.
He swam in the pool.
I am waiting for my friend in school.
We can go to the market now.

Finite verbs

There are types.

1 lexical verbs or Main verbs

There are are two types

(i) linking Verbs

(ii) Action Verbs

2 Auxiliary Verbs Or Helping Verbs and Modal Verbs

lexical verbs:

The great majority of verbs in the language are lexical verbs.
Examples:

I like my mother.
He broke the glass.
I will not forget you.
He came Karachi yesterday.
She sings a song.
You can speak English.
We will take tea.

Auxiliaries verbs:
Helping verbs and Modal verbs are called Auxiliaries verbs:
There are two types of verbs.(1)Primary, (2)Modal
(1)Primary:
It has two types.(1)Helping verb (2) Be verb

(1)Helping verb:

Is, are, am, was, were Do, Does, Did, Have, Has, Had, Will, Shall.
Examples:

I am doing work.
He is playing.
They are coming.
We were going to the market.
It was raining.
We have finished the work.
What do you do?
She has called me twice this morning.
What does she do in her free time?
Where did you go yesterday?
What was he doing when you came in?

(2)Be verb:
Be:

First Form Is, Are, Am

2nd Form Was, Were

3rd Form Been

4th Form Being)
Examples:

To keep bad company is dangerous for children.
He is a doctor.
I am sleepy.
They are here.
He was honest person.
They were servants in my house.
She was a house wife.
She is being rich gradually.
She has been theist since childhood.
He will be the next prime minister of Pakistan.

(2)Modal:
Can, Could, May, Might, Ought to, Must, Should, Would.
Examples:

Can:

Can't you do even that without me?
He can swim in the canal.
I can cook today.
You can't imagine it.
We can't dance.
I can't remember.
She can't walk.
Can't they play football?
Can you buy that laptop.
It can rain tonight.
You can swear mine.
I can't hurt anyone.
Can I help you?

Could:

They could bring those books.
Could I see your license?
He couldn't win the match.
I could run very fast.
She could sing a song.
Freya couldn't make food.
Could I borrow a pen?
Could I help you?
We could cross the road.
Could I change rooms?
We could scarcely stand on our feet.

May:

May I leave now?
Guests may come today.
May I come in?
It may rain today.
May I try it?
It mayn't rain tomorrow.
May I ask you a question?
May I sit here?
May I help you?
India mayn't win the match.
May I borrow your car?
May I use this mobile?
May you talk to me?
Mammy may we watch t.v all day long.
We mayn't have the time to meet them.

Might:

Babar might come now.
It might rain today.
She might work in this office.
We might go to the market today.
He mightn't pass the test.
I might buy that book.
I mightn't make food today.
Mightn't she complete this work on time?
Sadia and Saba might be at the canteen now.
She might sleep.
He might visit in the school.
India mightn't win match.
Might you learn English?
They might come to stay with us.

Must:

This world is a round gulf and he can't swim must go to the bottom.
We must finish our work before we go there.
He must go to the company today.
You mustn't smoke cigarette.
We mustn't tell a lie.
They must get up early in the morning.
Must I attend the class everyday?
Mustn't she waste her time?
Faiza must obey her parents.

Ought to:

He ought to respect his elder.
Ought she to learn spanish?
You ought to study everyday.
Ought he not to come late?
Ought I to improve my English?
We ought to help the poor.
Ought we to not waste own time?
Every person oughtn't to smoke cigarette.

Should:

I should join that job.
She should avail every opportunity.
Should we not tell a lie?
He should not steal.
You shoud not hurt anyone.
We Should get up early in the morning.
They should pass the test.
Shouldn't they play cricket here?
You should keep fasts.

Would:

He would accept my advice.
She would go with me.
They would borrow some money from him.
We would enjoy in the murree.
I would not call to him.
You would give me some information.
Tahir khan would appologise you.
Nausheen khan would learn English.

Action Verbs:

There are two types of verbs.

The Intransitive verbs:
Intransitive verbs are action verbs that do not require an object to complete its meaning.

Examples:

He laughed.
You run.
They smile.
She lives in this room.
They smile.
The rain will fall.
We sleep.
I walk.

(Laughed is an intransitive verb. It has no direct object. You cannot laugh something.)

The transitive verbs:
Transitive verbs are action verbs that require an object to complete its meaning.without an object, the sentence will not be clear.
Examples:

He told a joke.
Police will catch the thief.
I bought bananas.
The gives milk.

(Told is a transitive verb. The direct object is a joke. You can tell something. You can tell a story, a lie, a joke, etc.)

Linking verb:
Linking is a state or condition. There are six types of linking verb.
Examples:

It sounds annoying.
She looks beautiful.
This dish smells delicious.You feel tired.
She cooks food.
He drank water.

Supporting Verb:

The dog has been barking since this evening.

Ali has been writing a letter to me.

She will have been dropped at her home.

Regular Verbs:
Regular verbs are those whose past tense and past participles are formed by adding a -d or an -ed to the end of the verb.

If the verb ends with a vowel, only ‘d’ is added. Examples:
Present Past
Share Shared
Force Forced
Scare Scared
Educate Educated

If the verb ends with a consonant, ‘ed’ is added. Examples:
Present Past
Want Wanted
Kill Killed
Add Added

Irregular Verbs:
There is no formula to predict how an irregular verb will form its past-tense and past-participle forms. There are over 250 irregular verbs in English. Although they do not follow a formula, there are some fairly common irregular forms. Some of these forms are:
Present Past
Go Went
Run Ran

Non Finite Verb

Gerund:

Gerund is the form of verb when its act as a noun by adding 'ING' word.
The pattern is: verb+ing

Examples:

Smoking is bad habit.
Reading is my favourite hobby.
Backbiting is a bad habit.

Infinitive verb:
When we use the word 'to' before a verb in a sentence that is called Infinitive verb.Examples:

She stopped to take tea.
Do you want to call your family now?

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