Verb Definition

   •    A verb:

   •    is a word which refers to an action (do, eat, talk) or a state (be, like, own)

   •    must be included in a complete sentence

   •    is the main element of the predicate of a sentence

   •    can be changed by:

   •    aspect

   •    tense

   •    mood

   •    voice

   •    In order to to show agreement with the subject a verb can be changed by:

   •    person

   •    number

   •    The form of a verb found in dictionaries is called the base form of verbs

   •    A verb is one of the 8 parts of speech

 

 

Verb Types

   •    auxiliary verb

   •    modifies the meaning of another verb in a sentence

   •    copula verb

   •    connects the subject to the complement and describes the subject

   •    ditransitive verb

   •    takes both a direct object and an indirect object

   •    dynamic verb

   •    used in the progressive (continuous) aspect to indicate an unfinished action

   •    finite verb

   •    has a subject and shows tense, person, and number

   •    gerund

   •    acts as a noun by adding "ing" to the end

   •    infinitive verb

   •    occurs with "to" (except after an auxiliary verb or a modal verb)

   •    intransitive verb

   •    does not take an object

   •    irregular verb

   •    does not take "ed", "d", or "t" to form the simple past and past participle as do regular verbs

   •    modal verb

   •    used to express intention, necessity, obligation, offer, permission, possibility, prohibition, question, request, suggestion

   •    phrasal verb

   •    a combination of a verb and a preposition, a verb and an adverb, or a verb with both an adverb and a preposition

   •    regular verb

   •    takes "ed", "d", or "t" to form the simple past and past participle

   •    stative verb

   •    describes a state or condition

   •    transitive verb

   •    takes an object