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- Describes an action or occurrence - I run everyday
- Indicates a state of being - I am alive
| Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | Basic form | I write |
| Third-person singular | He/She/It | He writes |
| Past Participle |
-ed form |
He had written |
| Present Participle |
-ing form |
I am writing The writing is |
| Simple Past | We wrote yesterday |
| Base/Infinitive Form | Third-person singular | Present Participle | Past Participle | Past |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cook | he cooks | he is cooking | he cooked | he has cooked |
| walk | he walks | he is walking | he walked | he has walked |
| take | he takes | he is taking | he took | he has taken |
| bring | he brings | he is bringing | he brought | he has brought |
| be | he is | he is being | he was | he has been |
| Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Modal verb | Changes the meaning of other verbs |
will, would, can, could, may, might, shall, should, must and ought
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| Auxillary verb |
be, have, do and the modal verbs |
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| Finite verb | A verb that is either past or present tense | |
| Gerund |
–ing form of a verb that functions the same as a noun |
We ate his cooking |
| Regular verb | Verb forms follow typical pattern | cook/cooked |
| Irregular verb | Verb forms follow atypical pattern | run/ran |
| Transitive verb | Takes at least one object in a sentence to complete its meaning | |
| Intransitive verb | Does not need an object in a sentence to complete its meaning |