Verb
Express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object
verb
Connect the subject of a sentence with words or groups of words that identify or describe it.
Linking Verb
Always comes before an action or linking verb.
Helping verb
Describe physical or mental action.
Action verb
Are action verbs followed by words that answer What? ot whom?
Transitive verb
They have finished their homework
have finished
She seems upset about the announcement
seems
They were shopping
were
The toddler ran across the park.
ran
I bought a new phone yesterday
bought
The bird flies south for winter
flies
Your wedding plans sound nice
nice
She has finished her homework.
has
She forgot the answer to the question.
forgot
He cooked dinner for his guests
cooked
I understand the concept now.
understand
Maria might have been forthcoming with the news
might have been
Robert did rehearse
did
The crowd exploded with cheers.
exploded
They earned a promotion
earned
The flowers grew quickly
grew
The spectators remained silent after the injury on the field
remained
You must finish your work
must
decided
The students learned a new language
learned