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· Indirect Object: It is a noun or a pronoun that receives the direct object (or is
affected by it).
Read the following example:

My father bought me a new bike .

indirect object direct object

G Intransitive verbs are self sufficient and do not require an object to complete their action.

Read the following examples:
1. Leena arrived early this morning. 2. He sneezed repeatedly.

G An incomplete verb is a verb that requires a complement to complete its meaning.
Verbs like ‘be’ (is, are, am, was, were, will be, shall be, etc.), ‘become’, ‘appear’,
‘seem’ and ‘look’ are incomplete verbs.
Read the following examples:

1. The dog is barking. 2. She looks puzzled.

Verbs can be either main verbs or auxiliary verbs . Auxiliary verbs are used with main
,
,
verbs to form tenses, passive forms. Some of the auxiliary verbs are – Can could will ,
would may might be have shall should must do ought (to) used (to), , , , , , , , , , .
Except the above mentioned auxiliary verbs, others are main verbs.

Auxiliary verbs can also be classified into two categories. They are:

G Principal Auxiliaries: They can be used both as an auxiliary verb and as a main verb.
Be have, and do are principal auxiliary verbs.

G Modal Auxiliaries: They can be used only as auxiliaries.
Shall should will would can could may might must, , , , , , , , ,
To- forms of verb are also
ought need used, , , etc. are modal auxiliaries.
called infinitives.
Modal auxiliaries can also be said as modals . They are Examples : to play, to eat,

used to express permission, ability, suggestion, to drink, to sit, to stand,
possibility, obligation, etc. to walk, to dance, etc.
Some other classification of verbs are as follows:

Non-finite: The -ing form of the verbs and the to - form of the verbs are called non-finite .

Finite: All other verb forms are called finite .

Verbs have three forms. They are as follows:
1. The present tense (first form) 2. The past tense (second form)

3. The past participle (third form)

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