A short powerpoint presentation about a few different types of verbs.

1. Different types of
verbs
BY: Belle

2. verbs
Verbs
 Verbs refer to actions & states of being,
and come in various types. Proper
grammar requires correct verb usage,
and we’ll explore various verb types to
explore their usage.
Action Verbs
 Action verbs refer to actions, whether
physical or mental, performed with
bodies or objects, such as jumping,
hitting, or singing, and are commonly
found in most verbs.
Examples of Verbs:
 Eat
 Read
 Think
 Run
 Jump
 Grow
 Walk
 Write
Examples of Action Verbs:
 Run
 Jump
 Walk
 Write
 Carry
 Crawl
 Fix
 Close

3. Stative Verbs
 Stative verbs describe conditions or
states of being, such as qualities,
opinions, beliefs, and emotions and can
be used as action or stative verbs
depending on sentence meaning, with
less use in continuous verb statements.
Transitive verb
 A transitive verb is a verb with a direct
object, such as a noun or pronoun, used
by the subject in a sentence.
Examples of Transitive Verbs:
 Address
 Bring
 Discuss
 Raise
 Offer
 Pay
 Write
 Promise
 Have
Examples of Stative Verbs:
 Agree
 Believe
 Doubt
 Guess
 Think
 Understand
 Love
 Prefer

4. Intransitive verb
 An intransitive verb is the opposite of a
transitive verb, used without a direct
object, and cannot be used with
prepositional phrases, adjectives, or
adverbs.
Linking verb
 Linking verbs are stative verbs used to
connect a subject with a subject
complement, identifying the subject of a
sentence or clause without direct objects.
Examples of Intransitive Verbs:
 Live
 Cry
 Laugh
 Stand
 Wait
 Smiled
Examples of Linking Verbs:
 Appear
 Be
 Feel
 Look
 Seem
 Smell
 Sound

5. Modal verb
 Modal verbs are helping verbs
used to convey specific moods,
expressing concepts like ability,
necessity, possibility, or
permission differently.
Regular verb
A regular verb is one that ends in -
ed, -d, or a -t variant, and may
occasionally change in spelling.
Examples of Intransitive Verbs:
 Can
 Could
 Shall
 Will
 Would
 May
 Might
 must
Examples of Regular Verbs:
 Walk – Walked
 Laugh – Laughed
 Talk – Talked
 Look – Looked
 Agree – Agreed
 Dance – Danced