Verbs express actions, events, or states of being. They form the main part of a predicate and help show what the subject does, experiences, or is.
Start with What Is a Verb? for a clear explanation of verb types, forms, and functions. You can then explore detailed lessons on action, linking, helping, transitive, intransitive, regular, irregular, modal, and other kinds of verbs.
Dynamic verbs describe actions, processes, or events that involve movement, change, or activity. They are also called action verbs because they show what someone does rather than what someone is…
Helping verbs work with main verbs to add meaning that a single verb cannot show on its own. They help express tense, form questions and negatives, and show voice or…
Modal verbs help you express more than just actions. They allow you to show ability, ask for permission, give advice, or talk about what is possible or necessary. Common examples…
Some English verbs don’t just act on one object; they involve two. These are called ditransitive verbs, and they take both a direct object (what was given, shown, or sent)…
Not all verbs show actions you can see or do. Some verbs describe a state, feeling, relationship, or condition, something that isn’t active but still matters in communication. These are…
Some verbs don’t act on anything. They simply describe what the subject does. These are called intransitive verbs, and they do not require a direct object to complete their meaning.…
Some verbs don’t make complete sense on their own; they need something to receive the action. These are called transitive verbs, and they always require a direct object to complete…
A linking verb is a verb that doesn’t show action. Instead, it connects the subject of a sentence to a word or phrase that gives more information about it, usually…
An action verb is a word that shows what someone or something does. It can describe a visible activity or a mental action, something that happens in the sentence and…