Verbs for Class 7

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Definition of verbs for class 7: A verb is a word that helps us understand what is being done, at what state is someone in, or if someone possesses something. Every sentence carries a main verb or a helping verb or both of them. Verb forms the main part of the predicate as it describes or indicates the action, state, or occurrence.

In simple words, a Verb is an action word that tells us what the subject is doing in the sentence.

For example:

1. Ishita jumps very high.
   (Ishita is the subject and jumps is the verb)
2. Mayank wrote the letter.
   (Mayank is the subject and wrote is the verb)
3. The mirror was shining.
   (mirror is the subject and shining is the verb)
4. Chocolate is eaten by Shyam.
   ( Chocolate the subject and eaten is the verb)
5. The garden has beautiful flowers.
   (Garden is the subject and has is the verb)
6. The cobbler mends the shoes.
   (Shoes is the object and mends is the verb)
7. Mehul likes football.
   (Football is the object and likes is the verb)
8. The hunter killed the lion.
   (Lion is the object and killed is the verb)
9. The manager helped me.
   (Me is the object and helped is the verb)
10. Rohan was doing his duty.
    (Duty is the object and doing is the verb)

Types of verbs

There are 4 types of verbs which are as follows:-

1. Principal Verbs
2. Transitive Verbs
3. Intransitive Verbs
4. Helping Verbs
   (a) Primary helping verb
   (b) Modal helping verbs

1. Principal Verbs

It is also called the main verb or the lexical verb. As we can see by their name it is the most important verb of the sentence that can stand alone. It indicates the action of the sentence that is done.

For example:-

1. Mom is cooking food.
   ( Cooking- action word)
2. Brother is playing.
   ( Playing- action word)
3. Ron is shooting for his film.
   ( Shooting- action word)
4. Sister is jumping.
   ( Jumping- action word)
5. Pari is drinks the milk.
   ( Drinks- action word)
6. We are going to theater, to watch play.
   (principal verb- going)
7. My brother, living in Patna, asked me to send him money.
   (principal verb- asked)
8. The boy, sitting on the last bench, asks me to get a pencil.
   (principal verb- ask)
9. Vaibhav is eating food at the dining table.
   (principal verb – eating)
10. Samaira is dancing in the stadium.
    (principal verb – dancing)

2. Transitive Verbs

The verbs which take a direct object and act on someone or something and convey the full meaning of the sentence are called transitive verbs.

For example:-

1. Neha ate all the choclates.
   (the verb ‘ate’ acts on the object  ‘chocolates’)
2. They are singing a Bollywood song.
   (the verb ‘singing’ acts on the object ‘Bollywood song’)
3. Rohan is typing on the computer.
   (Type is a verb, and computer is the object)
4. The teacher teaches English.
   (Teaches is a verb, and English is an object)
5. Priya dances in her shoes.
   (Dance is a verb, and shoes are an object)
6. Mother works at the office.
   (Works is verb, office is object)
7. Rita cleans the house.
   (here cleans is verb, house is object)
8. Naina is playing with a doll.
   (Playing is verb, doll is object)
9. Seema baked a cake.
   (baked is verb, cake is object)
10. The kite flies high above the sky.
    (flies is verb, sky is object)

3. Intransitive Verbs

The verbs do not take any direct objects. It does not convey the full meaning of the sentence. In other words, Verb which does not act on someone or something is called Intransitive verbs.

For example:-

1. The boy sang.
   (the verb ‘sung’ does not required an object)
2. I am dancing.
   (the verb ‘dancing’ does not required an object)
3. The river is flowing.
   (Flowing is the verb)
4. She is praying.
   (Praying is the verb)
5. He is keeping.
   (Keeping is the verb)
6. We stopped.
   (Stopped is the verb)
7. He is writing.
   (Writing is the verb)
8. The baby is crying.
    (crying is the verb)
9. Birds are flying.
   (flying is a verb)
10. Neha is cooking.
    (cooking is a verb)

4. Helping Verbs

In a sentence, the verb used with the main verb/principal verb to give better information about the tense of the sentence is called the Helping verb. It enhances the meaning and quality of the sentence to a great extent. Helping verbs are also known as auxiliary verbs.

For example:

1. Mother is cooking dinner.
   (Is- helping verb)
2. Susan had completed her homework.
   (Had- helping verb)
3. My son is reaching in a few minutes.
   (Is- helping verb)
4. We are having lunch.
   (Are- helping verb)
5. They were playing football.
   (Were- helping verb)

There are two types of helping verbs:

1. 1. Primary helping verb
   2. Modal helping verbs

1. Primary Helping Verb

1. Be forms of Verb:- is, am, are, was, were, been, being.
2. Have forms of  Verb: have, has, had, having.
3. Do form of  Verb: do, does, did.

For example:-

1. He is reading.
2. I am typing.
3. They are playing.
4. Harry was going.
5. They were dancing.
6. I have a pen.
7. She had a beautiful watch.
8. I do not have money.
9. He did it.
10. Marry does not go to school.

2. Modal Helping Verbs

Sentences that include modals in them. Few modal verbs are :- Should, Will, Would, May, Can, Could, Shall, Might, Must, Dare, Need, Used to, Ought to, etc.

For example:-

1. It’s okay to cry sometimes.
2. We should get going now.
3. You must eat your vegetables.
4. You need to go to the salon.
5. You can purchase that car.
6. It may be not true.
7. He might have been sad.
8. He may have not lost his book.
9. He must have come.
10. They ought to obey their elders.

Verbs for Class 7 Worksheet

Exercise: 1

These are sentences, identify the type of principal and write its form. 

1. The wind is closing the doors.
2. Someone closed the window.
3. She kicked the ball.
4. She was sitting.
5. He was selling books.
6. The girl went to the park.
7. We lost the game.
8. He parked.
9. The car needed service.
10. He was upset.

Answers:

1. Transitive verb- closing
2. Transitive verb- closed
3. Transitive verb- kicked
4. Intransitive verb- sitting
5. Transitive verb- selling
6. Transitive verb- went
7. Transitive verb- lost
8. Intransitive verb- parked
9. Transitive verb- needed
10. Intransitive verb- was.

Exercise: 2

Underline the verbs in the following sentences and identify their types.

1. The wind caught the ship.
2. In my opinion, she should work hard.
3. The barber trimmed my hair.
4. Milkha Singh broke his own record.
5. He is training for the Olympics.
6. He has lifted weights too.
7. She is studying for tomorrow’s test.
8. This cafe was started in 1980.
9. He has a gold coin in his pocket.
10. He was very upset last night.

Answers:

1. Caught- Transitive verb
2. Should- Modal verb
3. Trimmed- Transitive verb
4. Broke- Transitive verb
5. Training- Transitive verb
6. Has- auxiliaries verbs
7. Is- helping verb
8. Was- auxiliaries verbs
9. Has- auxiliaries verbs
10. Was- auxiliaries verbs

Verbs for Class 7 Pdf