19 Verb Types in English Language
- Action verbs: run, swim, jump, sing, dance
- Linking verbs: be, seem, become, appear, look
- Modal verbs: can, could, may, might, must
- Irregular verbs: go, be, have, eat, see
- Transitive verbs: eat, catch, see, touch, hear
- Intransitive verbs: arrive, sleep, die, laugh, cry
- Auxiliary verbs (also called helping verbs): am, is, are, was, were, do, does, did, have, has, had
- Regular verbs: walk, talk, listen, watch, wait
- Impersonal verbs: it rains, it snows, it thunders
- Phrasal verbs: turn off, turn on, turn up, turn down
- Defective verbs: must, can, may, ought, dare
- Dynamic verbs: run, jump, swim, dance, sing
- Stative verbs: be, seem, have, know, believe
- Accomplishment verbs: finish, complete, achieve, win, conquer
- Achievement verbs: graduate, pass, complete, finish, achieve
- State verbs: be, seem, appear, look, feel
- Continued state verbs: stay, remain, keep, continue, last
- Process verbs: grow, change, develop, improve, progress
- Event verbs: happen, occur, take place, go on, transpire