10 examples of verb

What is a verb?

Verb Meaning / Definition

A verb is a doing word that shows an action, an event or a state.

A sentence may either have a main verb, a helping verb or both. In other words, a verb is a word that informs about an action, an existence of something or an occurrence. The verb is the main word in a sentence. No sentence can be completed without a verb.

The word ‘verb’ derived from the Latin word ‘verbum‘.

Types of Verbs

1. Main Verbs (or Action Verbs)
2. Helping Verbs
3. Linking Verbs
4. – Transitive Verbs
5. – Intransitive Verbs

Main Verbs or Action Verbs

Main verbs or action verbs are used to express action; something that an animal, a person or a thing does.

3 types of verbs examples

In each of the following sentences, we only have a main verb.

• The sun shines.
• The horse neighs.
• The monkey jumps.

Helping Verbs

As the name suggests, helping verbs help or support the main verb.

• We arelearning about helping verbs.

  (are: helping verb; learning: main verb)

• We are in the Green House Club. (are: helping verb)
• You shouldcomplete the work
  can are be a verb
  is doing a verb