Verbs
There are only four basic forms of verbs used in the English language.
Base form is the simplest form of a verb without a special ending. It is the form listed in the dictionary.
Example: Please cover the plants.
Past form expresses an action that occurred in or during the past.
Example: The fox jumped over the lazy dog.
Present Participle adds the suffix -ing to a verb
Example: I am working.
Past Participle uses the combination of an auxiliary verb to indicate that something happened in the past prior to another action.
Example: He had finished his homework.
Other common verb tenses which use auxiliary verbs include:
Depending on how verbs are grouped, there are as few as three verb groups to more than twelve verb groupings. Click here for a more extensive list of the different verb types. The following list of verbs are the most common verb groups.
Auxiliary (Helping) verbs help the main verb express tense and voice.
Gerund a verb form, ending in -ing, which acts as a noun. (In the strictest sense they are not actually verbs.)
Infinitive uses the root form of a verb plus the word to.
Intransitive verbs does not take a direct object.
Irregular verbs do not follow the patterns used by regular verbs to form tenses. They use an alternative pattern unique to each verb.
Linking verbs links the subject to a noun or adjective in the predicate.
Participle a verb form acting as an adjective.
Phrasal consist of a verb and another word or phrase. The resulting combination creates a new verb.
Regular verbs forms its past tense and past participle by adding -d or -ed.
Transitive verbs is followed by a direct object.
I have compiled a list of verbs according to type & tense with definitions and examples. Click on the PDF file below to download the file.
- Base form
- Past form
- Present Participle
- Past Participle
Base form is the simplest form of a verb without a special ending. It is the form listed in the dictionary.
Example: Please cover the plants.
Past form expresses an action that occurred in or during the past.
Example: The fox jumped over the lazy dog.
Present Participle adds the suffix -ing to a verb
Example: I am working.
Past Participle uses the combination of an auxiliary verb to indicate that something happened in the past prior to another action.
Example: He had finished his homework.
Other common verb tenses which use auxiliary verbs include:
- Pluperfect (Past Perfect)
- Simple Past Tense
- Future
- Future Perfect
Depending on how verbs are grouped, there are as few as three verb groups to more than twelve verb groupings. Click here for a more extensive list of the different verb types. The following list of verbs are the most common verb groups.
- Action
- Auxiliary (Helping)
- Gerund
- Infinitive
- Intransitive verbs
- Irregular verbs
- Linking verbs
- Participle
- Phrasal verbs
- Regular verbs
- Transitive verbs
Auxiliary (Helping) verbs help the main verb express tense and voice.
Gerund a verb form, ending in -ing, which acts as a noun. (In the strictest sense they are not actually verbs.)
Infinitive uses the root form of a verb plus the word to.
Intransitive verbs does not take a direct object.
Irregular verbs do not follow the patterns used by regular verbs to form tenses. They use an alternative pattern unique to each verb.
Linking verbs links the subject to a noun or adjective in the predicate.
Participle a verb form acting as an adjective.
Phrasal consist of a verb and another word or phrase. The resulting combination creates a new verb.
Regular verbs forms its past tense and past participle by adding -d or -ed.
Transitive verbs is followed by a direct object.
I have compiled a list of verbs according to type & tense with definitions and examples. Click on the PDF file below to download the file.
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