TEFL Module 2- Verbs

Types of verbs

Action verbs

Verbs that express physical or mental actions.

Ex. speak, eat, sing.

Stative verbs

Verbs that describe a state of being.

Ex. imagine, like, look.

Transitive verbs

Verbs that require an object to make sense.

Ex. I love my family, I hate spiders, I miss my dog.

Intransitive verbs

Verbs that do not need direct objects to complete their meaning.

Ex. we danced, she laughed, I cheered.

Auxiliary verbs

Verbs used in forming the tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs.

Ex. He is singing a song, I have danced along.

Modal verbs

A kind of auxiliary verb used to express necessity or possibility.

Ex. could, can, should.

Phrasal verbs

Verbs made up of several words used together, usually a verb combined with an adverb or preposition.

Ex. take off, put up with, look into.

Regular verbs

Verbs that follow standard patterns of inflection.

Ex. want and wanted, play and played, miss and missed.

Irregular verbs

Verbs that do not follow standard patterns of inflection – changing with tense.

Ex. eat, ate, and eaten, see, saw, and seen, know, knew, and known