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Here's an overview of verbs with definitions and examples:

1. **Action Verbs**: Express physical or mental actions.

- Example: run, jump, think, read

2. **Linking Verbs**: Connect the subject of a sentence with a noun, pronoun, or adjective that
describes it.

- Example: is, am, are, was, were, appear, seem

3. **Helping Verbs (Auxiliary Verbs)**: Accompany the main verb to express tense, mood, or voice.

- Example: can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, have, has, had, do, does, did

4. **Transitive Verbs**: Require a direct object to complete their meaning.

- Example: eat (He eats apples.), build (She builds houses.)

5. **Intransitive Verbs**: Do not require a direct object to complete their meaning.

- Example: sleep (She sleeps.), laugh (They laugh.)

6. **Modal Verbs**: Indicate likelihood, ability, permission, or obligation.

- Example: can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must

7. **Phrasal Verbs**: Consist of a main verb followed by one or more particles (prepositions or
adverbs), which together convey a single meaning.

- Example: give up (She gave up smoking.), look after (He looks after his little sister.)

8. **Irregular Verbs**: Have forms that do not follow the regular conjugation patterns.
- Example: go (went, gone), sing (sang, sung), eat (ate, eaten)

9. **Regular Verbs**: Follow a predictable conjugation pattern to form their past tense and past
participle.

- Example: walk (walked, walked), talk (talked, talked), play (played, played)

10. **Finite Verbs**: Change their form based on the subject and tense of the sentence.

- Example: walks (He walks.), walked (He walked.), will walk (He will walk.)

Understanding verbs is crucial for constructing meaningful sentences, as they convey actions, states, or
conditions within a sentence.

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