一、动词的英语全称是Verb，它的英文缩写是v.动词表示的是动作或状态，比如：Get，drink，sing，say，write，draw，put，walk等等。

二、有一种动词在英语表达中叫做情态动词，有四类：
①只做情态动词must,can(could),may(might),ought to
②可做情态动词又可做实义动词：need,dare
③可做情态动词又可做助动词：shall(should),will(would)
④有情态动词特征：have(had) to,used to

三、其中动词在英语中又分为及物动词和不及物动词：及物动词（transitive verb）的英文缩写是vt.，不及物动词（intransitive verb）的英文缩写是vi.动词是每个句子必要的组成部分，学好动词对于英语学习者来说至关重要，让我们一起来坐坐动词的练习吧。

四、动词专练
1. Mr Smith’s plane _______ . Let’s wait for him here .
A. hasn’t arrived B. didn’t arrive C. doesn’t arrive D. couldn’t arrive
2. Almost all the water _______ gone . Please save water !
A. are B. is C. have D. were
3. — Look ! There is a tall tree over there . Can you _______ , Dave ?

— Yes , let me have a try .
A. fall off it B. send up C. come down it D. climb up it
4. Mr Li is out . But he _______ here ten minutes ago.
A. was B. is C. will be D. would be
5. — Look ! The bus is coming .
— But it’s full of people . We can’t _______ it .
A. get off B. get down C. get on with D. get on
6. It’s six o’clock now . It’s time _______ .
A. get up B. got up C. to get up D. getting up
7. Jane _______ a new dress every month when she was in Shanghai .
A. buys B. is buying C. bought D. will buy
8. Everyone except Tom and John _______ there when the meeting began .
A. is B. was C. are D. were
9. The flowers start to _______ in spring .
A. come in B. come out C. come form D. come to
10. Excuse me . May I _______ you to pass me the sugar ?
      A. keep B. make C. let D. Trouble
     

      1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. D