Verb synonyms

• Verbs describe actions, states or occurrences 

• Verbs are the action heroes of sentences, conveying what happens or what exists

• They indicating when an action, event, or state of being happened, is happening, or will happen
  
  

Main Verb Tenses

• Present Tense: Used to describe actions happening now, habits, or general truths.

  • Simple Present: "She writes every day."

  • Present Continuous (Progressive): "He is writing a letter right now."

• Past Tense: Used to describe actions or events that have already happened.

  • Simple Past: "They played basketball yesterday."

  • Past Continuous (Progressive): "We were eating dinner when the phone rang."

  • Past Perfect: Used to describe an action that happened before another past action. "She had finished her homework before going to bed."

  • Past Perfect Continuous: Used to describe an ongoing action that was interrupted by another past event. "They had been driving for hours when they got a flat tire."

• Future Tense: Used to describe actions or events that will happen in the future.

  • Simple Future: "I will visit my grandparents next week."

  • Future Continuous (Progressive): "We will be working on the project all weekend."

  • Future Perfect: Used to describe an action that will be completed before another future event. "She will have graduated by the time you arrive."

Action Verbs:

• These verbs describe an action, occurrence, or process. They show what someone or something does.

• Examples: run, jump, eat, sleep, talk, think, write, draw, build, create

Auxiliary Verbs (Helping Verbs):

• These verbs help main verbs (action verbs or linking verbs) by forming verb tenses, expressing mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive), or voice (active, passive).  They don't have their own meaning on their own.

• Examples: be, have, do (in their helping verb forms, not as main verbs)

  • Tense: "She has eaten breakfast" (present perfect tense)

  • Mood (Imperative): "Go wash your hands!" (command)

  • Voice (Passive): The cake was baked by Mary. (passive voice)

Linking Verbs:

• These verbs connect a subject to a word or phrase that describes or renames the subject. They don't show an action, but rather a state of being, existence, or possession.

• Examples: be, seem, become, appear, feel, look, smell, taste, sound

Here are some additional points to consider:

• Some verbs can be both action verbs and linking verbs: The meaning of the sentence determines the verb type.

  • Action verb: "The car sped down the road."

  • Linking verb: "The car looks like it needs a wash." (Looks connects "car" to its condition)

• Auxiliary verbs can sometimes be the main verb: When "be," "have," or "do" function alone, they become main verbs.

  • Main verb: "I am happy."

  • Main verb: "We have enough cookies."

  • Main verb (emphatic): "You do care!" (emphasizes "care")