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V e r b s
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V e r b s
What is Verb?
Etymology
Derived from Latin 'verbum' meaning 'word', reflecting verbs' central 
importance in language.
Function
Verbs act as sentence engines, expressing what subjects do, 
experience, or become. No complete sentence exists without a verb.
Importance
Essential for communication, verbs convey action, state, and time 
frame while creating relationships between words in sentences.
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V e r b s
What is Verb?
Etymology
Derived from Latin 'verbum' meaning 'word', reflecting verbs' central 
importance in language.
Function
Verbs act as sentence engines, expressing what subjects do, 
experience, or become. No complete sentence exists without a verb.
Importance
Essential for communication, verbs convey action, state, and time 
frame while creating relationships between words in sentences.
Main Verbs or Action Verbs
Action Verbs
Main verbs or action verbs express action - 
something that an animal, person, or thing 
does. They form the core of the predicate in a 
sentence.
Example: The sun shines.
Helping Verbs
As the name suggests, helping verbs (also 
called auxiliary verbs) support the main verb 
by showing time, possibility, or necessity.
Example: You should complete the work by 
tomorrow.
In this sentence, "should" is the helping verb 
while "complete" is the main verb.
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V e r b s
What is Verb?
Etymology
Derived from Latin 'verbum' meaning 'word', reflecting verbs' central 
importance in language.
Function
Verbs act as sentence engines, expressing what subjects do, 
experience, or become. No complete sentence exists without a verb.
Importance
Essential for communication, verbs convey action, state, and time 
frame while creating relationships between words in sentences.
Main Verbs or Action Verbs
Action Verbs
Main verbs or action verbs express action - 
something that an animal, person, or thing 
does. They form the core of the predicate in a 
sentence.
Example: The sun shines.
Helping Verbs
As the name suggests, helping verbs (also 
called auxiliary verbs) support the main verb 
by showing time, possibility, or necessity.
Example: You should complete the work by 
tomorrow.
In this sentence, "should" is the helping verb 
while "complete" is the main verb.
State of Being Verbs (Linking Verbs)
Definition
State of Being verbs (also known as 
linking verbs) state that something 'is'. 
They connect the subject of the 
sentence to a noun or adjective that 
describes or identifies it.
Example
The flowers are bright. Here, "are" links 
the subject "flowers" to the adjective 
"bright" that describes them.
To Be Verbs
The words: am, is, are, was, and were, 
belong to the verb "to be". We use 'am' 
or 'was' with 'I', 'is' or 'was' with singular 
subjects, and 'are' or 'were' with plural 
subjects.
Example: I was late for school yesterday.
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V e r b s
What is Verb?
Etymology
Derived from Latin 'verbum' meaning 'word', reflecting verbs' central 
importance in language.
Function
Verbs act as sentence engines, expressing what subjects do, 
experience, or become. No complete sentence exists without a verb.
Importance
Essential for communication, verbs convey action, state, and time 
frame while creating relationships between words in sentences.
Main Verbs or Action Verbs
Action Verbs
Main verbs or action verbs express action - 
something that an animal, person, or thing 
does. They form the core of the predicate in a 
sentence.
Example: The sun shines.
Helping Verbs
As the name suggests, helping verbs (also 
called auxiliary verbs) support the main verb 
by showing time, possibility, or necessity.
Example: You should complete the work by 
tomorrow.
In this sentence, "should" is the helping verb 
while "complete" is the main verb.
State of Being Verbs (Linking Verbs)
Definition
State of Being verbs (also known as 
linking verbs) state that something 'is'. 
They connect the subject of the 
sentence to a noun or adjective that 
describes or identifies it.
Example
The flowers are bright. Here, "are" links 
the subject "flowers" to the adjective 
"bright" that describes them.
To Be Verbs
The words: am, is, are, was, and were, 
belong to the verb "to be". We use 'am' 
or 'was' with 'I', 'is' or 'was' with singular 
subjects, and 'are' or 'were' with plural 
subjects.
Example: I was late for school yesterday.
Tenses
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Definition
A tense may be defined 
as that form of a verb 
which indicates the 
time and the state of an 
action or event. The 
word "tense" comes 
from the Latin word 
"tempus" meaning time.
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Time Classification
Tenses on the basis of 
time can be divided into 
3 parts: past tense, 
present tense, and 
future tense. Each of 
these main tenses can 
be further divided into 
simple, continuous, 
perfect, and perfect 
continuous forms.
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Function
Tenses help us 
understand when 
actions take place. 
They provide crucial 
temporal context to 
verbs, allowing us to 
distinguish between 
actions that happened, 
are happening, or will 
happen.