Verbs (basic)

What is a verb?

A verb is a word used to express an action or a state of being.

What is a verb phrase?

A verb phrase contains more than one verb. These are usually called helping verbs.

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: Hmmm, right now I am thinking about thinking.

am thinking (not the second thinking)

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: We are studying biology.

are studying

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: The first car couldn't have avoided hitting the second car.

couldn't have avoided hitting

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: The woman is a fine painter.

is (state of being)

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: The tennis player is going to hit the ball.

is going to hit

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: The woman painted a picture.

painted (action)

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: The dog runs and jumps.

runs jumps

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: They should not be feeding the lions!

should not be feeding (verb phrase)