Verb Flashcards
It’s a word that describes what the subject of a sentence is doing.
Verb
E.g.: Nikki is reading.
“reading” is the verb.
Type of verb that states an action of the subject.
Action verb
E.g.: She CRIED last night.
Type of verb that refers to the thoughts, emotions, or senses that a subject is experiencing.
Stative verb
E.g.: She FEELS tired.
Type of verb that connects the subject to the information about the subject.
Linking verb
E.g.: The test is difficult.
“is” is the linking verb.
A verb that is used with another verb.
Auxiliary verb
E.g.: The ball is bouncing.
“is bouncing” is the verb.
A verb that acts on something or someone.
Transitive verb
E.g.: The dog barked at him.
“him” is being barked.
A verb that doesn’t act on something or someone.
Intransitive verb
E.g.: The dog barked.
No one in the sentence was barked.
Verb that agrees with the subject.
Finite verb
Verb that doesn’t agree with the subject.
Non-finite verb
Verb which it’s past tense adds “-ed” or “-d”.
Regular verb
E.g.: studied, jumped, cried
Verbs which it’s past tense doesn’t add “-ed” or “-d”.
Irregular verb
E.g.: swam, brought, sang
Verbs which are used independently, without the help of other verbs.
Principal verb
Verbs that helps a principal verb to form a sentence.
Auxiliary verb
Four principal parts of a verb.
- Present
- Present participle
- Past
- Past participle
Three basic tenses.
- Past tense
- Present tense
- Future tense
Three perfect tenses.
- Perfect present tense
- Perfect past tense
- Perfect future tense
How to determine a perfect tense?
When they use the words “had, have, has, will have,”
Progressive tenses.
- Past progressive (was singing)
- Present progressive (am singing)
- Future progressive (will be singing)
- Present perfect progressive (have been singing)
- Past perfect progressive (had been singing)
- Future perfect progressive (will have been singing)
Type of voice where the subject performs the action.
Active voice
E.g.: The dog barked at him.
The dog is the subject and he did the action.
Type of voice where the subject receives the action.
Passive voice
E.g.: He was barked by the dog.
“He” is the subject and he received the action (barked).
Mood which states a fact.
Indicative mood
E.g.: He is sitting.
Mood which issues a command.
Imperative mood
E.g.: Sit down.
Mood which states uncertainty and often expresses a wish, desire, hope, or doubt.
Subjunctive mood
E.g.: I wish I was sleeping.
Three types of mood:
- Indicative mood
- Imperative mood
- Subjunctive mood
