7 Types of Verbs

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(help the main verb in a sentence by extending the meaning of the verb)

Helping Verb

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Non-finite verb

(used as nouns, adverbs, and adjectives)

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Linking Verb

(connect the subject to a noun or adjective)

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Irregular Verb

(verbs that change their form completely)

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Regular Verb

(verbs that form their past participle with ‘d’ or ‘ed’)

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Action Verb

(talk about what the subject is doing in the sentence)

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FINITE VERBS

(indicative of number Singular or plural)

7 Types of verb in English, with examples

EXAMPLE

1. He is the manager. (Here, the verb is ‘is’ adding information to the subject ‘He’.) 2. They are naughty children. (Here, ‘are’ is the linking verb joining the subject ‘they’ to the complement ‘naughty children’.)

Past Participle:- Awoken - Chosen - Forgiven

EXAMPLE

Present: - Run - Awake - Choose

Past:- Awoke - Chose - Forgave

EXAMPLE

1- For Example, Rose is painting the kitchen walls. (What is rose doing?)

• There are two types of action verbs in English grammar
• Transitive Verbs: Are such kinds of verbs in which action verbs have a definite object on which, or for which the action is being performed.

• Intransitive verbs: These verbs also are shown an action but here there is no specific object on which the action is being done.

EXAMPLE: - He attends his class regularly. (change of person) - They attend the class regularly (change of person) - They attended the class regularly (Change of tense)

Past : - Decadey - Amused - Commanded

Regular verb Examples

Present: - Decay - Amuse - Command

Past Participle:- Decayed - Amused - Commanded

2 TYPES OF HELPING VERBS

1- Primary Auxiliaries verb: These verbs function both as helping and main verbs. (be, do, have) 2- Modal Auxiliaries verb: These verbs are used to change the tone and mood of the main verb. Can, could, may, might, shall, will, would, should, must and ought to are called modal auxiliaries verbs.

EXAMPLE

1. He invited his friends to like his post on Facebook. (non-finite verb) 2. They invited their friends to like their post on facebook. (non-finite verb