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Additional Material in Communicative English

The document discusses transitive and intransitive verbs. Transitive verbs require a direct object while intransitive verbs do not. Examples of transitive and intransitive verbs are provided. Some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive depending on usage. Verb tenses and their passive forms are also outlined.

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Additional Material in Communicative English

The document discusses transitive and intransitive verbs. Transitive verbs require a direct object while intransitive verbs do not. Examples of transitive and intransitive verbs are provided. Some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive depending on usage. Verb tenses and their passive forms are also outlined.

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Transitive and intransitive verbs

1. Transitive verbs need an object to create a meaningful sentence. In particular, the verbs
used with a direct object, which refers to a person or thing that receives the action of the
verb. You must make sure the transitive verb is near the direct object in a sentence, or else the
meaning of the sentence could be misunderstood.
2. Intransitive verbs carry meaning on their own, so they do not need a direct object to create
a meaningful sentence. If you use a direct object after an intransitive verb, the sentence will
not make sense!
Transitive Verbs (Verbs that require a direct object):

1. Eat

2. Build

3. Write

4. Love

5. Hit

6. Read

7. Cook

8. Drive

9. Paint

10. Open

Intransitive Verbs (Verbs that do not require a direct object):

1. Arrive

2. Go

3. Come

4. Sit

5. Stand

6. Sleep
7. Run

8. Walk

9. Jump

10. Laugh

11. Cry

12. Talk

13. Listen

14. Appear

15. Disappear

16. Happen

17. Occur

18. Depart

19. Descend

20. Ascend

These verbs do not require a direct object to complete their meaning in a sentence. They often
describe actions or states that do not transfer the action to an object. Note that this list is not
exhaustive, as there are many more intransitive verbs in the English language.

Verbs that can be both Transitive and Intransitive

1. Fall (Intransitive: "The leaves fall." Transitive: "He fell off the ladder.")

2. Break (Intransitive: "The cup broke." Transitive: "He broke the glass.")

3. Cook (Intransitive: "I can cook." Transitive: "I cook dinner.")

4. Cut (Intransitive: "The knife cuts well." Transitive: "She cuts the paper.")

5. Play (Intransitive: "The children play." Transitive: "They play tennis.")

6. Read (Intransitive: "She reads often." Transitive: "He reads a book.")

7. Write (Intransitive: "He writes for fun." Transitive: "She writes a letter.")
8. Speak (Intransitive: "He speaks loudly." Transitive: "She speaks Spanish.")

9. Open (Intransitive: "The door opens easily." Transitive: "She opens the jar.")

These verbs demonstrate how their meaning and usage can change based on whether they are
transitive or intransitive in a sentence.

Types of tenses

Active sentence Form Passive form


Present Simple Tense S+ Is/am/ are +V+O O+ Is/am/ are +V3
Present Continuous S+ Is/am/ are +V-ing +O O+ is/am/are + V3 + being
Present Perfect S+ has/ have +V3+ O O+ has/have+ been
Present Perfect S+ has/have + been+ V-ing Not common
Continuous
Past Simple Tense S+ was/were+V2+O O+ was/were+V3+O
Past Continuous S+ was/were+ V-ing +O O+ was/were+ being+ V3
Past Perfect S+ had+V3+O O+ had+ been+ V3
Past Perfect Continuous S+ had+ V-ing+ O Not common
Future Simple Tense S+ will/shall+ V+O O+ Will/shall+ be+ V3
Future Continuous S+ Will/shall+ be+ V-ing Not common
Future Perfect S+ will/shall+ has/have+ V3 S+ will/shall+ has/have+
been+V3
Future Perfect S+ will/shall+ has/have+ been+ V3 Not common
Continuous
Future Going To S+ going to +V-ing O+ going to+ be+ V3

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