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Verbs Definition and Use

Parts of a Sentence A sentence needs two parts: 1. Subject 2. Verb But what exactly is a verb?  Common (weak) definition: A verb shows action or a state of being Most everyone agrees on the above definition, but is it a helpful one?

“Action or State of being” doesn’t help find the verb Sample sentence: Taking dangerous risks seems to frighten most hardworking people. Which words are action words? Let’s underline the ones that show or imply some action. Taking dangerous risks seems to frighten most hardworking people.

A Working Definition of Verbs Verbs always tell the time (also called the tense) of the sentence. To find a verb in a sentence change the time of the sentence and find the word that must change for it to make sense. Choose some time words for the past and future, such as "Last year" or "In the past" or "Next year" or "In the future." Then put that phrase in front of the sentence you are trying to find the verb in and see which word changes. Let's add one of these phrases to our previous sentence: Last year, taking dangerous risks seems to frighten most hardworking people. For this to makes sense, “seems” would have to change to “seemed.” That means that seems is the verb in the sentence because it's the word that changes with the time (tense).

-ing words and to + verb Keep in mind: A verbal (verb + ing) is never a complete verb in a sentence all by itself. “running, sleeping, being, reading” aren’t complete verbs without a helper like “is, are, was, were.” An infinitive (to + verb) is never the functional verb in the sentence. “to study, to win, to love, to buy” don’t function as verbs because of the “to” in front A sentence can have more than one verb. Also note: Some verbs seem to consist of two words: Example: I am hoping to change jobs soon.  The complete verb is "am hoping" but the important verb to look for is the part that carries the time of the sentence.