Verbs

Verbs tell us what a noun/a pronoun is (state) or what a noun/pronoun does (action).
Verbs are of two types: State verbs and action verbs.
State verbs denote the state of a noun/a pronoun. The verb tells us what a noun or a pronoun
is or has.
List of state verbs: am, is, are, was, were, will be, has, had, have and will have.
Eg: I am a doctor.
He is a handsome man.
They are smart.
Raja was a good student in the class.
The students were happy with the teacher.
I will be successful.
She has a puppy.
We have good facilities in our college.
Vimala had three cars.
He will have his own house next year.
Action verbs: It tell us what a noun/a pronoun does. There are 4 forms of verbs. They are
Present form – eg. See
Past form – eg. Saw
Present participle or Gerund – eg. Seeing
Past participle – eg. Seen
Types of action verbs: Regular verbs, irregular verbs
Regular verbs: Regular verbs follow a standard pattern by the addition of‘d’, ‘ed’, ‘ied’,
during the conversion from one form to another.
Eg.
Present Past Present participle Past participle
Cook Cooked cooking cooked
Like liked liking Liked

Irregular verbs
Irregular verbs do not follow a standard pattern during conversion:
Eg:

Present Past Present participle Past participle

break broke breaking broken
write wrote writing written
Types of irregular verbs:
Strong verbs
Weak verbs
Special verbs
Verbs that have all the three forms different is strong verb.
Eg:
Present Past Present participle Past participle
Eat ate eating eaten
Do did doing done

Verbs that have two of the three forms similar are weak verbs.
Eg:
Present Past Present participle Past participle
Flee fled fleeing fled
Run ran running run

Verbs that remain the same in all the three forms of verbs are special verbs.
Eg:
Present Past Present participle Past participle
Cut Cut cutting cut
hurt hurt hurting hurt

Irregular verbs: Strong verbs

Present Past Present participle Past participle
arise arose arising arisen
awake awoke awaking awoken
be Was/were being been
bear bore bearing borne
befall befell befalling befallen
Beget begot begetting begotten
Begin began beginning begun
Bite bit biting bitten
blow blew blowing blown
 break broke breaking broken
Choose chose choosing chosen
Do did doing done
draw drew drawing drawn
drink drank drinking drunk
drive drove driving driven
eat ate eating eaten
Fall fell falling fallen
fly flew flying flown
forbid forbade forbidding forbidden
forget forgot forgetting forgotten
forgive forgave forgiving forgiven
forsake forsook forsaking forsaken
freeze froze freezing frozen
Give gave giving given
go went going gone
grow grew growing grown
hide hid hiding hidden
know knew knowing known
lie lay lying lain
mistake mistook mistaking mistaken
ride rode riding ridden
ring rang ringing rung
rise rose rising risen
see saw seeing seen
shake shook shaking shaken
show showed showing shown
shrink shrank shrinking shrunk
sing sang singing sung
sink sank sinking sunk
speak spoke speaking spoken
spring sprang springing sprung
steal stole stealing stolen
strive strove striving striven
swear swore swearing sworn
swim swam swimming swum
take took taking taken
tear tore tearing torn
throw threw throwing thrown
tread trod treading trodden
Undertake undertook undertaking undertaken
undo undid undoing undone
wake woke waking woken
wear wore wearing worn
weave wove weaving woven
withdraw withdrew withdrawing withdrawn
write wrote writing written
Weak verbs:
Present past Present participle Past participle
abide abode abiding abode
Beat beat beating beaten
become became becoming become
behold beheld beholding beheld
bend bent bending bent
bereave bereft bereaving bereft
beseech besought beseeching besought
bind bound binding bound
Bleed bled bleeding bled
bring brought bringing brought
build built building built
burn burnt burning burnt
buy bought buying bought
catch caught catching caught
cling clung clinging clung
come came coming come
creep crept creeping crept
deal dealt dealing dealt
deal dealt dealing dealt
dig dug digging dug
dream dreamt dreaming dreamt
dwell dwelt dwelling dwelt
feed fed feeding Fed
fight fought fighting fought
find found finding found
fling flung flinging flung
foretell foretold foretelling foretold
grind ground Grinding ground
keep kept keeping kept
kneel knelt kneeling knelt
lay laid laying laid
lead led leading led
learn learnt learning learnt
Leave left leaving left
lend lent lending lent
make made making made
mean meant meaning meant
meet met meeting met
pay paid paying paid
read read reading read
seek sought seeking sought
send sent sending sent
Shine shone shining shone
shoot shot shooting shot
sit sat sitting sat
sleep slept sleeping slept
 speed sped speeding slept
spend spent spending spent
spin spun spinning spun
spit spat spitting spat
stick stuck sticking stuck
sting stung stinging stung
sweep swept sweeping swept
swing swung swinging swung
teach taught teaching taught
think thought thinking thought
weep wept weeping wept
win won winning won
wind wound winding wound

Special verbs:
Present past Present Participle Past participle
Bet bet betting bet
broadcast broadcast broadcasting broadcast
burst burst bursting burst
cast cast casting cast
cost cost costing cost
cut cut cutting cut
forecast forecast forecasting forecast
hit hit hitting hit
hurt hurt hurting hurt
knit knit knitting knit
let let letting let
put put putting put
quit quit quitting quit
set set setting set
shed shed shedding shed
shut shut shutting shut
split split splitting split
spread spread spreading spread
telecast telecast telecasting telecast
thrust thrust thrusting Thrust
upset upset upsetting upset