- Action Verbs: These verbs express physical or mental actions, such as run, jump, think, or believe. They can be transitive (taking an object) or intransitive (not taking an object).
- Linking Verbs: These verbs connect the subject to a subject complement, which describes or identifies the subject. Common linking verbs include be, seem, become, and appear.
- Auxiliary Verbs: Also known as helping verbs, auxiliaries like do, have, and will are used alongside main verbs to form questions, negatives, and different tenses.
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- Regular Verbs
Regular verbs in English follow a consistent pattern when forming past tense and past participles by adding -ed, -d, or -ied. They help describe actions, events, and states that happened in the past or are completed.
- Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs are English verbs that do not follow the regular pattern of adding -ed for past tense and past participle.
- Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs in English, including examples and explanations, to help you understand how verbs combine with prepositions or adverbs to create new meanings.
- Modal Verbs (can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would)
Comprehensive guide to English modal verbs, explaining their uses, examples, and rules for can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would.
- Auxiliary Verbs (be, do, have)
Tip: Remember the forms am, is, are in the present, and was, were in the past.
- Stative vs. Dynamic Verbs
Stative vs. dynamic verbs in English grammar, including definitions, examples, usage rules, and tips for identifying and using each type.
Last updated: Wed Jun 18, 2025