VERBSPrepared by :Nursyaziella Binti RosmenNur Najwa Adlina Binti Appandi

EXPLANATION EXAMPLE

Action verbs which end in “-ed” when the past tense

and past participle forms are used

Jog, jogged, joggedWalk, walked, walkedCook, cooked, cooked

Action verbs which end in other ways when the past tense and past participle forms are used

Read, read, readBuy, bought, bought

Eat, ate, eaten

REGULAR & IRREGULAR VERBS

TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVE VERBS

EXPLANATION EXAMPLE

Action verbs which required an object in the sentence

He plays football She prepared dinner

Action verbs which do not require an object in the

sentence

The young girl sang like a professional .

He jogged along the track

NON -ACTION VERBS

Linking

‘Be’

Auxiliary

EXPLANATION EXAMPLE

Verbs which join a subject to the rest of a sentence

Durian ice cream smells wonderful.

He looked tired after football practice.

Can replace linking verbs, although its meaning may change. :- am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been,

had been

Durian ice cream is wonderful.He was tired after football

practice.

Linking & ‘Be’ Verbs

AUXILIARY VERBS

EXPLAINATION EXAMPLE

Verbs that support and give meaning to the main verbs.

Example :- can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, ought to, had better

You can go home nowYou could go home nowYou will go home nowYou may go home nowYou should go home nowYou ought to go home nowYou had better go home now

Function Example

To express ability – can, could Puan Fazeera can cook tomyam very well.My daughter could walk when she was eight months old.

To express possibility - may, might

The price of cooking oil may increase next month.You might get a discount when you buy a movie ticket if you show your matrix card

To express permission- may, cam

Yes dear, you may have a biscuit after your dinner.We can conduct the aerobic class at the multipurpose hall.

To express advice- should, ought to, had better

You look tired. You should sleep early.You ought to keep to your fitness training schedule

To express necessity- must, have to

If you suffer from hypertension, you must reduce the amount of salt in your diet.Don’t be a workaholic. You have to spend some time with your family.

FUNCTIONS OF AUXILIARY VERBS

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