Verbs express activity, possibilities and conditions of a person, thing or animal. They tell us what is happening and where.

Types of verbs

There are 5 types of verbs:  Transitive verbs, Intransitive verbs, Link verbs, Auxiliary verbs, Modal verbs

Follow the link to learn about the different types of verbs.

 

After learning about types of verbs, you can do the following test:

 

TEST N°1

Verb tenses

When using verbs, we must know how and when to use the different tenses.

English has 12 tenses:

Simple past	Past continuous	Past perfect	Past perfect continuous
Simple present	Present continuous	Present perfect	Present perfect continuous
Simple future	Future continuous	Future perfect	Future perfect continuous

When using tenses, you must know if the verb is regular or irregular.

• Regular verbs are those whose past simple and past participle are formed by simply adding –ed

	Simple form	Continuous form	Perfect form	Perfect continuous form
Present	Look	Am looking/ Is looking / Are looking	Have looked/ Has looked	Have been looking/ Has been looking
Past	Looked	Was looking / Were looking	Had looked	Had been looking
Future	Will look/shall look	Will be looking	Will have looked	Will have been looking

 

• Irregular verbs are those whose past simple and past participle are formed in different ways, not by adding –ed

	Simple form	Continuous form	Perfect form	Perfect continuous form
Present	Draw	Am drawing/ Is drawing/ Are drawing	Have drawn/ Has drawn	Have been drawing/ Has been drawing
Past	Drew	Was drawing/ Were drawing	Had  drawn	Had been drawing
Future	Will draw/shall draw	Will be drawing	Will have drawn	Will have been drawing

In this link you can find a complete list of irregular verbs in its base form, followed by its simple past form and past participle:

 

Follow the links to learn about the different verb tenses.

 

After learning about verb tenses, you can do the following test:

 

TEST N°2