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Verb (Parts of Speech)

               
                                    Verb 
It is a word which comes to denote an action, a state or a possession in a sentence. 
Or, An action denoting word,is called Verb. 
Or, A word that comes to do something. 
As:- eat ,plant, play, go,come etc. 

Mostly, it has been separated into two parts;
1.Main Verb
2. Helping Verb 

Main Verb:
It is a word that comes to denote only an action in a sentence. 
Or, An action denoting word, is called Main Verb. 
As:- Raman eats an apple. 
       Sudha goes to London. 

Now, Main Verb is also divided into two groups;

1.Transitive:It is also a kind of action which needs an action to clear its meaning. 
As: You know it. 
       Sudha plays cricket. 

2.Intransitive:- It is also a kind of action that does not need an object to clear its meaning. 
As:You sleep. 
      She swims. 
       He is running. 
      She walks. 

Helping Verb:- 
It is a word that comes to denote a state or a possession in a sentence. 
As:- Raman is waiting for you. 
        He is playing football. 
       You have a car. 
        He is a student. 

It has also two groups:- 

1.Primary Verb: 
It is used from beginning in a sentence into three forms. 
A.To be- 08
B.To Do: 03
C. To Have: 04

To Be:(is,am,are, was, were, be,being, been)
To Do:(do,did, does)
To Have:(have, has, had,having)
2.Modals 
                           
                                 Modals 

It is a branch of Helping Verb. There are 13 modals:- 

1.Can 
2.Could 
3.May
4.Might 
5.Shall 
6.Should 
7.Will 
8.Would 
9.Need 
10.Dare 
11.Ought to 
12.Used to 
13.Must 

                          Use of Modals 
1.Can : It is used in the sense of present capacity, ability, capability and competence in a sentence. 
As:- She can go to Patna. 
       Ram can qualify in this examination. 

2.Could:- It is used in the sense of past capacity, capability, ability and competence in a sentence. 
As:- Raman could not qualify in the state level     examination .
 Sudha could not control the situation in her society. 

3.May:- It is used in the sense of probability or prediction in a sentence. 
As:- You may have a lot of knowledge. 
       It may rain today. 

4.Might:- It is used in the less sense of probability  and prediction in a sentence. 
As:- You might not have a lot of knowledge. 
       It might rain today. 

5.Shall:- It is used in a sentence for the indication of coming time. 
As:- I shall go to Patna. 
       We shall play a great role. 

6.Should:- It is used in a sentence in the sense of normal suggestion and simple need. 
As:- You should read good books. 
       Radha should have a new dress. 

7.Will:- It comes to denote, coming time in a sentence. 
As:- She will go to Patna. 
        Radha will go to marry him. 

8.Would:- It is used in the sense of likeness or dislikeness in a sentence. 
As:- Would you like to play?
        I would suggest you. 

9.Need:- It is used in the sense of necessity in a sentence. 
As:- I need a glass of water. 
You need a beautiful wife. 

10.Dare:- It is used in the sense of courage in a sentence. 
Or,
It is used as a marginal verb in a sentence. 
As:- You dare to say. 
        How dare you speak?
  
11.Ought to:- It is used in the sense of moral duty or moral obligation in a sentence. 
As:- Raman ought to serve the society. 
       You ought to serve your family. 

12.Used to :- It is used in the sense of past habit in a sentence. 
As:- You used to work regularly. 
        She used to play a political game.

13.Must:- It comes to denote an emphatic sense in a sentence. 
As:- You must need a glass of milk. 
       She must not go through it. 

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