Types of verbs with examples
Different types of verbs
- Action Verbs
- Definition: Action verbs tell us what someone or something is doing.
- Helping Verbs
- Definition: Helping verbs assist the main verb to form a verb phrase and provide more details about the action.
- Linking Verbs
- Definition: Linking verbs connect the subject of the sentence to additional information about the subject.
- Regular Verbs
- Definition: Regular verbs form their past tense by adding -ed to the base form.
- Irregular Verbs
- Definition: Irregular verbs do not follow a regular pattern when forming their past tense.
- Transitive Verbs
- Definition: Transitive verbs need a direct object to complete their meaning.
- Intransitive Verbs
- Definition: Intransitive verbs do not need a direct object; they make sense on their own.
- Modal Verbs
- Definition: Modal verbs express possibility, ability, permission, or obligation.
Examples:
- Action Ve
- Example Sentence: She runs every morning.
- Helping Verbs
- Example Sentence: She is running fast.
- Linking Verbs
- Example Sentence: He seems happy today.
- Regular Verbs
- Example Sentence: They walked to school.
- Irregular Verbs
- Example Sentence: She went to the store.
- Transitive Verbs
- Example Sentence: He kicks the ball.
- Intransitive Verbs
- Example Sentence: The baby cries.
- Modal Verbs
- Example Sentence: She can swim
