- Action Verbs:
- These verbs express physical or mental actions.
- Example: run, eat, think, write
- Linking Verbs:
- These verbs connect the subject to a subject complement (predicate nominative or predicate adjective).
- Example: am, is, are, was, were
- Helping Verbs (Auxiliary Verbs):
- These verbs accompany the main verb to convey different tenses, moods, or voices.
- Example: is, have, will, can
- Modal Verbs:
- These are auxiliary verbs that express ability, possibility, necessity, or permission.
- Example: may, can, must, should
- Transitive Verbs:
- These verbs require a direct object to complete their meaning.
- Example: “She ate an apple.”
- Intransitive Verbs:
- These verbs do not require a direct object to complete their meaning.
- Example: “He slept peacefully.”
- Phrasal Verbs:
- These are combinations of verbs with prepositions or adverbs, creating a unique meaning.
- Example: “They looked up the information.”
- Regular Verbs:
- Verbs that follow a regular pattern when forming past tense and past participle.
- Example: walk, walked, walked
- Irregular Verbs:
- Verbs that do not follow a regular pattern when forming past tense and past participle.
- Example: go, went, gone