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-A verb is a word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a
statement
Action Verb-verb that expresses mental or physical action
Walk Hope Believe Speak
Write Drive Understand Think
Linking Verb-does not show action but connects the subject with a
word in the predicate (most common linking verb is be)
The following are forms of the verb be:
am has been may be
is have been would have been
are had been can be
was will be should be
were shall be
Other commonly used linking verbs:
taste look grow
feel appear remain
smell become stay
sound seem
Helping Verb-helps the main verb to express action or make a statement
Commonly used helping verbs:
am has might
is have must
are had can
was do could
were does shall
be did should
been may will
would
