KINDS OF VERBS AND TENSES OF VERBS

Verbs are words that describe an action, occurrence, or state of being. They are one of the most important parts of speech in the English language, and they play a critical role in constructing sentences.

There are three main types of verbs:

1. Action verbs - These describe an action that a person, animal, or object can perform, such as "run," "jump," "write," or "sing."

2. Linking verbs - These describe a state of being or condition, such as "be," "seem," "appear," or "become." They connect the subject of the sentence to a noun or adjective that describes it.

3. Helping verbs - These are used in combination with other verbs to form verb phrases, such as "am," "is," "are," "was," "were," "has," "have," "had," "do," "does," or "did."

Verbs are used in various tenses (such as past, present, and future) and forms (such as infinitive, gerund, and participle) to convey different meanings and nuances in a sentence.

Tenses are used in English to indicate the time when an action or event takes place. There are three main tenses in English: present, past, and future. Within each tense, there are four forms: simple, progressive (or continuous), perfect, and perfect progressive.

 

Present Tense:

Simple present: It is used to describe an action that is currently happening or happens regularly, habitually or permanently. For example: "I walk to school every day."

Present progressive (or continuous): It is used to describe an action that is happening right now or currently in progress. For example: "I am walking to school right now."

Present perfect: It is used to describe an action that began in the past and continues up to the present. For example: "I have walked to school every day this week."

Present perfect progressive: It is used to describe an action that began in the past and continues up to the present with a focus on the duration of the action. For example: "I have been walking to school every day this week."

Past Tense:

Simple past: It is used to describe an action that happened in the past and is completed. For example: "I walked to school yesterday."

Past progressive (or continuous): It is used to describe an action that was in progress in the past. For example: "I was walking to school when it started raining."

Past perfect: It is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action. For example: "I had walked to school before it started raining."

Past perfect progressive: It is used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past before another past action. For example: "I had been walking to school for 10 minutes when it started raining."

Future Tense:

Simple future: It is used to describe an action that will happen in the future. For example: "I will walk to school tomorrow."

Future progressive (or continuous): It is used to describe an action that will be in progress at a future time. For example: "I will be walking to school at 8 AM tomorrow."

Future perfect: It is used to describe an action that will be completed before a future time. For example: "I will have walked to school by 9 AM tomorrow."

Future perfect progressive: It is used to describe an action that will have been in progress for a duration of time before a future time. For example: "By 9 AM tomorrow, I will have been walking to school for an hour."