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