📘 Class X English Grammar: Verb (क्रिया)

📌 Definition

A Verb is a word that shows an action, occurrence, or state of being.
Example: She writes a letter. He is a doctor.

हिंदी में: क्रिया वह शब्द है जो कार्य, होना या किसी स्थिति को दर्शाता है।
उदाहरण: वह लिखती है। वह है डॉक्टर।

📂 Types of Verbs (क्रिया के प्रकार)

Type	Explanation	Hindi	Example
Action Verb	Shows physical/mental action	सक्रिय क्रिया	Run, Write, Think
Linking Verb	Connects subject with complement	संपर्कसूचक क्रिया	is, am, are, was
Auxiliary Verb	Helps main verb	सहायक क्रिया	have, will, can, may
Transitive Verb	Needs an object	सकर्मक क्रिया	He wrote a book.
Intransitive Verb	Does not need object	अकर्मक क्रिया	He sleeps.

⚠️ Common Errors in Verbs

• ❌ She go to school daily. ✅ She goes to school daily.
• ❌ He did not went there. ✅ He did not go there.
• ❌ I has a car. ✅ I have a car.
• ❌ They was late. ✅ They were late.
• ❌ He is play cricket. ✅ He is playing cricket.

🧠 MCQ Quiz on Verbs

1. Which of the following is an action verb?
   a) is
   b) have
   c) run
   d) will
   ✅ Answer: c) run
   “Run” shows physical action.
2. Identify the linking verb:
   a) play
   b) eat
   c) am
   d) write
   ✅ Answer: c) am
   “Am” connects subject with complement.
3. Which of these is a helping verb?
   a) was
   b) read
   c) swim
   d) write
   ✅ Answer: a) was
   “Was” helps in forming tenses.
4. “He ate an apple.” — The verb “ate” is:
   a) Intransitive
   b) Transitive
   c) Helping
   d) Modal
   ✅ Answer: b) Transitive
   “Apple” is the object of the verb “ate.”
5. “Birds fly.” — “Fly” is:
   a) Linking verb
   b) Transitive verb
   c) Intransitive verb
   d) Modal verb
   ✅ Answer: c) Intransitive verb
   No object after “fly.”
6. Choose the correct sentence:
   a) He don’t know.
   b) He doesn’t knows.
   c) He doesn’t know.
   d) He not knows.
   ✅ Answer: c) He doesn’t know.
   Use base form of verb after “doesn’t.”
7. Which of the following is a modal verb?
   a) goes
   b) may
   c) do
   d) had
   ✅ Answer: b) may
   “May” is used to express possibility or permission.
8. “She is singing.” — ‘is’ is a:
   a) Main verb
   b) Modal verb
   c) Helping verb
   d) Noun
   ✅ Answer: c) Helping verb
   “Is” helps the main verb “singing.”
9. Pick the correct form:
   a) He go to school.
   b) He goes to school.
   c) He going to school.
   d) He gone to school.
   ✅ Answer: b) He goes to school.
   Use “goes” with singular subject in simple present.
10. Which sentence contains an intransitive verb?
    a) He plays cricket.
    b) She teaches English.
    c) The baby sleeps.
    d) He reads books.
    ✅ Answer: c) The baby sleeps.
    “Sleeps” has no object — intransitive verb.