verbs

I have already informed you, that the objective case expresses the object of an action _or_ of a relation; and, also, that there are _three_ parts of speech which govern nouns and pronouns in the objective case, namely, _active-transitive verbs, participles derived from transitive verbs_, and _prepositions_.

English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Samuel Kirkham

These verbs which express action that does not pass over to a receiver, and all those which do not express action at all, but simply _being_ or _state of being_, are called +Intransitive verbs+.

Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Brainerd Kellogg

Here the verbs _see_ and _catch_ do not form their past tense and past participle by adding _ed_ to the present, and so we call them _Irregular verbs_.

Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Brainerd Kellogg

Here the verbs _see_ and _catch_ do not form their past tense and past participle by adding _ed_ to the present, and so we call them _Irregular verbs_.

Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Brainerd Kellogg

Here the verbs _see_ and _catch_ do not form their past tense and past participle by adding _ed_ to the present, and so we call them _Irregular verbs_.

Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Brainerd Kellogg

These verbs which express action that does not pass over to a receiver, and all those which do not express action at all, but simply _being_ or _state of being_, are called +Intransitive verbs+.

Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Brainerd Kellogg

(You may distinguish those neuter verbs that seem to imply action from active verbs by their making a complete sense by themselves, whereas active verbs always require a noun or pronoun after them to finish the sense.) _Active verbs_, denote action as, I eat, I love, I work.

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These verbs which express action that does not pass over to a receiver, and all those which do not express action at all, but simply _being_ or _state of being_, are called +Intransitive verbs+.

Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Brainerd Kellogg

Es, Gs and Os are common letters in English and can often be moved around in a phrase verbs give you "–ed" and "-ing" to play with, and "of" can be massaged into any position.

Trial by Letter for a Translator David Bellos 2011

For example, their explanation of contract verbs is beyond ridiculous.

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