Verbs

Predicate words

A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb in a sentence and identifies the subject or the sentence. An adjective that follows a linking verb in a sentence and describes the subject of the sentence.

Main verb

A sentence shows the subject's action or state of being.

Participle

A verb form that can function as an adjective

Action Verbs

A verb is a word that expresses action or helps to tell what the subject of a sentence is or is like. An action verb expresses and tells what a subject does.

Transitive verbs

A verb that is followed by a direct object

Intransitive verbs

A verb that is not followed by a direct object

Irregular verbs

Is a verb that does not form the past and past participle by adding ed.

Past tense

Is the time expressed by a verb. The different forms of verbs express the different tenses in the past.

Present tense

Is the time expressed by a verb. The different forms of verbs express the different tenses in the present.

Linking/State of being verbs

Linking verb connects the subject of a sentence with the word or words that describes or identify the subject. Linking verbs usually help to tell what The subjects is or is like.

Active voice

The relationship of the subject to the action verb in a sentence is called a voice, a sentence may be written in the active voice or in the passive voice.

Passive voice

The relationship of the subject to the action verb in a sentence is called a voice, a sentence may be written in the active voice or in the passive voice.

Expressing future tense

This tells about something that will happen in the future.

Progressive tenses/forms

Verbs are used to show action that continues over time on the past or present.

Perfect tense

Verbs in the perfect tense express past action in relation to another time.

Helping verb

Works with the main verb to make the meaning more specific.