Mastering Verb Usage

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Verb

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Action word

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Transitive Verb

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Requires direct object

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Intransitive Verb

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No direct object needed

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Linking Verb

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Connects subject to complement

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Auxiliary Verb

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Helps main verb

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Modal Verb

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Expresses necessity or possibility

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Infinitive Form

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Base form, often with "to"

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Gerund

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Verb + "ing" as noun

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Participle

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Verb form used as adjective

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Present Tense

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Current action