Action Verbs:
* Physical Actions: run, jump, eat, sleep, write, read, build, swim, climb, sing, dance, talk, listen
* Mental Actions: think, know, believe, understand, remember, forget, imagine, decide, plan, dream
State of Being Verbs:
* Present: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
* Other: seem, appear, become, feel, look, smell, taste, sound
Helping Verbs:
* Present Tense: do, does, did
* Past Tense: have, has, had
* Future Tense: will, shall, would, should, could, may, might, can
Note:
* Main verbs are the core action or state of being in a sentence. They tell what the subject is doing or being.
* Helping verbs assist main verbs in expressing tense, mood, or voice. They work together to form verb phrases.
Examples:
* She runs** every morning. (main verb: runs)
* He is reading a book. (main verb: reading, helping verb: is)
* We have been working** hard. (main verb: working, helping verbs: have, been)
* They will leave tomorrow. (main verb: leave, helping verb: will)
This is just a small selection. The English language has a vast vocabulary of verbs!