Before we get started on learning the types of verbs,I have to give you tips that will guide you when you begin to use verbs to make sentences or write essays as an English learner or aim at improving at english.When you want to select a verb to use when writing sentences,letters or essays or other forms of writing,you might get confused as to am I correct? or have I used this verb correctly?is this a verb?.Example,the word tip.Now,when we want to form a sentence and want to use the word tip.We might get confused because a popular understanding of the word tip is as a reward but tip is also a verb.As a verb,it means to attach to or cover the extremity of something.But that wouldnt have come to our minds,that is why at that point you might be confused.In conclusion,there are words that are both nouns and verbs and thats where we tend to get confused;words that are of two parts of speech.That is why these tips will help you. It is normal to get scrambled,once in my life I did, but in no time,you will get used to them when you form more sentences and practice them orally.
FIRST TIP:Ask yourself,"Can i _____?"
Can i think,tip,wonder,eat,argue,laugh,walk,yawn?yes,these are verbs.
Can I happy?
This is wrong and even sounds wrong.Then we will know it is not a verb.Someone who really is not exposed to english,might make this mistake maybe because happy is a facial expression and you might think it is done with the face.No please,it is very wrong and happy is an adjective.(it describes a noun e.g,a happy boy.).It is not a verb and from our tip,it is proven not to be a verb.
➡️These tips dosent apply to the verb to be:am,was,were,is,was,are.So we must know this as our finger tip verbs.They are used almost all the time.
SECOND TIP:You can also ask yourself,"What is happening?"
In a sentence,Mark eats dinner quickly.You can ask yourself,what is happening?eating is happening,so eating is the verb.
They thought about all the prizes.What is happening?Thought(thinking) is happening.So,thought is the verb.
These two tips will come in relevant when your an english learner,your improving at your english or even as a native english speaker;incase you may have verbs your not sure of,either they have been also used as a noun , they sound like another part of speech or anything that confuses you.
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