Verbs - expressing physical, mental action or a state of being

Modal verb

A type of auxiliary verb that shows ability, possibility, permission, and obligation. You can memorize them: can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will, would. → He can play tennis well. (The modal verb "can" shows ability) → We might meet tomorrow. (The modal verb "might" shows possibility) → You may leave now. (The modal verb "may" shows permission) → You must not lie to us. (The modal verb "must" shows obligation)

Stative verb

A verb for a state of being, a thought, or an emotion. → is / was / will be → thinks → feels → believes → likes

Transitive verb

A verb that acts on something. It has a direct object (the person or thing that is being acted on). → I gave Sherlock the letter. (The verb "gave" is transitive and the direct object is "the letter". Also, "Sherlock" is the indirect object.) → I ate all of the blueberry pie. (The verb "ate" is transitive and the direct object is "all of the blueberry pie")

Action verb

A verb that shows that something is being done, a word that shows action.

Intransitive verb

An action verb that does not act on something

Auxiliary verb

assists the main verb; primary ones 'do', 'have' and 'be' denote changes of tense. CHANGES TENSE IN SENTENCE

Verb phrase

contains the main verb and helping verbs (usually two words) Or a main verb and a auxiliary verb.

One of the most important state of being verb

"To be" in different tenses