TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 1

A. Background ...................................................................................................... 1

B. Formulation Of The Problem ......................................................................... 1

C. Scope Of The Problem ..................................................................................... 1

CHAPTER II DISCUSSION ..................................................................................... 2

A. Definition Of The Verb .................................................................................... 2

B. Types Of The Verb ........................................................................................... 2

1) Transitive verb.............................................................................................. 2

2) Intransitive Verb .......................................................................................... 4

3) Auxiliary Verbs ............................................................................................ 5

5) Regular Verb ................................................................................................ 7

6) Irregular verb ............................................................................................... 7

C. Usages Of Verb ................................................................................................. 8

CHAPTER III CLOSING ........................................................................................ 10

A. Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 10

B. Suggestion ....................................................................................................... 10

BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................... 11

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 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

A. Background

English is a universal language used and studied by all countries in the world.
When someone has just learned English, it may be confused in understanding verbs
in English. Verb in English has a definition of a verb. Just like Indonesian, in English
you know the name verb or verb. Certainly in one sentence it has one verb. Because
the terms of the sentence or sentence are at a minimum consisting of subjects and
verbs. There is a subject and there is a verb (verb or activity) carried out by the
perpetrator / subject.

Learning about part of speech is the first step in grammar research such as
learning letters is the first step to being able to read and write. From studying part
of speech we begin to understand the use or function of words and how words that
join together to make meaningful communication. To understand what part of
speech is, you must understand the idea of putting similar things into one group or
category.

B. Formulation Of The Problem

1) What is meant by verb ?
2) What are the forms types of verb ?
3) How to use verbs in a sentence ?

C. Scope Of The Problem

1) Definition of the verb
2) The types of verb (transitive and intransitive, auxiliary verb, linking verb,
regular and irregular verb)
3) Use us of verb

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 CHAPTER II
DISCUSSION

A. Definition Of The Verb

Verb (verb) is used to express the activity of something or a group of
nouns. In sentences, verbs function as predicates. Verbs generally require objects
(called transitive verbs), but there are also some verbs that do not require objects
(called intransitive verbs). A verb is the most important type of word in a
sentence. Even in spoken language, only with a verb we can express an idea that
can be understood by others.
B. Types Of The Verb
1) Transitive verb
That is a verb that requires an object to perfect the meaning of a sentence
or complete the meaning of a sentence. Transitive verbs include: Drink, watch,
read, fill, open, close, etc.
Example :
 He watches the film. (This sentence will not be complete, if we omit "the
film". Others will wonder - watch what ?, then watch (watch) requires an
object so that the meaning of the sentence can be understood).
 The man cuts the tree.

In other words, this verb cannot stand alone without noun (noun) or
pronoun (pronoun) as an object.

Example :

 She made a cake (She makes bread)

The word made (make) cannot stand alone and has no meaning in the sentence
if added with the word a cake (bread).
 I have bought a book (I have bought a book)

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 The word bought (buy) will not have an understanding if it is not added to the
object of a book (a book).
In general, transitive verbs only have one object. The object can be:
 Noun (noun).
Example: I have bought a car (I have bought a car)
 Pronoun (pronoun)
Example: I will see it (I will see it)
 Infinitives (basic verb)
Example: I want to swim (I want to swim)
 Gerund (dammed verb)
Example: He likes climbing (He likes to climb)
 Phrases (phrases)
Example: They don't know how to make it go (They don't know how to make
it go)
 Clause (Clause)
Example: I don't know what you want (I don't know what you want)

But there are several transitive verbs that have two objects (double objects).
One is generally the name of a particular object, while the other is a certain person or
animal. The object mentioned is called Direct Object (direct object) and the person or
animal mentioned is called Indirect Object.
Example:
 I brought her a book (I brought a book for her)
A book = Direct Object and Her = Indirect Object
You need to know that Direct Object is always located before or in front of
Direct Object. If the Direct Object is placed after or behind the Indirect Object, it must
use the preposition to and for.
Example:
 I made a kite for him (I made a kite for him)
A kite = Direct Object and Him = Indirect Object

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2) Intransitive Verb

That is a verb that does not require an object, because it is perfectly

understood the meaning of the sentence. Verbs including Intransitive verbs
include: Shine, come, sit, boil, sleep, fall, cry, etc.
Example:
 The baby cries.
 My mother is sleeping.
 The water boils.
Note:
There are also several verbs that can function as transitive or intransitive verbs.
Example:
 He drops his bottles. (transitive)
 The rain drops from the sky. (intransitive)
 The contestants still misunderstood then. (transitive)
 The contestants still misunderstood. (intransitive)
 They grow the rubber trees. (transitive)
 Rice grows in the fertile soil. (intransitive)
There are several intransitive verbs that use Objective Noun that have a single
meaning together with the verb. The object is called Cognate Object.
Example:
 He played the fool. (He plays crazy).
 He laughs a hard laugh. (He laughs wide).
 He slept a sound sleep. (He sleeps well).
 He edited a miserable death. (He died destitute).
There are several transitive and intransitive verbs even though they already
have an object but the meaning is not perfect before adding other words. These
types of verbs include: make, name, call, find, declare, suppose, consider, bring,
give, appoint, see, hear, etc.

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 Example:
 I will make you happy.
 I appoint him to be my assistant.
There are also verbs that have the following pattern:
 Verb + Preposition + Object
 Verbs + Preposition + Verbs
Example:
 We talked about the problem.
She felt sorry for coming late.
The verbs for the second pattern include: succeed in, think about, dream
of, approve of, look forward to, insist on, decide against, angry with, sorry for,
thanks for, etc. There are also certain verbs that have the following pattern:
 Verb + Object + Preposition + Verb-ing
Example:
 They accused me of telling lies.
 Do you suspect the man of being a spy?
 I congratulated Bob on passing the exam.
 What prevented him from coming to the party?
 I thanked her for being so helpful.
3) Auxiliary Verbs
Namely a verb that is used together with another verb to express an action or
condition, or function to complete a grammatical function.
The Auxiliary verb is:
 Is, am, are
 Was, were
 Do, does, did
 Has, have, had
 Can, could
 May, might

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  Will, would
 Shall, should
 Must
 Ought to
 Had better
4) Linking Verbs
That is a verb that functions to connect between subject with complement
(complement) which explains it. The word associated with the subject is called
subject complement. If we replace the connecting verb with to be (am, is, are, was,
etc.), then the meaning does not change.
Common linking verbs are:
 To be (am, is, are, was, etc.)
 Look
 Stay
 Appear
 Become
 Remain
 Taste
 Feel
 Seem
 Smell
 Grow
 Sound
Example:
 The actress is beautiful.
 Alex looks serious. (= Alex is serious).
 The cakes smell delicious (= the cakes are delicious).

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5) Regular Verb
Regular Verb is a verb that can change according to the tense form; and changes
in the form of the verb regularly. Regular verbs, which in Indonesian are called
"Irregular Verbs", are verbs where verb1 to verb2 or verb3 forms change by
adding additions -ed, or only by adding additions -d only if the verb ends with
the letter e .
Examples of changes to this type of verb are:
 Call - called – called
 Admit - admitted – admitted
 Submit – submitted
 Invite - invited – invited
 Dare - dared – dared
 Encourage - encouraged – encouraged
6) Irregular verb
Irregular Verb is a verb that has the same function as a regular verb, but
irregularly changes this verb. irregular verbs are verbs that change from verb1
to verb2 or to verb3 not by adding additions –ed, or -d. These verbs change
irregularly. Since the number of verbs is very large and most of them are regular
verbs, what needs to be memorized is irregular verbs. The forms of irregular
verbs are divided into three groups as follows.
a) The second form of the verb and the three do not change from the first
form, for example the words bet, bid, cut, and hurt, both forms and all
three also bet, bid, cut, and hurt.
b) The verb is the second and all three are the same but different from the
first form, for example the word bleed, the second form and all three are
bled, and the word cling is the second form and all three are clung.
c) The first form of the verb, the second form, and the three forms are not
the same. For example, for example, take is the second form of store and
the three forms are taken, the form of both arose and the form of the three
arisen, and so on.

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 Examples of changes to this type of verb are:
 Read - Read – Read
 Come - came – come
 Begin - began – begins
 Sleep - slept - slept
In addition, there are also verbs which can be grouped into regular verbs as well
as irregular verbs, for example the awake verb which is the second form and all
three can be awaked or awoke, the leap verb is the second form and all three can
be leaped or leapt, etc.
C. Usages Of Verb
Discussing about the use of verbs, of course what is meant is the use in the sentence.
And the sentence in English cannot be separated from 'tenses' which is the
embodiment of the use of verbs based on the description of time. According to its
use in sentences, verbs are divided into 3 different groups, namely:
1) Infinitive verbs (Origin Verbs / Form I Verbs)
These verbs, both 'regular / irregular' and those in the form of 'transitive /
intransitive' are used in the form of a simple sentence (Simple Present Tense).
Example :
 Linda sleep soundly. (Irregular / Intransitive)
 I play a piano well. (Regular / Transitive)
 Rini gives me much money. (Irregular / Transitive)
 I work very hard every day (Regular / Intransitive)

Verb 1 is the basic form of the verb in English. This first type of verb is
used when writing simple present sentences (tenses used to describe current
activities). Examples of its use are in the following sentence:
 I usually go to school at 6.30 am.
 He always sleeps late to finish his job.

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2) Participle Verbs (Form II Verbs)
Both 'regular / irregular' and 'transitive / intransitive', the second form of the verb
is specifically used in simple past tense sentences.
Example:
 My sister went to Jakarta yesterday. (Irregular / Intransitive)
 Nia invited me to her party. (Regular / Transitive)
 Rina broke my spectacles. (Irregular / Transitive)
 We arrived at school late. (Regular / Intransitive)
Verb form 2 is used to describe an event that has happened in the past. This
verb cannot be used in other sentence forms. So if you are going to write down
events that happened in the past, use the 2nd form verb. Examples of usage in
sentences are:
 They visited the art museum yesterday.
 She drank a glass of milk this morning.
3) Past Participle (Form III verb)
This verb has 2 scope, namely in the sentence form 'has' (Perfect tense) and also
in passive sentences (Passive Voice)
Example:
 He had gone home. (Irregular / intransitive)
 We have completed our assignments. (Regular / Transitive)
 I was invited to come to the party. (Regular / Passive)
 This poem was written by Rendra. (irregular / passive)
Other forms of words cannot stand alone like the two previous
verbs. This verb is in the form of perfectly tense (tenses used to popularize
the event that is over) both those present are perfectly tense and past perfect
tense. Examples of its use in sentences are:
 I completed my project this afternoon.
 He has cleaned his room.

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 CHAPTER III
CLOSING

A. Conclusion

Verb is the word to show action, for example to buy, to write, to read,
to run, and etc. And to show state of being, for example to be, to have, to
become, to seem, and etc. verbs consist from kinds , types and usages. A verb
is the most important type of word in a sentence. Without verbs we cannot make
sentences. Even in spoken language, only with a verb we can express an idea
that can be understood by others.

B. Suggestion
Author realizes that this paper is far from perfect. Therefore, for anyone
who reads this paper, the authors are looking forward to constructive criticism
and suggestions for the perfection of this paper. Hopefully this paper can be
useful for us all in the running of all activities as a student.

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