Verb Properties

Question	Answer
Verb	Tells the action in a sentence.
Tense	A property of a verb telling us when a verb occurred in time. (past, present, future).
Aspect	A property of a verb telling us if the verb is completed, continuous or both.
Dynamic verbs.	Verbs that are physically moving, that can start and end. there are 2 types of dynamic verbs.
Material Dynamic verbs.	Verbs that are associated with events, that can start & end. Dad (parked) the car.
Verbal dynamic verbs.	Verbs that associated with speech. (talk, communicate, argue, scream say, yell, whisper).
Stative verbs.	Verbs that are constant, and has no end. There are two types of stative verbs.
Mental Stative verbs.	Associated with thinking and feeling. Verbs that happen but aren't physically seen: (think, love, hate, admire).
Relational Stative Verbs.	Verbs that shows the relation between two things. Still isn't physically seen. Henry (owns) a car. This box (contains) books.
3 main types of verbs.	The above are subcategories, any verb in a sentence can fall in these 3 categories.
Main verb.	The main action in the sentence. Dad (talks) about work.
Auxiliary verb.	A verb that helps the main verb. (can, should, would, is, may, might) You (may) watch TV.
Copular verb.	Copular verbs connect the subject to its descriptive adjective. This food (tastes) good. He (is) tall.
Subjunctive verbs.	Verbs that express imagined, doubtful, wishful state. The event associated hasn't happened yet.
imagined state. Subjunctive verb.	Uses words like: if. If you won the game, you'd be a hero.
wishful state. Subjunctive verb.	State of hope: verbs like: I hope, I think, I bet.
Doubtful state. Subjunctive verbs.	Something you think is unlikely to happen. Verbs like: I doubt, I don't think.
Phrasal verbs.	A verb + a preposition to make a new verb.
Separable Phrasal verbs.	When the verb and the preposition can be separated in a sentence and still be grammatically correct: Take back, throw out etc...
Inseparable Phrasal verbs.	When the verb and the preposition can't be separated in a sentence: Hang out, come over.
Transitive verbs.	Verbs with a direct object: Jake (bought) a new phone.
Intransitive verbs.	Verbs that aren't followed by a direct object: The teacher (smirked). Alex (laughed) manically. Laughed is intransitive because it's only followed by an Adjective not an object.
Active voice of verbs.	The subject performs an action. Ella sings her favorite song.
Passive voice of verbs.	The subject is being acted upon. Patrick's shirt is being worn by Patrick. (has auxiliary verbs in it, and has the preposition "by").
Verb moods.	Not only do verbs have voices, they also have moods and it depends on the type of sentence they are present in.
Imperative mood.	Verb present in a sentence giving orders: Starts the sentence: (Give) me you phone. (Tell) me more about you. (send) me an email.
Indicative mood.	A verb present in a sentence that tells a plain fact. Henry (loves) his dog. George (plays) the Guitar. usually seen in the middle of a sentence.
Interrogative.	Verb present in a sentence that asks a question; usually seen at the beginning. (Have) you seen my keys? (Do) you know them?
Conditional.	Verb present in a sentence that has a proposition or condition. Modal verb would is present. The conjunctive "if" too. I (would) live in London, if I can afford it.
Subjunctive mood.	Verb that's present in a Hypothetical question. An assumption made by the speaker. I suggest you eat these pills.

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