Regular
verbs—Verbs
whose endings are –ed or –d in the past
Irregular
verbs—Verbs
whose roots change as the verbs are transformed from one tense to
another (eat, ate, has/have eaten; sit, sat, has/have sat)
Transitive
verbs—Verbs
that require direct objects
Intransitive
verbs—Verbs
that do not require direct objects
Tense—the
form of the verb that expresses the time period of the action or state of being
Present—Expresses present action, habitual action, or action or
state of being that
is generally true
Past—Expresses past action (marking time that occurs at any
point before now)
Future—Expresses future action
Present Perfect—Expresses action that began
in the past and is true now or
connected to the present
Past Perfect—Expresses an action that was completed before
another past action
Future Perfect—Expresses an action that will be completed before
another future
action
(looking at an event into the future as if it has been
completed)
Present Progressive—Expresses ongoing action in the present (aka
continuous)
Past Progressive—Expresses ongoing action in the past (aka
continuous)
Future Progressive—Expresses ongoing action in the future (aka
continuous)
Conjugate:
to express the various grammatical forms of a verb according to tense, number,
person, voice and mood
First
person—the
speaker(s) of the verb (I or We)
Second
person—the
receiver(s) of the verb (You)
Third
person—the
person(s) about whom the verb is directed (He, She, It or They)
Mood—The
attitude of the speaker or writer toward what he or she is speaking or writing
Indicative mood states a fact or opinion or asks a question
Imperative mood makes a demand or gives a direction. The
understood subject
“you” is used.
Subjunctive mood expresses a suggestion, a requirement, or a
desire. It also
states a condition that is contrary to fact (imaginary or hypothetical).
Note that the forms of the subjunctive depart from the usual forms.
The manager asked that he donate money. (Suggestion)
Rules require that the payment be mailed immediately.
(Requirement)
I wish I had more money! (Desire)
Today would be a better day if it were a day off from work.
(Present condition
contrary to fact)
The vacation could have been more fun if we had been better
prepared. (Past
condition contrary to fact: past perfect)
Active
Voice—the
form of the verb that indicates that the subject is the doer of the verb
Example: Mary owned a little lamb.
Passive Voice—the form of the verb that indicates that the action is done to the subject.
Example: A little lamb was owned by Mary.
Verb
number—refers
to a designation of singular or plural