A verb is Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, as be, run, or conceive.
On average a verb is a word that is either a form of existence, an action, or a way of linking a subject and a predicate.
Our district is about taking an action and inserting a verb that relates and makes sense in the situation.
For example if the sentence was I got to the park, but if you wanted to describe how you got there and the action was (to run) you would insert it like this I *ran* to the park. The work ran would be perfectly describing the action (to run)
F.Y.I --> Verbs may be classified as more than one type of verb. For example, a verb may not only be irregular but also an action verb.
Regular Verbs
Regular verbs are verbs that follow a rule when conjugated in the past tense. Most verbs in the english language may be transformed to past tense by adding "ed" at the end of the verb.
For example: Future: Joe is going to kiss Sally. Present: Joe is kissing Sally. Past: Joe kissed Sally.
Irregular verbs account for some of the most commonly used verbs in the English language. These are verbs that do not follow the common "ed" rule.
For example: Future: Joe tells Sally that he is going to pay for their dinner. Present: Joe is paying for his and Sally's dinner. Past: Joe paid for his and Sally's dinner.
Passive verbs are the verbs that don't really get as much attention and sit in the background while the more aggressive verbs are easier to identify in sentences as verbs. Passive verbs are the verbs that signifies a form of existence/being. They usually are used to make a help another verb either be in future tense or present tense.
For example: I was dancing alone in my bedroom. "Was" is the passive verb that helps the more aggressive verb "dancing".
Action Verbs
Action verbs are verbs that describe what a noun may do. They are very useful and important when creating a resume.
For example: The little girl hummed quietly to herself. In this example "hummed" is the action verb. Humming is something she is capable and is doing. The following link leads to a list of action verbs --> http://www.writeexpress.com/action-verbs.html
Copula
Copula verbs are also known as linking verbs. They link a subject to a predicate. Copula verbs may usually be replaced with "is" and still make sense.
Some copula verbs include the following . . .
- look - seem - appear - smell - prove - feel - sound - taste - grow - remain etc. For example: "Sally looks beautiful" Joe told his friend. In this case "looks" is the copula verb. It connects beautiful and Sally together. "Sally" is the subject and "beautiful" is the predicate.