Auxiliary verbs
- Help other verbs express tense, mood, and voice.
- Examples: be, have, do, can, may, might, must, should, will, would
Linking verbs
- Connect the subject to a word or phrase that renames or describes it.
- Examples: am, is, are, was, were, become, seem, appear, look, feel
Finite verbs
- Express tense, mood, and voice.
- Examples: jump, walk, run, eat, sleep
Infinitive verbs
- Verbs that end in -ing.
- Examples: jumping, walking, running, eating, sleeping
Main verbs
- Express the main action or state of being in a sentence.
- Examples: jump, walk, run, eat, sleep