These are the different kinds of verbs and tips on using them.
KINDS OF VERBS – There are many types of verbs and here’s five of them and how you can use them in a sentence.
Verbs are action words but this is not where it simply ends. Verbs have different types and each type has a different function in a sentence. English is an amazing language and when it comes to basic but important things, this is one of them.
Different kinds of verbs
- ACTION
This represents the action done in a sentence. They are not linking type – they are the main action that expresses movements. They are often used after the noun or pronoun that serves as the subject in the sentence.
Examples of everyday action words:
| Run Walk Talk Share Sit Stand Jump Keep Bring Buy Drink Chew Sing Speak Drive Travel | Play Dance Skip Try Move Lift Make Cook Read Write Test Ring Call Clear Stitch Learn |
- HELPING
In a sentence, this type that is used with the main action word denoting the action done by the subject. Some examples of this with the its tenses are:
- is – Present Continuous
- has – Present Perfect
- has been – Present Perfect Continuous
- was – Past Continuous
- has not – Past Perfect
- had been – Past Perfect Continuous
- will be – Future Continuous
- will have – Future Perfect
- will have been – Future Perfect Continuous
- LINKING
It’s function is to connect the subject of a sentence to an adjective, noun, or pronoun to complete the thought of the action word. Some of its most common form is related to the five senses and verbs such as become, appear, and seem.
Some of the most common are:
- am
- are
- is
- was
- were
- be
- been
- feel
- look
- smell
- sound
- taste
- touch
- become
- appear
- seem
- TRANSITIVE
In a sentence, it uses a direct object, a noun, that receives the action. Without the direct object, the sentence with the transitive verbs is incomplete or doesn’t make sense. Some examples are “address,” “borrow,” “bring,” “discuss,” “raise,” “offer,” “pay,” “write,” “promise,” and “have.”
Example:
The teacher discussed the different types of personalities. (Correct)
The teacher discussed in the video. (Incorrect)
In these two sentences, it is required to state what is being discussed for a sentence with a complete thought.
- INTRANSITIVE
This is the type that does not use a direct object as it does not take an object. Some examples are “deteriorate,” “vote,” “sit,” “increase,” “laugh,” “originate,” “fluctuate,” and “trend.”
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