Verb
VERB – Complete Outline
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The Heart of Every Sentence
What is a Verb?
A Verb is a word that shows an action, a state of being, an occurrence, or a condition. Every complete sentence must contain at least one verb.
Normally we can say it ACTION SHOWING WORD
Example:
- The baby cried. (Action)
- She is happy. (State)
- The flowers bloom in spring. (Occurrence)
1. Types of Verbs
- Main (Lexical) Verbs
- Helping (Auxiliary) Verbs
- Modal Auxiliary Verbs
Further Study
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Read Types of Verbs →
2. Five Forms of a Verb
- V₁ – Base Form (write)
- V₂ – Past Form (wrote)
- V₃ – Past Participle (written)
- V₄ – Present Participle (-ing) (writing)
- V₅ – Present Form (writes)
Further Study
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Read Verb Forms →
3. Functions of Verbs
- Express actions
- Express states
- Show time (Tenses)
- Express feelings
- Express possession
- Connect subject with complement
- Express ability, advice, permission, possibility, obligation etc.
Further Study
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4. Verbs According to Tense
- Present Tense Verbs
- Past Tense Verbs
- Future Tense Verbs
- Perfect Verb Forms
- Continuous Verb Forms
- Perfect Continuous Forms
Further Study
Study Verb Tenses →
Study Verb Tenses →
5. Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs
Primary Auxiliaries
- Be
- Have
- Do
Modal Auxiliaries
- Will, Would
- Shall, Should
- Can, Could
- May, Might
- Must, Ought to
- Need to, Used to
- Dared to
Further Study
Read Auxiliary Verbs →
Read Auxiliary Verbs →
6. Common Uses of Verbs
- Sentence Formation
- Tense Formation
- Voice (Active & Passive)
- Direct & Indirect Speech
- Question Tags
- Conditional Sentences
- Infinitives
- Gerunds
- Participles
Further Study
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Learning Order (Recommended)
- What is a Verb?
- Types of Verbs
- Five Forms of Verbs (V₁–V₅)
- Auxiliary & Modal Verbs
- Tenses
- Active & Passive Voice
- Direct & Indirect Speech
- Question Tags
- Conditional Sentences
- Infinitives, Gerunds & Participles
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