Verbs (Types & Tenses)
Divisions & Subdivisions of Verbs
Finite Verbs
- transitive verbs (has OBJECTS)
- intransitive verbs (has NO OBJECTS)
- linking verbs
Non-finite Verbs
- infinitives
- gerunds
- participles
- present participle
- past participle
- perfect participle
Helping Verbs
- primary auxiliaries
- modal auxiliaries
- transitive verbs (has OBJECTS)
- intransitive verbs (has NO OBJECTS)
- linking verbs
Non-finite Verbs
- infinitives
- gerunds
- participles
- present participle
- past participle
- perfect participle
Helping Verbs
- primary auxiliaries
- modal auxiliaries
Verbs are meant to create action for the subjects featured in a sentence. More importantly, verbs allow writers to indicate the timing of such actions. Below are twelve verb tenses writers adhere to for the purpose of distinguishing events in the past, present, and future. Be sure to note that the continuous tense represents the progressive tense in the following chart.