Intransitive and Transitive Verb Examples: What are Intransitive Verbs?

What are intransitive and transitive verbs? Firstly, verbs are either intransitive and transitive. An intransitive verb is the opposite of a transitive verb: It doesn't require an object to act upon. She ran. They played. Transitive verbs are not just verbs that can take an object, as they need objects. Gary threw a ball. I sang a song. In these examples the intransitive and transitive verbs are in bold. Check out our intransitive and transitive verbs infographic below.

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Sentence Examples

Remember: Transitive verbs need an object to complete their meaning. Intransitive verbs cannot have a direct object after them. Check out the sentences below and our free intransitive and transitive verbs poster.

• Intransitive verbs sentences:
• We arrived in the afternoon..
• She coughed strangely.
• Your dog barks a lot.
• His father arrived last night.
• The sun rose quickly.
• I was sleeping.
• The game was not funny and nobody laughed.
• I jog to school every day.
• We lay on the beach.
• He sat on the grass.
• We called but nobody answered.



• Transitive verbs sentences:
• We liked the match.
• I closed the door.
• He caught the ball.
• She visited me at school.
• I saw an endangered animal.
• She told me the way to get there.
• I like trees.

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