verbs

• what are verbs

  words related to actions or states [walking, dreaming]
• what is an infinitive verb

  form of the verb 'to'
• examples of infinitive

  TO sing, TO dance, TO walk
• what is a main verb

  carries the action
• examples of a main verb

  drive, say , went
• what is an auxiliary verb


  tells us the tense of the verb, whether the verb is past, present, or future
• examples of auxiliary verbs

  i WILL go, he HAD eaten, i AM listening
• what is a model auxiliary verb

  tells us how the verb happens
• examples of modal auxiliary verbs

  she COULD try, they MIGHT go, you WOULD love the view
• what is a dynamic verb

  verbs that refer to a physical action
• examples of a dynamic verb

  dance, read, eat
• what is a stative verb


  verbs that involve a state or feeling or a thought process
• examples of stative verbs

  dream, believe, like, worry
• what is an active verb


  if a verb is performed by the subject of a sentence
• examples of active verbs


  john KICKED the ball, they LEFT the room
• what is a passive verb


  if a verb happens to a subject or object
• example of a passive verb


  the letters WERE SENT, the exams WILL BE MARKED, amy WAS HIT by the ball
• what is a transitive verb


  verbs that need to be followed by an object to make sense
• examples of transitive verbs


  karen WANTS A BISCUIT, I NEED A PEN
• what are intransitive verbs


  verbs that dont need a direct object
• examples of intransitive verbs


  toms grades IMPROVED, the baby CRIED