There are 10 types of verbs.
Action verbs express physical or mental actions.
(Action verbs show what is being done.)
Linking verbs connect the subject to a noun or adjective that describes or identifies it.
(Linking verbs identify or describe a subject.)
Auxillary verbs combine with main verbs to form verb phrases.
(Auxillary verbs, also called Helping verbs, express tense, mood, or voice.)
Modal verbs express ability, possibility, permission, or obligation.
Transitive verbs require a direct object to complete their meaning.
(Transitive verbs are like action verbs.)
Intransitive verbs do not require a direct object to complete the meaning.
(Intransitive verbs are also like action verbs.)
Regular verbs show actions in the present and past tenses and past participle.
Irregular verbs show action but have different forms for the present and past tenses, and the past participle.
Finite verbs show tense, number and person, acting as the main verb in a clause.
Non-finite verbs do not show tense or subject agreement and may include infinitives, gerunds, and participles.
