VERB (EXPERT)
Definition:
A verb is the most important part of a sentence. It expresses an action, a state of being, an occurrence, or a process.
Classification of Verbs
1. Main Verbs (Lexical Verbs)
Examples:
Read, Write, Speak, Learn, Eat
Sentence:
She teaches English.
2. Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs
Examples:
Be (is, am, are, was, were)
Have (has, have, had)
Do (do, does, did)
Sentence:
They have finished the work.
3. Modal Verbs
Examples:
Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Shall, Should, Will, Would
Sentence:
You should study regularly.
4. Transitive Verbs
These require an object.
Example:
She bought a laptop.
5. Intransitive Verbs
These do not require an object.
Example:
The baby cried.
6. Linking Verbs
Examples:
Be, Become, Seem, Feel, Look, Appear
Sentence:
The soup tastes delicious.
Verb Forms
V1 – Base Form
Go
V2 – Past Form
Went
V3 – Past Participle
Gone
V4 – Present Participle
Going
V5 – Third Person Singular
Goes
Examples
She writes a letter every day.
She wrote a letter yesterday.
She has written a letter.
She is writing a letter.
She goes to school every day.
Remember:
Every complete English sentence must contain a verb because the verb tells us what the subject does, is, or experiences.