Verb types Flashcards
What is a dynamic verb?
A dynamic verb is a verb that shows physical actions performed by our bodies or objects.
What is a stative verb?
A stative verb is a verb that usually can’t be performed physically and would describe- thinking and opinions, emotions and feelings, being and having and the senses. They also usually refer to things that are not changing or likely to change and used in the present tense.
What is an auxiliary verb?
An auxiliary verb (also known as a helping verb) combines with the main verb to alter the tense or change the mood of a sentence.
What is a modal verb?
A modal verb is a type of helping verb but focuses solely of expressing the possibility of something happening.
What is a linking verb?
A linking verb is a type of stative verb which are used to link a subject to a subject complement. (subject complement identifies the subject in a sentence or clause e.g the box is a present)
What is a regular verb?
A regular verb is a verb that when used in its past tense form ends in “-ed”, “-d”, or “t”
What is an irregular verb?
An irregular verb is a verb that when changed into past tense dosen’t end in “-ed”, “-d”, or “-t” and will usually need to change the spelling massively or not at all.
What is a phrasal verb?
A phrasal verb is a verb that when combined with a preposition and/or adverb changes the meaning of the words.
What is a transitive verb?
A transitive verb is a verb that is followed by the direct object in a sentence being rather a noun, pronoun or noun phrase that is having something done to it by the subject.
What is an intransitive verb?
An intransitive verb is a verb that isn’t followed by the direct object in a sentence.
Give three examples of a dynamic verb + one in a sentence.
Run, jump, walk.
I am walking to the shops.
Give three examples of stative verbs-
I believe in God.
I love pizza.
The boys have computers.
Give three examples of auxiliary verbs in a sentence-
The girl was poorly.
She had been to space.
He is a pro-footballer.
Give three examples of modal verbs in a sentence-
You must come inside now.
She will be here in 5 minutes.
I might be able to come.
Give three examples of linking verbs in a sentence-
Graham is a rockstar.
We went to a shop that was called Asda.
The holiday was expensive.
