Learn Verbs Easily! Your Ultimate Guide for Beginners

Verbs in English grammar 

A verb in English grammar is a word that shows action, occurrence, or a state of being.
It is one of the most important parts of speech because every sentence needs a verb to make sense.

🔹 Definition:

A verb is a word that tells what someone or something does, is, or happens.

Examples:

• She runs fast. → (Action)

• They are happy. → (State of being)

• It rained yesterday. → (Occurrence)

🔹 Types of Verbs:

1. Action Verbs

Show what the subject does.
Examples: run, eat, write, dance, play
✅ He plays football.

2. Linking Verbs

Connect the subject to a word or phrase that describes it.
Common linking verbs: am, is, are, was, were, be, been, being
✅ She is a teacher.
✅ They were tired.

3. Helping (Auxiliary) Verbs

Help the main verb to form tenses, questions, or negatives.
Common helping verbs: be, have, do, can, may, might, will, shall, must, should
✅ She is singing.
✅ He has finished.
✅ Do* you like tea?*

4. Transitive Verbs

Need an object to complete their meaning.
✅ She reads a book. → “Book” is the object.

5. Intransitive Verbs

Do not need an object.
✅ He slept.
✅ They arrived early.

6. Regular Verbs

Form their past tense by adding -ed.
✅ Play → Played
✅ Walk → Walked

7. Irregular Verbs

Change their form differently in the past tense.
✅ Go → Went
✅ Eat → Ate
✅ See → Saw

8. Modal Verbs

Show possibility, necessity, permission, or ability.
Examples: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would
✅ You must study.
✅ She can swim.

🔹 Forms of Verbs (5 Principal Parts):

Verb Form	Example: “Write”
Base Form	write
Simple Past	wrote
Past Participle	written
Present Participle	writing
infinite	to write

🔹 Quick Tip:

👉 Every complete sentence must have a verb.
✅ The baby cried.
❌ The baby in the room. (No verb — incomplete)

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