Action:
* Physical Actions: "run," "jump," "eat," "write," "build"
* Mental Actions: "think," "believe," "remember," "decide"
* Communication: "speak," "tell," "ask," "explain"
State of Being:
* "be," "seem," "appear," "feel," "become"
Occurrence:
* "happen," "occur," "exist," "change"
Key Characteristics of Verbs:
* Tense: Verbs indicate the time of an action or state of being (past, present, future).
* Person and Number: Verbs change form to agree with the subject (I/you/he/she/it/we/they).
* Voice: Verbs can be active (subject performs the action) or passive (subject receives the action).
* Mood: Verbs express the speaker's attitude toward the action (indicative, imperative, subjunctive).
Examples:
* Action: The dog barked loudly.
* State of Being: She is happy.
* Occurrence: The storm happened quickly.
Important Note: While verbs are the core of a sentence, they often work in conjunction with other words to form verb phrases, such as "will be running," "has been eaten," or "should have been written."