#main verbs

A main verb is an action word. Some verbs show being (be verb) some show action(main/action verb. Examples: talk, write, sing, taste, like Main verbs cab be in past tense, present tense and future tense. Some example sentences: The giant lifted the horse. She carries many books. My mom will cook tomorrow.

There are two classes of verbs in English. The auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) like to be, to have and to do, may, can, might, could etc.  All other verbs which denote actions are the main verbs (ordinary verbs) like to sing, to play, to look, to work etc.

to be, to have and to do are principal auxiliaries. Their different forms are:

(Infinitive)           (Present tense)            (Past…

Verbs or the action words fall in two categories:

* Auxiliary verbs– be(is/am/are), have, do, can, could, may, might, will, shall, should, would, ought, need, dare.

* Main verbs– play, work, jump, sing, dance, go, come and so on.

Let us see the verb ‘play’ in various tenses:

Present

Simple– she plays

Continuous– she is playing

Perfect– she has played

Perfect continuous– she has been playing

Past