Definition:

A verb is a part of speech that expresses action, occurrence, or a state of being.

Types of Verbs:

Type	Definition	Examples
Action Verbs	Show physical or mental action	run, think, jump, write
Linking Verbs	Connect the subject to more information (no action)	is, are, was, seem, become
Helping (Auxiliary) Verbs	Help the main verb express tense, mood, or voice	have, do, will, can, should
Modal Verbs	Show possibility, ability, permission, obligation	can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would
Transitive Verbs	Require a direct object	kick (the ball), read (a book)
Intransitive Verbs	Do not need a direct object	sleep, laugh, arrive

Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs do not follow the standard -ed rule for past tense and past participle.

Base Form	Past Simple	Past Participle	Base Form	Past Simple	Past Participle
arise	arose	arisen	lay	laid	laid
awake	awoke	awoken	lead	led	led
be	was/were	been	leave	left	left
bear	bore	borne	lend	lent	lent
beat	beat	beaten	let	let	let
become	became	become	lie	lay	lain
begin	began	begun	light	lit/lighted	lit/lighted
bend	bent	bent	lose	lost	lost
bet	bet	bet	make	made	made
bid	bid	bid	mean	meant	meant
bind	bound	bound	meet	met	met
bite	bit	bitten	pay	paid	paid
bleed	bled	bled	put	put	put
blow	blew	blown	quit	quit	quit
break	broke	broken	read	read (red)	read (red)
breed	bred	bred	ride	rode	ridden
bring	brought	brought	ring	rang	rung
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast	rise	rose	risen
build	built	built	run	ran	run
burn	burnt/burned	burnt/burned	say	said	said
burst	burst	burst	see	saw	seen
buy	bought	bought	seek	sought	sought
cast	cast	cast	sell	sold	sold
catch	caught	caught	send	sent	sent
choose	chose	chosen	set	set	set
cling	clung	clung	shake	shook	shaken
come	came	come	shine	shone	shone
cost	cost	cost	shoot	shot	shot
creep	crept	crept	show	showed	shown/showed
cut	cut	cut	shut	shut	shut
deal	dealt	dealt	sing	sang	sung
dig	dug	dug	sink	sank	sunk
do	did	done	sit	sat	sat
draw	drew	drawn	sleep	slept	slept
dream	dreamt/dreamed	dreamt/dreamed	slide	slid	slid
drink	drank	drunk	speak	spoke	spoken
drive	drove	driven	spend	spent	spent
eat	ate	eaten	spin	spun	spun
fall	fell	fallen	spit	spat	spat
feed	fed	fed	split	split	split
feel	felt	felt	spread	spread	spread
fight	fought	fought	spring	sprang	sprung
find	found	found	stand	stood	stood
flee	fled	fled	steal	stole	stolen
fling	flung	flung	stick	stuck	stuck
fly	flew	flown	sting	stung	stung
forbid	forbade	forbidden	stink	stank	stunk
forget	forgot	forgotten	strike	struck	struck
forgive	forgave	forgiven	swear	swore	sworn
freeze	froze	frozen	sweep	swept	swept
get	got	got/gotten	swim	swam	swum
give	gave	given	swing	swung	swung
go	went	gone	take	took	taken
grind	ground	ground	teach	taught	taught
grow	grew	grown	tear	tore	torn
hang	hung	hung	tell	told	told
have	had	had	think	thought	thought
hear	heard	heard	throw	threw	thrown
hide	hid	hidden	understand	understood	understood
hit	hit	hit	wake	woke	woken
hold	held	held	wear	wore	worn
hurt	hurt	hurt	weep	wept	wept
keep	kept	kept	win	won	won
kneel	knelt/kneeled	knelt/kneeled	wind	wound	wound
know	knew	known	write	wrote	written