The verb is a word that expresses some action, condition and existence. It tells us about the subject.
For example
Action | Condition | Existence |
Moni eats daily | John will be sorry | Mark was in the house. |
Here are some sentences to help you identify the verbs in them.
- Naini sleeps on the bed.
- Monal will wait for her son at school.
- He is in the class.
Types of Verbs
- Action verbs
- Linking verbs
- Auxiliary verbs
- Finite verbs
- Infinite verbs
- Regular verbs
- Irregular verbs
- Transitive
- Intransitive verb
- Dynamic verb
- Stative verb
Action verbs:
An action verb is a verb that expresses physical or mental action. The action verb tells us what the subject of our clause or sentence doing physically or mentally.
Example: skip, smell, love, think, walk, help.
Action verbs can either be transitive or intransitive.
Transitive verbs:
A transitive verb is a verb that denotes an action that passes from the subject to an object.
Example: John likes Apples.
Example: owe, feed, paint, make, drive, lift, kick, produce, give, buy, pass, sell, take, show, offer.
Intransitive verbs:
An intransitive verb is a verb that does not pass over to an object or which expresses a state of being. Example: nap, bark, gloat, wink, snore, grow, rain, arrive.
Auxiliary or helping verbs:
An auxiliary verb (or a helping verb) is used with a main verb to help express the main verb tense, mood, or voice.

Linking verbs:
A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence with a word that gives further information about the subject, such as condition or relationship.
They do not show any action; they simply link the subject with the rest of the sentence.
For example: They are a problem. The word “are” acts as the linking verb that connects they and problem.
Dynamic verbs:
A dynamic verb is a verb that shows continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
Example: Joe is chasing the bus.
Stative verbs:
Stative verb means that the verb describes a state rather than an action.
Examples: be, have, like, seem, prefer, understand, belong, doubt, hate, and know
Finite verbs:
Finite verbs change their forms when there is a change in the number or person of the subject.
Example: appear, promise, love, hate.
Non-finite verbs:
Verbs that do not change their form when the number or person of the subject changes.
Example: expand, leave, smile.
Regular verbs:
Regular verbs form their past and past participle forms by adding –ed
Example: participate-participated, accept-accepted
Irregular verbs:
Irregular verbs do not usually follow the rules for common verb forms.
They usually do not have a predictable -ed ending.
Example: get, go, say, come, take sleep.
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