NAME : JECLIN VERONIKA PANDEY

NIM : 19142010223

CLASS : NURSING A2 SEM 1

6 TYPES OF VERB

A. FINITE VERB

A finite verb is a form of a verb that has a subject (expressed or implied) and can function
as the root of an independent clause an independent clause can, in turn, stand alone as a
complete sentence. In many languages, finite verbs are the locus of grammatical information
of gender, person, number, tense, aspect, mood, and voice.

Example :

1. I eat organic rice.

(In this example, Eat is a finite verb)
2. The worker operates this machine.
(In this example, Operates is a finite verb)
3. She writes every day.
(In this example, Writes is a finite verb)
4. Jeclin plays the piano.
(In this example, Plays is a finite verb)
5. She goes to school.
(In this example, Goes is a finite verb)

B. NON-FINITE VERB

A nonfinite verb is a verb that is not finite. Nonfinite verbs cannot perform action as the
root of an independent clause. Most nonfinite verbs found in English are infinitives,
participles and gerunds.

Example :

1. The jumping students made me crazy.

(In this example, Jumping is a non-finite verb)
2. She asked me to do this job.
(In this example, Asked is a non-finite verb)
3. She made her daughter eat up many tomatoes.
(In this example, Eat up is a non-finite verb)
4. He is smiling to you.
 (In this example, Smiling is a non-finite verb)
5. The children have been playing football for an hour.
(In this example, Playing football is a non-finite verb)

C. ACTION VERB

Action verbs, also called dynamic verbs, express an action whether it be physical or
mental. An action verb explains what the subject of the sentence is doing or has done.

Example :

1. He plays badminton every Sunday morning.

(In this example, Plays is a action verb)
2. They are playing badminton at the stadium.
(In this example, are playing is a action verb)
3. The food company is growing fast.
(In this example, is growing is a action verb)
4. John visited his friend for a while and then went home.
(In this example, visited is a action verb)
5. The teacher reads a book to her students then asks them questions about the story.
(In this example, reads and asks is a action verb)

D. LINKING VERB

A linking verb is used to re-identify or to describe its subject. A linking verb is called a
linking verb because it links the subject to a subject complement (see graphic below).

Example :

1. I am from Manado.
(In this example, am is a linking verb)
2. We were too tired to do any work.
(In this example, were is a linking verb)
3. Chocolate tastes better when you’re hungry.
(In this example, tastes is a linking verb)
4. My voice sounds weird because I’m sick.
(In this example, sounds is a linking verb)
5. He becomes distant after an argument.
(In this example, becomes is a linking verb)
E. AUXILIARY VERB

An auxiliary verb is a verb that adds functional or grammatical meaning to the clause in
which it appears, such as to express tense, aspect, modality, voice, emphasis, etc. Auxiliary
verbs usually accompany a main verb. The main verb provides the main semantic content of
the clause.[1] An example is the verb have in the sentence I have finished my lunch. Here,
the main verb is finish, and the auxiliary have helps to express the perfect aspect. Some
sentences contain a chain of two or more auxiliary verbs. Auxiliary verbs are also called
helping verbs, helper verbs, or (verbal) auxiliaries.

Example :

1. I will have been sleeping for two hours when they arrive.
(In this example, will have been is a auxiliary verb)
2. They were roasting corns at this time last night.
(In this example, were is a auxiliary verb)
3. The party will be starting at this time tomorrow.
(In this example, be is a auxiliary verb)
4. Your room has been cleaned.
(In this example, has been cleaned is a auxiliary verb)
5. The children should have slept.
(In this example, should have is a auxiliary verb)

F. MODAL VERB

A modal verb is a type of verb that is used to indicate modality that is: likelihood, ability,
permission, request, capacity, suggestions, order, obligation, or advice. Modal verbs always
accompany the base (infinitive) form of another verb having semantic content. In English,
the modal verbs commonly used are can, could, may, might, must, will, would, shall, should,
ought to, had better, "have to" and sometimes need or dare. In English and other Germanic
languages, modal verbs are often distinguished as a class based on certain grammatical
properties.

Example :

1. Bima can read and write well although he is only 5 years old.
(In this example, can is a modal verb)
2. The result of our Math exam could come out this Thursday.
(In this example, could is a modal verb)
3. No one shall use phones during study time at school.
 (In this example, shall is a modal verb)
4. Ekin should study more often before exam.
(In this example, should is a modal verb)
5. Every student must wear a uniform at school.
(In this example, must is a modal verb)