1.3 Parts of Speech

 

1.3 Verbs

Verbs are words that show action or a state of being. They are essential to the structure of a sentence. Verbs can be classified into different types:

• Action Verbs: Show physical or mental action. Examples: run, jump, think, imagine.
• Linking Verbs: Connect the subject to additional information. Examples: am, is, are, was, were, seem, become.
• Helping Verbs: Help the main verb in a sentence by extending its meaning. Examples: have, has, had, do, does, did, will, shall, would, should, can, could, may, might, must.

Verbs also have different forms to indicate tense (past, present, future), aspect (simple, continuous, perfect, perfect continuous), and mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive).