Classification of verbs

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Verb s Fini te Non- Finite Princip al Auxilia ry Actio n Non- Action Transit ive Intransi tive Linki ng Quasipass ive B e Infini tive Gerund/ Verbal noun=verb+ ing Particip le present pas t perfect Having+v .p.p > Verb+ing = adjective Bar e To Infiniti ve Simple or Noun infinitive Gerundial or Qualifying Perfect infinitive To have + v.p.p pas t presen t Prima y Modal Be Hav e Do > made Reach Violate Discuss Resign Sign Order Enter Write Tell Take Sing Show Send Refuge Read Play Pass Owe Offer Make Let Make Have Get See Feel Hear Help Observ e Overhe ar Watch Have Notice Defecti ve Shall Should Can Could Will Would May Might Must Semi modal Have to Ought to Had better Used to Need Dare Would rather {Be(about to, able to, going to, likely Arriv e Lie Sneez e Sit Die Run Laugh Cry Fall Gallo p Set Walk want Md. Aktarul Islam, MA in ELT (Jahangirnagar University, Savar) Am Is Are Was Were

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Verbs

Finite Non-Finite

Principal Auxiliary

Action Non-Action

Transitive IntransitiveLinking

Quasipassive

Be

Infinitive Gerund/Verbal noun=verb+ing

Participle

present

past

perfect Having+v.p.p

> Verb+ing =adjective

Bare To Infinitive

Simple or Noun infinitive

Gerundial or Qualifying

Perfect infinitive To have + v.p.p

pastpresent

Primay Modal

Be Have Do

> made

Reach ViolateDiscuss ResignSign OrderEnter WriteTell TakeSing ShowSend RefugeRead PlayPass OweOffer MakeLend LeaveGive GetCost InvestigateRecommendCommandResemble

LetMakeHaveGetSeeFeelHearHelpObserveOverhearWatchHaveNotice

Defective

ShallShouldCanCouldWillWouldMayMightMust

Semi modal

Have toOught toHad betterUsed toNeed DareWould rather{Be(about to, able to, going to, likely to, to supposed to)}

ArriveLieSneezeSitDieRunLaughCryFallGallopSetWalkwant

Md. Aktarul Islam, MA in ELT (Jahangirnagar University, Savar)

Am Is Are Was Were