| A | B |
|---|
| action verb | names an action |
| transitive verb | has a DO |
| intransitive verb | does not have a DO |
| direct object | receives the action of the verb |
| indirect object | tells to whom? or for whom? an action was done |
| linking verb | shows being |
| predicate noun | tells what the subject is |
| predicate adjective | tells what the subject is like |
| present tense | base form or base form + s |
| past tense | -ed form |
| helping verb | assists the main verb |
| verb phrase | helping verb + main verb |
| present participle | -ing |
| past participle | -ed + helping verb |
| present progressive | is/are/am + present participle |
| past progressive | was/were + present participle |
| present perfect | has/have + past participle |
| past perfect | had + past participle |
| future | will/shall + base form |
| future perfect | will have/shall have + past participle |
| active voice | subject does the action |
| passive voice | action is being done to the subject |
