Definition

Transitive verbs are verbs that must be followed by an object.

Example
brin
g

Please bring me a glass

of water.

buy

Do not buy hamburgers

at that restaurant.

cost

My coat cost a lot of

money.

get

My children get good

grades in school.

give

Our family gives gifts at

Christmas.

leave

I leave home at 8:00 in

the morning.

lend

Could you please lend

me five dollars?

make

Did you make coffee this

morning?

offe
r

My boss offered me a
great new job.

owe

I owe you ten dollars.

pas
s

All the students passed

the test.

pay

Don't forget to pay the

phone bill.

play

Jennifer loves playing

the piano.

promi
se

She promised me she

would come to the party.

read

They read
the newspaper every
day.

refuse

The customs officers

refused to let me enter
the country.

sen
d

My girlfriend sends me
an e-mail message
every day.

show

My neighbour showed me
her garden yesterday.

sing

Muriel sings songs at

karaoke every Sunday
night.

take

Travellers take planes or

trains to their
destinations.

teac
h

Our parents teach us to

be kind.

writ
e

Tommy writes short

stories about the South.

tell

The author tells a good

story.