Grammore: Verbs

Verbs are the actions performed by the noun or a pronoun, as also the state of the noun or a pronoun.

Here are the explanations for both the categories.

VERBS- ACTION AND STATE
ACTION	Action verbs (also called dynamic verbs) express activities, processes, momentary actions or physical conditions	call change speak talk throw	Who was* he dancing with?* Someone's knocking at the door. I've been reading this book for weeks.
STATE	State verbs express states or conditions which are relatively static. They include verbs of perception, cognition, the senses, emotion and state of being	believe belong consider suspect understand	I am needing a new phone. I need a new phone. Who is this bag belonging to? Who does* this bag belong to?* They are seeming tired. They seem tired.

There are three forms of the verbs used in various tenses to depict whether the action was done in the past, present or future.

THREE FORMS OF A VERB
	Base Form (1^st Form of the Verb)	Past Form (2^nd Form of the Verb)	Past Participle Form (3^rd Form of the Verb)
Meaning	The forms of a verb group indicating that an action or event happens regularly or is taking place now, or that a situation exists or is true now.	The form of a verb used to express what existed or happened in the past. (Usually formed by adding –ed to the base form of the regular verb)	The form of a verb, that is used for forming that perfect tenses, in the passive, and as a modifier. (Usually formed by adding –ed to the base form of the regular verb)
Example (Regular Verbs)	Create Impact Worry	Created Impacted Worried	Created Impacted Worried
Example (Irregular Verbs)	Rise Write Come	Rose Wrote Came	Risen Written Come

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