Verb - Types, Forms, Definitions, and Examples in English and Hindi/Urdu

Definition of Verb

A verb is a word that tells us what someone or something is doing, what happened, or what they are like. It's an important word in a sentence that shows the main action. Verbs are like the boss of a sentence and help us understand how things in the sentence are connected. There are four kinds and four forms of verbs.

Definition of Verb in Hindi/Urdu

Verb us word ko kehte hen jo hame batata hai ke kisi ne kya kaam kiya ya kya kaam hua. Verb kisi kaam ke hone ya kisi halat ke bare me batane ke liye istemaal hota hai. Verb kisi bhi jumle me khaas ehmiyat rakhta hai verb k bina koi jumla mukammal nahi ho sakta. Verb ki chaar types aur chaar forms hen.

Types of Verbs

1. Action Verbs
2. Helping Verbs
3. Linking Verbs 
4. Modal Verbs

Action Verbs:

Action verbs are a type of verb that express physical,  mental, or emotional actions performed by the subject of a sentence. They describe what the subject is performing or what action is taking place. Action verbs are active and vivid, which helps the reader visualize the action described in the sentence.

Examples of Action Verbs: 

• He runs an academy.
• She drives a car.
• I think about my future.
• They believe in themselves.
• We appreciate your efforts.
• Everyone loves his family

Action Verbs in Hindi/Urdu:

Action verbs verb ki wo type hote hen jo hame batate hen ke kaam karne wale ne kya kaam kia chahe wo kaam zahiri ho, mansik ho, ya jazbaati ho.  

Examples of Action Verbs in Hindi/Urdu: 

• Wo ek academy chalata hai.
• Wo gari chalati hai.
• Me apne bhavishya ke bare me sochta hoon.
• Wo khudpe yaqeen rakhte hen.
• Hum tumhari koshis ki tareef karte hen.
• Har koi apne parivaar se pyar karta hai.

Helping Verbs:

The verbs that are used with the main verb as helper to form different verb tenses, moods, and voices are called Helping Verbs also known as Auxiliary verbs. In negative sentences helping verbs are used with “not”. Examples: is, am, are, have, and will. etc. 

Examples of Helping Verbs: 

• He is walking in the park.
• I did not do anything.
• She has completed her work.
• What are you talking about?
• We were playing outside.
• They do not know about that.

Helping Verbs in Hindi/Urdu:

Helping verb main verb ke sath helper ki tarah use hote hen. Ye dusre verb k sath mil ke hame us jumle ka tense batane me madad karte hen. Helping verb ko Auxiliary verb bhi kaha jayta hai.

Linking Verbs:

The verbs that connect the subject of the sentence to a subject complement (could be an adjective, a noun, or a pronoun) that describes or identifies the subject are called Linking Verbs also known as state verbs. Examples: is, am, are, was, were, will be, shall be, etc.

Examples of Linking Verbs:  

• She is a doctor.
• You were busy yesterday.
• They all are my friends.
• He was very angry.
• I shall be happy there.
• You are the one who I love a lot.

Linking Verbs in Hindi/Urdu:

Linking verb wo verb hote hen jo kisi sentence ke subject (kaam karne wala) ko ki dusre noun, pronoun ya adjective se link karta hai. Ye verb subject ki haalat (state) ke bare me batate hen. Linking verb ko state verb bhi kaha jata hai. Examples: is, am, are, was, were, will be, shall be, etc.

Examples of Linking Verbs in Hindi/Urdu:  

• Wo ek doctor hai.
• Tum kal masroof they.
• Wo sab mere dost hen.
• Wo bohet gusse me tha.
• Main wahan khush honga.
• Tum wo ho jis se main bohot pyar karta hoon.

Modal Verbs:

Modal Verbs express the possibility, necessity, permission, recommendation, obligation, promise, or ability of the subject. They are used with the base form of the main verb. Examples: can, could, should, would, may, must etc.

Examples of Modal Verbs:  

• I can do it easily. (Ability)
• It may rain tonight. (Possibility)
• May I come to the class? (Permission)
• You should complete the task. (Recommendation/Obligation)
• She must finish her assignment on time. (Strong obligation)
• We would win the match. (Promise)

Modal Verbs in Hindi/Urdu:

Modal verbs zahir karte hen sambhavna, zaroorat, ijazat, waada, hukum, darkhwast ya subject ki koi kaam karne ki shamta ko. Ye hamesha verb ki basic form ke sath use hote hen.

Examples of Modal Verbs:  

• Main ye aasani se kar sakta hoon.
• Aj raat barish ho sakti hai.
• Kya me class me aa sakta hoon?
• Tumhe ye kaam pura karna chahiye.
• Usey apna assignment waqt pe zaroor pura karna chahiye.
• Hum ye match zaroor jeetenge 

Forms of Verbs

There are four forms of verbs usually called a verb's first, second, and third forms. These are also known as the base form, the past simple form, and the past participle form, respectively. Let's define each of these forms:

Forms of Verbs

Verb ki chaar (4) form hoti hen jo aam tor pe 1st, 2nd 3rd aur 4th form kehlati hen. Inko basic, past simple, past participle aur present participle bhi kaha jata hai.

1. Basic Form of Verb (1st Form):

The base form of a verb is the simplest form and does not contain any tense markers. It is the verb form you typically find in the dictionary. This form is used in Present Simple and Futute Simple Tense

Example: For the verb "to eat," the base form is "eat."

2. Past Simple form of Verb (2nd Form):

The past simple form of a verb is used to describe completed actions in the past. It often involves adding "-ed" to regular verbs, but irregular verbs have unique past simple forms. This form is used in Past Simple Tense.

Example: For the verb "to eat," the past simple form is "ate."

3. Past Participle form of Verb (3rd Form):

Definition: The past participle form of a verb is used in various tenses, including the past perfect tense and passive voice. It is also used as an adjective. This form is used in all perfect tenses.

Example: For the verb "to eat," the past participle form is "eaten."

Here's an example of how these forms are used in sentences:

• Base Form: "I like to eat pizza."
• Past Simple Form: "Yesterday, I ate a whole pizza."
• Past Participle Form: "The pizza was eaten by the children."

4. Present Participle form of Verb (4th Form):

Definition: The present participle form of a verb is a non-finite verb form that typically ends in "-ing" in English. It is used to indicate an ongoing action or a continuous state in the present, past, or future. In addition to its use in progressive tenses. The present participle can also function as a gerund when it acts as a noun in a sentence. This form is used in all continuous and perfect continuous tenses.

Examples:

• Running (present participle) can be exhausting.
• She is singing (present participle) beautifully.
• They were swimming (present participle) in the pool.

Here are some examples of all three forms of verbs

Serial #	Base Form	Past Tense	Past Participle	Present Participle (Gerund)
1	Accept	Accepted	Accepted	Accepting
2	Achieve	Achieved	Achieved	Achieving
3	Act	Acted	Acted	Acting
4	Add	Added	Added	Adding
5	Advertise	Advertised	Advertised	Advertising
6	Agree	Agreed	Agreed	Agreeing
7	Answer	Answered	Answered	Answering
8	Appear	Appeared	Appeared	Appearing
9	Arrange	Arranged	Arranged	Arranging
10	Ask	Asked	Asked	Asking
11	Bake	Baked	Baked	Baking
12	Believe	Believed	Believed	Believing
13	Borrow	Borrowed	Borrowed	Borrowing
14	Break	Broke	Broken	Breaking
15	Build	Built	Built	Building
16	Buy	Bought	Bought	Buying
17	Call	Called	Called	Calling
18	Change	Changed	Changed	Changing
19	Clean	Cleaned	Cleaned	Cleaning
20	Close	Closed	Closed	Closing
21	Compare	Compared	Compared	Comparing
22	Cook	Cooked	Cooked	Cooking
23	Cry	Cried	Cried	Crying
24	Dance	Danced	Danced	Dancing
25	Decide	Decided	Decided	Deciding
26	Develop	Developed	Developed	Developing
27	Die	Died	Died	Dying
28	Discover	Discovered	Discovered	Discovering
29	Do	Did	Done	Doing
30	Drink	Drank	Drunk	Drinking
31	Drive	Drove	Driven	Driving
32	Eat	Ate	Eaten	Eating
33	Explain	Explained	Explained	Explaining
34	Fall	Fell	Fallen	Falling
35	Feel	Felt	Felt	Feeling
36	Fight	Fought	Fought	Fighting
37	Find	Found	Found	Finding
38	Fly	Flew	Flown	Flying
39	Forget	Forgot	Forgotten	Forgetting
40	Give	Gave	Given	Giving
41	Go	Went	Gone	Going
42	Grow	Grew	Grown	Growing
43	Have	Had	Had	Having
44	Hear	Heard	Heard	Hearing
45	Help	Helped	Helped	Helping
46	Hide	Hid	Hidden	Hiding
47	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hitting
48	Hold	Held	Held	Holding
49	Hurt	Hurt	Hurt	Hurting
50	Keep	Kept	Kept	Keeping
51	Know	Knew	Known	Knowing
52	Learn	Learned	Learned	Learning
53	Leave	Left	Left	Leaving
54	Listen	Listened	Listened	Listening
55	Live	Lived	Lived	Living
56	Look	Looked	Looked	Looking
57	Love	Loved	Loved	Loving
58	Make	Made	Made	Making
59	Meet	Met	Met	Meeting
60	Miss	Missed	Missed	Missing
61	Need	Needed	Needed	Needing
62	Open	Opened	Opened	Opening
63	Pay	Paid	Paid	Paying
64	Play	Played	Played	Playing
65	Put	Put	Put	Putting
66	Read	Read	Read	Reading
67	Remember	Remembered	Remembered	Remembering
68	Run	Ran	Run	Running
69	Say	Said	Said	Saying
70	See	Saw	Seen	Seeing
71	Sell	Sold	Sold	Selling
72	Send	Sent	Sent	Sending
73	Sing	Sang	Sung	Singing
74	Sit	Sat	Sat	Sitting
75	Sleep	Slept	Slept	Sleeping
76	Speak	Spoke	Spoken	Speaking
77	Stand	Stood	Stood	Standing
78	Start	Started	Started	Starting
79	Swim	Swam	Swum	Swimming
80	Take	Took	Taken	Taking
81	Talk	Talked	Talked	Talking
82	Teach	Taught	Taught	Teaching
83	Tell	Told	Told	Telling
84	Think	Thought	Thought	Thinking
85	Understand	Understood	Understood	Understanding
86	Use	Used	Used	Using
87	Visit	Visited	Visited	Visiting
88	Wait	Waited	Waited	Waiting
89	Walk	Walked	Walked	Walking
90	Want	Wanted	Wanted	Wanting
91	Watch	Watched	Watched	Watching
92	Wear	Wore	Worn	Wearing
93	Win	Won	Won	Winning
94	Write	Wrote	Written	Writing
95	Work	Worked	Worked	Working
96	Worry	Worried	Worried	Worrying
97	Yell	Yelled	Yelled	Yelling
98	Zip	Zipped	Zipped	Zipping
99	Zoom	Zoomed	Zoomed	Zooming
100	Zing	Zinged	Zinged	Zinging