Verbs  Notes for Banking

(A) Be – is /am/are/was/were (be, been, being)

(B) Have – has /have/had

(C) Do – do/does / did

Modal Auxiliaries: These verbs are always used with the main verbs in the sentence, and can’t be used independently in a sentence. E.g., can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must, need dare, used to, ought to

Rule 1: Always the first form of the verbs (V₁) is used with modal auxiliaries.

E.g.     We can win the competition.

            My friend can and will help me.

Rule 2: ‘To’ is not used after the modal auxiliaries except ought (to) and used (to).

Example: He will / to finish / the work. / No error

Explanations: ‘to’ should not be used after the auxiliary verb will.

Rule 3: Two modal auxiliaries are not used together in a sentence.

E.g.     He should must do it. (Incorrect)

            He should do it. (correct)

            He must do it. (correct)

Note: But two modal auxiliaries can be used together by using a conjunction.

E.g.     He should and must work hard.

Rule 4: When Primary Auxiliary and modal Auxiliary are used together in a sentence using ‘conjunction’ and the same main verb is used for both of them, then the forms of the main verbs are used according to the auxiliaries.

E.g.     He has and will do a lot of work. (Incorrect)

            He has done and will do a lot of work. (Correct)

Rule 5: If two subjects are of different numbers, then different forms of ‘to be’ or ‘have’ auxiliaries should be used.

E.g.     Three were killed and one was injured. (Correct)

            Two were intelligent but one dull. (Incorrect)

            Two were intelligent but one was dull. (Correct)

Rule 6: Proper Use of Main Verbs

Use of another verb for a particular one changes the meanings of the sentence or makes it meaningless.

E.g.     He rose a problem. (Incorrect)

            He raised a problem. (correct)

            Some Important verb forms are given below:

Infinitives

(A) With ‘to’              (B) Without ‘to’

Rule 7: Use of Infinitives.

(A) As a subject :

E.g.,    To swim is a good exercise

(B) As an object :

E.g.,    No one wants to lose.

(C) As a verb complement

E.g.,    He has to go.

(D) To show purpose or cause

E.g.,    He sold his watch to buy books. (Purpose)

            He started weeping to see his son dead. (cause)

Rule 8: Some verbs are followed by infinitives. These are:-

Appear, seem, attempt, try, begin, decide, remember, forget, stop, fail, happen, refuse, promised, prove etc.

E.g.,    He refused to work for you.

            He failed to pass in the examination.

Note: Uses of ‘infinitive’ or ‘gerund’ after verbs such as remember, forget, like, stop have different meanings.

E.g.,    He stopped to smoke. (Infinitive)

            He stopped smoking. (Gerund)

Both the above sentences have different meanings.

Rule 9: In the sentence having the main verb ‘know’ infinitive is not used just after it but is used after using appropriate question words such as how / when / why / where.

E.g.     I know to write a letter. (Incorrect)

            I know how to write a letter. (Correct)