What is a verb - ELA

action verb

tells what the subject does

predicate noun

a noun used in the predicate

intransitive verb

a verb that does not have a direct object

transitive verb

a verb that has a direct object

linking verb

a verb that joins the subject of a sentence to the complement

main verb

a word you use as final verb in a verb phrase

predicate adjective

an adjective used in the predicate

There are 13 helping verbs:

be including am, is, are, was, were, been / have, has, had / do, does, did / can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, ought to

verb phrase

consists of an auxiliary, or helping, verb and a main verb.

helping verb

helps the main verb in a sentence by extending the meaning of the verb

verb

is a word that expresses an action, condition, or state of being

past tense

shows action that had happened

present tense

shows action that is occurring

future tense

shows action that will happen