Verbs Flashcards

AQA GCSE English Language specification

Verb

A word that describes an action, state, or occurrence (e.g., run, think, exist).

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Terms in this set (10)

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Verb

A word that describes an action, state, or occurrence (e.g., run, think, exist).

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Action verb

A verb that expresses a physical or mental action (e.g., jump, write, decide).

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Stative verb

A verb that describes a state or condition rather than an action (e.g., believe, know, seem).

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Modal verb

A type of auxiliary verb used to express possibility, necessity, or ability (e.g., can, must, should).

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Auxiliary verb

A helping verb used with a main verb to form tense, mood, or voice (e.g., be, have, do).

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Transitive verb

A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning (e.g., 'She reads books').

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Intransitive verb

A verb that does not require a direct object (e.g., 'He sleeps').

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Infinitive form

The base form of a verb, often preceded by 'to' (e.g., to run, to eat).

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Past tense verb

A verb form that indicates an action or state occurred in the past (e.g., walked, thought).

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Present participle

A verb form ending in -ing used in continuous tenses or as an adjective (e.g., running, thinking).

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