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Principal verbs have no plural forms.
Auxiliary verbs, with the exception of the verbs be and have no plural forms.
Only the be verb [and have verb] have both singular and plural forms:
| SINGULAR | PLURAL |
|---|---|
| am (I am going.) | are (We are going.) |
| is (He is doing.) | are (They are doing.) |
| was (A mouse was playing.) | were (Mice were playing.) |
| are (Thou art playing.) | are (You are playing.) |
| has (Tom has a kite.) | have (Boys have kites.) |
(1) In the third-person present indicative tense, principal verbs do have a singular form: they meditate, he/she meditates. –Eds.
Chapter 6: Transitive, Intransitive And Auxiliary Verbs
In cases where the verb is indispensably associated with an object, it is called a transitive verb. Where the verb can do without the help of an object, it is called an intransitive verb.
Transitive verbs:
Ram gave food to the poor.
Intransitive verbs:
Ram is laughing.
In Bengali, transitive verbs are called sakarmak kriyá (সকর্মক ক্রিযা), and intransitive akarmak kriyá (অকর্মক ক্রিযা).
Auxiliary verbs: Incomplete verbs helping in the formation of complete verbs are known as auxiliary verbs. Auxiliary means helping. Shall, will, should, would, etc., are examples of auxiliary verbs.
I would like to bring to your notice the fact that . . .
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