📝Parts of Speech

Verb

Words that express actions, states, or occurrences — the core of English grammar

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What is a Verb?

A verb is the most essential part of a sentence. It tells what the subject does, is, or has. Every English sentence must have at least one verb.

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Types of Verbs

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Be Verb (Linking Verb)

Connects the subject to a description or identity. Forms: am, is, are, was, were, been, being.

I am a student.

They were happy.

Darcy was a tall, fine-looking man, with noble features and an air of aristocratic superiority.

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Action Verb

Expresses a physical or mental action. Divided into transitive (needs an object) and intransitive (no object needed).

She runs every morning. (intransitive)

He ate an apple. (transitive)

The Monkey King immediately decided to travel west to find a teacher.

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Auxiliary Verb

Helps the main verb form tenses, questions, or negatives. Main auxiliaries: do, have, be.

She does not like coffee.

Have you finished?

They are working now.

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Modal Verb

Expresses ability, permission, obligation, or possibility. Followed by base form of verb. Main modals: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would.

She can swim.

You must wear a seatbelt.

It might rain tomorrow.

"Whoever dares to jump through this waterfall, we will make him our king!"

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Common Mistakes

❌ She can swims. → ✅ She can swim.

❌ He goed to school. → ✅ He went to school.