Learn all the types of VERBS in English | Types of verbs, examples & sentence examples

Added: 2026-05-09

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[00:00:10]A verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

[00:00:17]For example, we play tennis every day.

[00:00:22]The verb in this sentence is play because it's used to describe an action.

[00:00:28]So, something that is done.

[00:00:32]In this video, we will learn about the different types of verbs.

[00:00:38]Action verb. An action verb is a word that shows a physical or mental action.

[00:00:46]Some examples are run, jump, eat, write, think, play.

[00:00:57]Run, eat, jump, write, and play are physical actions. Think is a mental action.

[00:01:06]An example sentence is, she runs every morning before school.

[00:01:12]The action verb in this sentence is runs because it describes the action that the girl does.

[00:01:23]Stative verb.

[00:01:25]A stative verb describes a state, feeling, thought, or possession rather than an action.

[00:01:33]Some examples are know, believe, love, own, seem, belong.

[00:01:44]An example sentence is, I know the answer to that question.

[00:01:49]The stative verb in this sentence is know because it describes the state of knowing rather than an action.

[00:01:59]Dynamic verb. A dynamic verb is a verb that shows an action or something that can happen and change over time. Some examples are run, dance, build, speak, swim, write.

[00:02:20]A dynamic verb shows something, someone, or something does rather than a state of being.

[00:02:28]Dynamic verbs are often used for actions you can see happening, and they can usually be used in the continuous tense.

[00:02:36]An example sentence is, they dance every weekend at the club.

[00:02:41]The dynamic verb in this sentence is dance because it shows the action that they do.

[00:02:49]This describes the action is in progress and can develop over time. For example, they dance every weekend at the club, but this can change. So, they might continue dancing every weekend at the club, or they might stop dancing every weekend at the club.

[00:03:09]So, the action is active, but it's not permanent or unchanging.

[00:03:16]Regular verb. A regular verb is a verb that forms its past tense and past participle by adding ed or d to the base form of the verb.

[00:03:28]For example, walk becomes walked. So, we add the letters ed.

[00:03:35]Play becomes played. So, we add the letters ed.

[00:03:40]Ask becomes asked.

[00:03:43]Like becomes liked. So, we add the letter d.

[00:03:48]An example sentence is, she played football after school.

[00:03:53]The regular verb in this sentence is played.

[00:03:58]It's a regular verb because we have to add ed to the base form of the verb.

[00:04:05]Irregular verb. An irregular verb is a verb that does not form its past tense and past participle by simply adding ed or d.

[00:04:17]Some examples are go becomes went.

[00:04:22]Begin becomes began.

[00:04:25]See becomes saw.

[00:04:29]Eat becomes ate.

[00:04:31]So, for irregular verbs, we must learn their past tense and past participle forms. We can't just form them by adding the letters ed or d to the end.

[00:04:44]An example sentence is, he went to the park yesterday. The irregular verb in this sentence is went.

[00:04:54]Linking verb. A linking verb is a verb that connects the subject of a sentence to more information about it. Some examples are is, am, are, was, were, seem.

[00:05:11]An example sentence is, she is very happy today.

[00:05:15]The linking verb in this sentence is is because it connects the subject, she, to more information about the subject. So, it's telling us that she is very happy.

[00:05:30]Finite verb. A finite verb is a verb that has a specific tense and agrees with the subject of the sentence.

[00:05:38]Some examples are runs, played, is, were, eats, wore.

[00:05:46]So, depending on the tense of the sentence, the verb has to agree with the subject of the sentence.

[00:05:55]An example sentence is, he runs to school every morning. The finite verb is runs.

[00:06:03]This is because the sentence is in the present tense and the subject is singular. Therefore, we add the letter s to the end of the verb, so there is subject-verb agreement. He runs to school every morning.

[00:06:20]Nonfinite verb. A nonfinite verb is a verb form that does not show tense and does not agree with the subject.

[00:06:29]Some examples are to run, running, to eat, eating, to write, written.

[00:06:36]So, essentially, a nonfinite verb doesn't show the tense, and it doesn't act as the main verb in the sentence.

[00:06:44]It doesn't change depending on the time or subject. There are different types of nonfinite verbs, infinitive, gerund, and participle.

[00:06:55]The infinitive is formed by using the word to and then the base form of the verb. For example, to run, to eat, to write.

[00:07:07]The gerund is formed by using the verb plus the ending ing.

[00:07:14]For example, running, eating.

[00:07:17]The participle is a verb form used as an adjective or in tenses.

[00:07:25]For example, written. This is in the past participle form.

[00:07:30]An example sentence is, I like to read before bed.

[00:07:35]The nonfinite verb is to read.

[00:07:39]Helping verb. A helping verb is a verb that works with a main verb to show the tense, mood, or voice. Some examples are is, am, are, was, were, have.

[00:07:55]An example sentence is, she is reading a book.

[00:07:59]The helping verb in this sentence is is.

[00:08:03]It works with the main verb, reading, to help us understand the tense.

[00:08:10]So, this is in the present tense.

[00:08:13]A modal verb is a type of helping verb that shows possibility, ability, permission, or necessity.

[00:08:21]Some examples are can, could, may, might, must, should.

[00:08:29]An example sentence is, you must finish your homework tonight.

[00:08:34]The modal verb in this sentence is must because it shows the necessity of doing the action.

[00:08:42]It's something you must do, otherwise, you might get into trouble.