CBSE Class 7 English Grammar Verb

CBSE Class 7 English Grammar Verb

1. Verb. The verb is a word that expresses some action, feeling or existence. It tells us something about the subject; as
Lions roar. (action)
Boys fly kites. (action)
I feel sorry. (feeling)
Ashoka was a great king. (existence)

2. All the verbs (shown above in black) ‘roar’, ‘fly’, ‘feel’, and ‘was’, are limited by ^ the number and person of their subjects. Therefore, ‘roar’, ‘fly’, ‘feel’, and ‘was’, are Main Verbs—main verbs are also called Finite Verbs.

3. Verbs are divided in two parts :
A. Main Verbs (also called lexical verbs)
B. Helping Verbs (Auxiliaries—Primary and Modals)
All verbs in English except the 24 helping verbs are main verbs. Look at the chart below :

Main Verb

Main Verbs are also of two kinds :

1. Finite verbs
2. Non-finite verbs

Finite verbs change their forms according to the person and number of the subject and the tense also, e.g.
He reads. I read
They read. She goes.
I go.
They go.
Non-finite verbs do not change their forms according to the number, person or tense of the subject. The infinitives, gerunds and participles are called non-finites.

4. Read the following sentences :
Lata sang a song.
I wrote a letter.
Children like sweets.
In each of these sentences the verb takes an object ‘song’, ‘letter’ and ‘sweets’ are objects. A verb that takes an object is called a Transitive Verb. The object usually answers the question what ? Or whom ?
Now look at the following sentences :
Birds fly.
The sun shines.
These verbs do not require objects. They express the actions by themselves and make the sense complete. They are called Intransitive Verbs. Some Verbs can be used both Transitively and Intransitively.

Exercise 1

Pick out the Transitive and Intransitive Verbs in the following sentences. Name the Object of each Transitive Verb :
1. I killed a snake.
2. The ship sank.
3. She jumped into the well.
4. She spoke slowly.
5. The sun rose in the East.
6. I broke the plates. ,
7. The play lasted an hour.
8. This pen costs five rupees.

II. The Conjugation of Verbs

To Conjugate a Verb means to give its four Principal forms :

If the Past or Past Participle is formed from the Present Tense by changing the Vowel of a Verb ; as—
Take, took, taken and do, did, done
The Verb is said to be a Strong Verb.
If the Verb requires the addition of ‘ed\ ‘cf or ‘f to form their Past and Past Participles, they are called Weak Verbs ; as—
Finish, finished, finished ; die, died, died and build, built, built.

Group I (Where no ‘n’ is added to the Past Participle)

Group II (Where ‘n’ or ‘ne’ is added to the Past Participle)

Group III—Mixed Verbs (Partly Strong and Partly Weak)

Group IV (Conjugation of Weak Verbs)

Exceptions

The Present, Past and Past Participle forms of the following weak Verbs are
alike:

The Present and Past Participle forms of certain verbs are alike.

Mark the difference between the following groups of Verbs :

Exercise 2

Give the Past and Past Participle forms of the following Verbs :
(a) Speak lie catch do have fall hang go
draw grow write take sit sing know.
(b) Meet wring weave spring beat hear seek teach
lose smell tell weep shoot put win.

Multiple Choice Questions

Read the statements given below and choose the correct option
I. Identify as directed :
Question 1.
The transitive verbs :
(i) I read.
(ii) The child sleeps
(iii) I read a book.
(iv) She weeps

Question 2.
The Intransitive verbs :
(i) I read a book
(ii) She sings a song
(iii) She eats.
(iv) She eats an apple

Question 3.
The Direct object:
He told me a stoiy.
(i) me
(ii) story
(iii) a
(iv) both (i) and (ii)

Question 4.
The indirect object:
He told me a story.
(i) he
(ii) a
(iii) story
(iv) me

II. Fill in the blanks : The same
Question 5.
She sang ……….. (transitive).
(i) herself
(ii) very well
(iii) a sweet song
(iv) both (i) and (iii)

Question 6.
She sang (Intransitive).
(i) very
(ii) a sweet song
(iii) well
(iv) both (ii) and (iii)

III. Choose the correct option :
Question 7.
Transitive use :
(i) The farmer works hard.
(ii) The farmer grows wheat.
(iii) He has grown fat.
(iv) I am feeling unwell

Question 8.
Intransitive use :
(i) The storm has blown off the terrace.
(ii) She laughed heartily.
(iii) He laughed at me.
(iv) He gave a book.

Question 9.
Singular verb :
(i) They sing.
(ii) She sings.
(iiii) They wait.
(iv) They waited.

Question 10.
Non-finite verb :
(i) They fly kites.
(ii) He wants to swim,
(iii) I wish I were a king.
(iv) Do your duty.
Answers:
1. (iii)
2. (iii)
3. (ii)
4. (iv)
5. (iii)
6. (iii)
7. (ii)
8. (ii)
9. (ii)
10. (ii)

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