Verbs (Types)

Verbs (Types)

1. A word that conveys an action, event or state of being.

   • Action
     • Verbs expressing action, something that a person, animal, force of nature, or thing can do.
       • Blinking, running, clapping, blowing
         • Lucy was running to the train station as she was late.
   • Saying
     • Verbs that replace 'said'. It can be used to express emotions.
       • Yelling, whispering, shouting, singing.
         • Isabel was shouting as it was loud.
   • Sensing
     • Verbs that relate to how something looks, feels, sounds, tastes or smells.
       • Hear, smell, taste, feel, see.
         • This coffee tastes delicious.
   • Relating
     • Verbs that indicate the relationship that exists between two things.
       • Be, consist, compromise.
         • A latte consists of an espresso shot of coffee and milk.
   • Auxiliary
     • Verbs that help other verbs. They allow sentences to be written in different tenses, moods and voices.
       • Be, do, have, will, shall, would, should, can, could, may.
         • I should study hard to get a good result.
   • Finite
     • Verbs that have a definite relation with the subject or nouns. They can show tense, person, or singular plural.
       • I go, she/he goes, he/she went.
         • She goes to dancing twice a week.
   • Non-finite
     • Verbs that are not the main verb of a sentence as they do not talk about the action that is being performed.
       • To go, going.
         • She wants to go to dancing lessons.