| A | B |
|---|
| action verbs | refer to physical action that can be seen by other people |
| being verbs | other verbs that express a state of being- tells what subject is |
| linking verbs | links subject with a noun or adjective in the predicate that names or describes the subject |
| verb phrase | a group of words functioning as a single word |
| main verb | in a verb phrase that expresses the action or the state of being |
| tense | tells when the action or the state of being occurs |
| past tense | showing something that already happened |
| present tense | shows something that is happening now |
| future tense | shows something that will happen later |
| past perfect tense | for an actionthat was completed before another action |
| present perfect tense | action that took place at in indefinite time in the past |
| future perfect tense | for an action that will be completed before another future action |
| irregular verbs | the past and past participle of irregular verbs not following the pattern |
| transitive verbs | expresses action that isreceived by a noun or pronoun in the predicate |
| intansitive verbs | does not have an object |
| direct object | receives the action of a transitive verb |
| indirect object | tell who or what was afffected by the action |
