The peculiarities of the functioning of the verbs of visual and auditory perception as a means of representing the category of perception are highlighted and described in this article. The aim of the study is to identify the semantic and word-forming features of the functioning of verbs in a work of art. The scientific novelty of this article is due to the fact that a detailed classification of these verbs with the identification of their semantic and word-forming capabilities is given for the first time in Tatar linguistics. The results showed that these verbs within two thematic groups have a very high derivational potential. The most common word-forming methods are conversion and word composition. During the study, the structural specifics of verbs of perception were revealed, their word-forming capabilities were revealed, and a number of auxiliary and modifying verbs that take an active part in the formation of analytical verbs of the studied group were demonstrated. The results of the study can be used in further study of verbs as part of speech and in the study of vocabulary in a university courses on phraseology.