KINDS OF VERBSKINDS OF VERBS

1. ACTION VERBS1. ACTION VERBS

These are words used to tell what kind of action a person or thing is making. They may be physical or mental actions.Example:

sing, dance, hop, jump (physical)listen, believe, worry (mental)

2. TRANSITIVE VERBS2. TRANSITIVE VERBS

Requires an object to complete its meaningExample:

Marinelle took the books to school.

3. INTRANSITIVE VERBS3. INTRANSITIVE VERBS

It’s complete by itself and does not require an object to complete its meaning.Example:

Justine laughed.

4. LINKING VERBS4. LINKING VERBS Connect a subject and its complement. They do not

show action. Linking verbs are often forms of the verb to be. They are sometimes verbs related to the five sense and sometimes verbs that reflect a state of being.Example:

look, sound, smell, feel, taste (five sense)appear, seem, become, become (state of being)

5. HELPING/AUXILIARY 5. HELPING/AUXILIARY VERBSVERBS

Added before another verb in order to make a verb phrase. It may be formed from have, can, may, be, shall, will, might, must and do or combination of them.

6. PHRASAL VERBS6. PHRASAL VERBS Consists of a verb and another word or phrase, usually

a preposition.Example:

Father called out that the water tank was empty.My boss called off tomorrow’s conference.