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Kaveri Contest Day 4 – Verbs

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Verbs are names of actions humans and other animals do with body parts including mind, those that happen naturally, and the acts of the supernatural including Gods.

Humans

Run, Write, Think, Speak, Build, Laugh, Cook, Read, Jump, Dance

Animals

Bark, Fly, Swim, Hunt, Crawl, Roar, Graze, Climb, Slither, Pounce

Natural Actions

  • Fall (Rain falls)
  • Melt (Ice melts)
  • Flow (River, water flows).
  • Blow (Wind blows)
  • Strike (Thunder strikes)
  • Erupt (Volcano erupts)
  • Quake (Earth quakes)
  • Form (Clouds form)
  • Rise (Sun rises)
  • Decay (Leaves / bodies decay).

Supernatural (actions attributed to gods or magical beings):

  1. Bless, Curse, Transform, Vanish, Enchant, Create, Destroy.

Apart from these, we can classify verbs as Doing, Being and Having. Doing Verbs are those you do with your body or mind.

Doing Verbs

You need to use parts of the body to do “doing verbs.” 

  • Body: Run, Jump, Write, Read, Speak, Cook, Build, Dance, Swim, Climb, Throw, Catch, Dig, Drive, Kick, Sing, Draw, Lift, Push, Pull
  • Mind: Feel, Know, Understand, Believe, Love, Hate, Prefer, Remember, Forget, 
  • Body and Mind: Taste, Hear, Feel. 

Being Verbs

Being verbs do not do actions. When you say “She is my mother,” the verb is “is.” You mother does not have to give birth everyday to “be” your mother. Right?

  1. Be, Is, am, are, Was, were
  2. Seem, Appear, Become, Exist, Remain, Stay, Belong

Having Verbs

These involve ownership or possession:

  1. Have, has, had
  2. Own, Possess, Contain, Include, Lack, Keep, Lose, Inherit, Possess.
  • Questions count: 10
  • Passing grade: 3
  • Time limit: 30 minutes
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1.

Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms in the brackets. Remember, if the subject is singular, add "s" at the end of the verbs in present tense. 

The river (flow / flows) through the land. Rain (fall / falls) from the sky and (make / makes) the ground wet. Wind (blow / blows) and (move / moves) the trees. Clouds (form / forms) in the sky and (move / moves) slowly. Leaves (fall / falls) from trees and lie on the ground. After some time, they (break / breaks) into small pieces and mix with the soil.

2.

Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms in the brackets. Remember, if the subject is singular, add "s" at the end of the verbs in present tense. 

The sun (shine / shines) in the sky and (give / gives) light to the earth. Water (flow / flows) in streams and (reach / reaches) the rivers. Birds (fly / flies) in the sky and (sing / sings) in the morning. Seeds (grow / grows) into plants when they (get / gets) water and sunlight. Trees (stand / stands) in the forest and (give / gives) shade to animals.

3.

Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms in the brackets. Remember, in past tense (yesterday), you don't have to worry about singular or plural.

Yesterday, we (go / went) to Kochi. We (travel / travelled) by bus and (reach / reached) there in the morning. The sun (shine / shone) brightly and the sea water (look / looked) very blue. We (walk / walked) near the beach and (play / played) in the sand. Birds (fly / flew) above the sea and (make / made) soft sounds. In the evening, we (return / returned) home happily.

4.

Match the Present Sentences with Past Sentences.

I have a cat.
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He has a dog.
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I am sad.
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He had a dog.
I was sad.
I had a cat.
5.

Rearrange the sentences in the correct order: 

Last Monday, we went to Punjab.
First we reached Delhi.
Then we boarded a train from Delhi to Chandigarh.
Chandigarh is a beautiful city.
After three days, we returned to Delhi.
From Delhi, we returned to Kerala on Saturday.
6.

Select the correct sentences:

Verbs are the names of actions we do.
We do all actions with our hands.
Is, am and are are verbs.
Go and Come are verbs.
India and Delhi are verbs.
Smoke is a noun and verb.
7.

Type the past forms of the verbs in brackets:

Go, walk, love, sleep:

Keyword #1
Keyword #2
Keyword #3
Keyword #4
8.

Fill in the blanks with can or will:

Tomorrow, I invite my friends to my home. They be happy. We play and watch a movie together. My friends swim in the pool but I cannot. I am afraid of water, but I climb very tall trees.

9.

Select all the incidents that already happened:

Last year, my grandfather died.
Last month, my friends visited me.
Tomorrow, my aunt will go to New York.
We are making a house.
Last night, an elephant knocked on my door.
10.

Select all the incidents that are happening now:

It is raining now.
She is cooking.
Papa will come tomorrow.
Someone is coming.
They closed the shop before evening.
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