Understanding Five Forms of English Verb:



A word used to denote action e.g. go, run, meet, eat, sit, think etc. There are two types of verbs: transitive and intransitive.

(i) Transitive verbs: These are the verbs which have some sort of impact on their object. For example: He returned the application.

(ii) Intransitive verbs: These are the verbs which have no impact on their objects. For example: He went to school.

Note: Only transitive verbs can be turned into passive form.

The five forms of verb


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