100 Examples of Intransitive Verbs

The intransitive verbs are those that do not require a direct complement to complete their meaning and that usually refer to meteorological processes, states, movements, emotions or certain actions. For example:laugh, be born, go out.

Intransitive verbs differ from transitive, because the latter do require a direct complement (that construction that designates the person or entity that receives an action). For example: Sonya I buy A car. In this case, "an automobile" is a direct object and, therefore, "bought" is a transitive verb.

However, in certain contexts some intransitive verbs can become transitive. For example: Emiliano singing an opera. The verb "sing" is intransitive, but, in this case, it is accompanied by a direct object ("an opera") and, therefore, it functions as transitive.

In addition, intransitive verbs can be accompanied by other complements, such as circumstantial complements or the complement regimen. For example: Mario road quickly.In this case, "quickly" is circumstantial in a way.

• See also: transitive and intransitive verbs

examples of intransitive verbs

Examples of sentences with intransitive verbs

1. Josephine yawnbecause he was very sleepy.
2. Horse gallop every morning in the field.
3. Luke goes to the gym from Monday to Friday.
4. Mario comes out from his house at nine to to go to work.
5. The patina on ice very well.
6. In winter snows In this city?
7. florence it lives in Guayaquil since 2005.
8. Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29, 1547.
9. Most of the citizens vote.
10. The Swans they swim in the river.
11. Paula she smiled to express his joy.
12. July sleep eight hours a day.
13. I walked up to here, because the subway does not works.
14. the jasmine already flourished.
15. Many people they came to the classical music concert.
16. On the news they said tonight will hail.
17. the yoga teacher breathe deeply when she does the relaxation exercises.
18. professional soccer players they train every day.
19. In this office the employees they work very good.
20. Tourists they strolled through the city downtown.
21. they grew up many weeds in the garden.
22. Lucretia speech on the phone with his grandmother every day.
23. Ignatius sings very good.
24. When it started to rain, the elephants fled.
25. This dog almost never barks.
26. Claudia Return to her house, because she had forgotten her car keys.
27. Today I sneezed many times, that's why I think am flu.
28. this tool it serves to cut metal.
29. Birds they flew towards the lake.
30. exist Many words whose meaning we do not know.

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• transitive and intransitive sentences
• intransitive sentences
• types of verbs
• linking verbs
• Reflexive verbs
• Defective verbs

References

• Di Tullio, A. (1997). Spanish grammar manual. Editorial.
• Gomez-Torrego, L. (2005). Didactic grammar of Spanish. SM editions.
• Gomez-Torrego, L. (2007). Morphological analysis. Theory and practice. SM editions.