What is a verb base word

Verbs are words that show an action (sing), occurrence (develop), or state of being (exist). Almost every sentence requires a verb. The basic form of a verb is known as its infinitive. The forms call, love, break, and go are all infinitives. Almost all verbs have two other important forms called participles.

The base form (or root) of a verb is the form listed in the dictionary. It is the version of the verb without any endings (endings such as -s, -ing, and ed). The base form is the same as the infinitive (e.g., to walk, to paint, to think) but without the ‘to’.

What is the root word of verb?

#107 verb → word The Latin root word verb means “word.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including verb, adverb, and proverb.

What are the basic forms of verbs?

Verbs can be said to have five forms in English: the base form, the present tense form (which may include the agreement ending -s), the past tense form, the present participle, and the past participle.

What is the verb for tear?

Verb (1) tear, rip, rend, split, cleave, rive mean to separate forcibly. tear implies pulling apart by force and leaving jagged edges. tear up the letter rip implies a pulling apart in one rapid uninterrupted motion often along a line or joint.

What is v1 V2 V3 V4 English grammar?

V2 is the second form of verb (simple past) Examples: Did, sat, wrote, used, gave. V3 is the third form of verb (past participle) Examples: Done, sat, written, used, given. V4 is the fourth form of verb (present participle)

Is accept a regular verb?

Irregular Verb: To Accept.

Is speak a regular verb?

Irregular verb: To Speak.

What is the verb of speak?

verb (used without object), spoke or (Archaic) spake [speyk]; spo·ken or (Archaic) spoke; speak·ing. to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak. to communicate vocally; mention: to speak to a person about various matters. to converse: She spoke with him for an hour.

What is called regular verb?

A regular verb is any verb whose conjugation follows the typical pattern, or one of the typical patterns, of the language to which it belongs. A verb whose conjugation follows a different pattern is called an irregular verb.

What is a verb form of speak?

English verb conjugation TO SPEAK Irregular verb: speak – spoke – spoken, spoke.

Is speak a verb or noun?

speak (verb) -speak (noun combining form) public speaking (noun) mind (noun) relatively (adverb)

Is the word has a verb?

Has is a verb – Word Type.

What is a verb for eat?

(Entry 1 of 2) transitive verb. 1 : to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn. 2a : to destroy, consume, or waste by or as if by eating expenses ate up the profits gadgets that eat up too much space.

Is eat a noun or a verb?

eat (verb) eats (noun) dog–eat–dog (adjective)

Is run a verb?

verb (used without object), ran [ran], run, run·ning [ruhn-ing]. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. to move with haste; act quickly: Run upstairs and get the iodine.

Is swim a verb?

swim (verb) swim (noun) swimming (noun) swimming pool (noun)

Is quick a verb?

Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly. It was a fast train.

Is run an adjective or a verb?

run (verb) run (noun) run–down (adjective)

A verb is a word or a combination of words that indicates action or a state of being or condition. A verb is the part of a sentence that tells us what the subject performs. Verbs are the hearts of English sentences.

Examples:

• Jacob walks in the morning. (A usual action)
• Mike is going to school. (A condition of action)
• Albert does not like to walk. (A negative action)
• Anna is a good girl. (A state of being)

Verbs are related to a lot of other factors like the subject, person, number, tense, mood, voice, etc.

Basic Forms of Verbs

There are six basic forms of verbs. These forms are as follows:

• Base form: Children play in the field.
• Infinitive: Tell them not to play
• Past tense: They played football yesterday.
• Past participle: I have eaten a burger.
• Present participle: I saw them playing with him today.
• Gerund: Swimming is the best exercise.

Different Types of Verbs

• Main/Base Verb
• Regular/Weak Verb
• Irregular/Strong Verb
• Transitive Verb
• Intransitive Verb
• Weak Verb
• Strong Verb
• Finite Verbs
• Non-finite Verbs
• Action Verbs
• Linking Verb
• Auxiliary Verbs
• Modal Verbs
• Reflexive Verb
• Ergative Verb
• Phrasal Verb
• Lexical Verb
• Delexical Verb
• Stative/Being Verb
• Dynamic Verb
• Non-continuous Verb
• Participle
• Gerund
• Infinitive

Base Verb

The base verb is the form of a verb where it has no ending (-ing, -ed, -en) added to it. It is also called the Root Verb since it is the very root form of a verb.

Examples:

• I go to school every day.
• You run a mile every morning.
• Do your homework.

Regular Verb

The Verbs that follow the most usual conjugations are considered Regular Verbs. It is regular since it abides by most if not all of the regular grammar rules there are.

Examples:

• Rehan plays cricket.
• Tam called out my name.
• You really walked all the way back? 

Irregular Verb

The Verbs that have irregularities in terms of following grammar rules are Irregular Verbs, in general.

Examples:

• Do the dishes.
• I hardly ever drink enough water in a day.
• She drove all the way back. 

Transitive Verb

The Main Verb that takes a direct object sitting right after it would be a Transitive Verb. They usually construct the most straightforward of sentences.

Examples:

• She went to the fair.
• We do not like being called out loud in crowds.
• I love visiting my village home.

Intransitive Verb

The main Verb that does not take a direct object specified right afterward and rather there is an indirect one mentioned somewhere along the line is called an Intransitive Verb. These verbs often make the corresponding sentences incomplete.

Example:

• I laughed.
• John ran.
• A ghast of cold wind blew.

Weak Verb

Verbs that end with “-d” and “-t” in their Past Indefinite and Past Participle form are Weak Verbs. There is a tendency to associate Weak Verbs with Regular Verbs but not all Weak Verbs are Regular Verbs in the English language.

Examples:

Present Indefinite	Past Indefinite
Spend	Spent
Walk	Walked
Book	Booked
Learn	Learnt
Want	Wanted

 Strong Verb

Strong Verbs are those in which the vowels in the verb stem changes from “i” to “a” to “u” in the Present Indefinite to Past Indefinite to Past Participle form of Verbs.

Examples:

Present Indefinite	Past Indefinite	Past Participle
Ring	Rang	Rung
Drink	Drank	Drunk
Cling	Clang	Clung
Swim	Swam	Swum
Sing	Sang	Sung
Wring	Wrang	Wrung

Finite Verbs

Finite verbs are the actual verbs that are called the roots of sentences. It is a form of a verb that is performed by or refers to a subject and uses one of the twelve forms of tense and changes according to the number/person of the subject.

Example:

• Alex went to school. (Subject – Alex – performed the action in the past. This information is evident only by the verb ‘went’.)
• Robert plays hockey.
• He is playing for Australia.
• He is one of the best players. (Here, the verb ‘is’ directly refers to the subject itself.)

Non-finite Verbs

Non-finite Verbs are not actual verbs. They do not work as verbs in the sentence rather they work as nouns, adjectives, adverbs, etc. Non-finite verbs do not change according to the number/person of the subject because these verbs, also called verbals, do not have any direct relation to the subject. Sometimes they become the subject themselves.

The forms of non-finite verbs are – infinitive, gerund, and participle (participles become finite verbs when they take auxiliary verbs.)

Example:

• Alex went abroad to play (Infinitives)
• Playing cricket is his only job. (Present participle)
• I have a broken bat. (Past participle)
• Walking is a good habit. (Gerund)

Action Verbs

Action verbs indicate what the subject of a sentence performs. Action verbs can make the listener/reader feel emotions, see scenes more vividly and accurately.

Action verbs can be transitive or intransitive.

Transitive verbs must have a direct object. A transitive verb demands something/someone to be acted upon.

Example:

• I painted the car. (The verb ‘paint’ demands an object to be painted)
• She is reading the newspaper. (The verb ‘read’ asks the question “what is she reading?” – the answer is the object)

Intransitive verbs do not act upon anything. They may be followed by an adjective, adverb, preposition, or another part of speech.

Example:

• She smiled. (The verb ‘smile’ cannot have any object since the action of ‘smiling’ does not fall upon anything/anyone)
• I wake up at 6 AM. (No object is needed for this verb)

Note: {Subject + Intransitive verb} is sufficient to make a complete sentence but {Subject + Transitive verb} is not sufficient because transitive verbs demand a direct object.

Linking Verb

A linking verb adds details about the subject of a sentence. In its simplest form, it connects the subject and the complement — that is, the words that follow the linking verb. It creates a link between them instead of showing action.

Often, what is on each side of a linking verb is equivalent; the complement redefines or restates the subject.

Generally, linking verbs are called ‘be’ verbs which are — am, is, are, was, were. However, there are some other verbs that can work as linking verbs. Those verbs are:

Act, feel, remain, appear, become, seem, smell, sound, grow, look, prove, stay, taste, turn.

Some verbs in this list can also be action verbs. To figure out if they are linking verbs, you should try replacing them with forms of the be verbs. If the changed sentence makes sense, that verb is a linking verb.

Example:

• She appears ready for the game. (She is ready for the game.)
• The food seemed delicious. (The food was delicious.)
• You look happy. (You are happy.)

Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary verbs are also called helping verbs. An auxiliary verb extends the main verb by helping to show time, tense, and possibility. The auxiliary verbs are – be verbs, have, and do.

They are used in the continuous (progressive) and perfect tenses.

Linking verbs work as main verbs in the sentence, but auxiliary verbs help main verbs.

Do is an auxiliary verb that is used to ask questions, to express negation, to provide emphasis, and more.

Example:

• Alex is going to school.
• They are walking in the park.
• I have seen a movie.
• Do you drink tea?
• Don’t waste your time.
• Please, do submit your assignments.

Modal Verbs

A modal verb is a kind of auxiliary verb. It assists the main verb to indicate possibility, potentiality, ability, permission, expectation, and obligation.

The modal verbs are can, could, must, may, might, ought to, shall, should, will, would.

 Example:

• I may want to talk to you again.
• They must play their best game to win.
• She should call him.
• I will go there.

Reflexive Verb

When the Subject and the Object are the same and the Verb reflects on the Subject, that is the Reflexive Verb. These Verbs are often used with Reflexive Pronouns like — myself, himself, herself, itself etc.

Examples: 

• He has done it himself.
• I’ll watch it myself. 

Ergative Verb

Ergative Verbs can be used as Transitive and Intransitive Verb. They are also called Labile Verb in English.

Examples:

Intransitive Verbs	Transitive Verbs
The door opens.	I opened the door.
The bell rang.	She rang the bell.
The light is fused.	They fused the lights.
The whistle blew.	Tom blew the whistle.

 Phrasal Verb

An idiomatic phrase consisting of a Verb and another element, most likely an Adverb or a Preposition is called a Phrasal Verb.

Examples:

• She broke down in tears.
• Don’t look down upon the poor.
• I’ll see to it. 

Lexical Verb

Lexical Verb is the main or principal verb of a sentence which typically takes the major responsibility of a Verb that represents the action of the Noun or Pronoun.

Examples:

• He ran to his father.
• I laughed out loud.
• Rina tried her best. 

DE-Lexical Verb

Delexical Verbs lack importance when it comes to meaning since these Verbs hardly have meanings of their own when used individually. The meaning is taken out of the Verbs and put into the Noun. Take, have, make, give etc. are Delexical Verbs.

Examples:

• He took a shower.
• I had a cold drink.
• She made some arrangements. 

Stative Verb

The Verbs that describe the state of being are called Stative or Being Verbs.

Examples:

• I need some boxes.
• You belong to the pomp and power.
• He smells danger.
• They remember what happened that day. 

Dynamic Verb

The Verbs that entail continuous or progressive action of the Subject are called Dynamic or Fientive Verbs. They express the Subject’s state of being on the move.

Examples:

• He’s running fast.
• Keep hitting the ball hard.
• The dog goes for a walk every afternoon.

Non-continuous Verb

The Verbs that are usually never used in their continuous forms are called Non-continuous Verbs.

Examples:

I like to swim.	I’m liking to swim.
I love to do the chords.	I’m loving to do the chords.
He does not hate you.	He’s hating you.
She just feels a bit dizzy, no need to worry.	She’s just feeling a bit dizzy.

 Intensive Verb

The Verbs that focus intensely on just the Subject are called Intensive Verbs. Intensive Verbs are also called Linking or Copular Verbs.

Examples:

• You seem happy.
• It appears to be just perfect.
• She looks stunning.
• He’s become rather irritable. 

Extensive Verb

All the Verbs that do not focus intensively on just the Subject (as the Intensive Verbs) of the sentence are Extensive Verbs.

Examples:

• He loves her.
• She runs too fast.
• Ron sells fish. 

Participle

A participle is a Verb form where they retain some of the characteristics and functions of both Verbs and adopt those of the Adjectives.

Examples:

Present Participle (Verb + -ing)

• Have I become a laughing stock?
• Cycling is a well-rounded exercise.

Past Participle

• I have taken a hint.
• Have you given it enough thought?

Perfect Participle (Having + Past Participle)

• Having said that, I was quite worried.
• Having stepped out of my comfort zone, I saw a whole new world.

Gerund

The Verbs having -ing endings that function like Nouns in sentences are called Gerunds.

Examples:

• Smoking is injurious to health.
• Walking is good for health.
• I love swimming.

Infinitive

The ‘to + Verb’ forms where the Verbs are at their base or stem forms while they function as Nouns, Adjectives or Adverbs instead of Verbs.

Examples:

• I wanted to help you out.
• Are you trying to go there?
• I just love to flaunt my new Ferarri.

The base form (or root) of a verb is the form listed in the dictionary. It is the version of the verb without any endings (endings such as -s, -ing, and ed).The base form is one of five verb forms in English. A base form is the simplest form of a verb, without any subject pronouns like ‘I’ or ‘we’ attached.

What is base form example?

The base form is the same as the infinitive (e.g., to walk, to paint, to think) but without the to. The base form is one of five verb forms in English.
What Is the Base Form of a Verb? (with Examples)

1	Base Form	take
2	The -S Form (also called the Third Person Singular Present Tense Form)	takes
3	Past Form	took

What is the base form of want?

Want V1 V2 V3 V4 V5, Past Simple and Past Participle Form of Want

Base Form	s/es/ies	ing Form
want	wants	wanting

What are base form in linguistics?

In English grammar, a base is the form of a word to which prefixes and suffixes can be added to create new words. For example, instruct is the base for forming instruction, instructor, and reinstruct. Also called a root or stem. Put another way, base forms are words that are not derived from or made up of other words.

What is the base form of study?

Study V1 V2 V3 V4 V5, Past Simple and Past Participle Form of Study

Base Form	Past Form	Past Participle
study	studied	studied

What is the base form of saw?

Conjugation of verb ‘Saw’

Base Form (Infinitive):	To Saw
Past Simple:	Sawed
Past Participle:	Sawn/Sawed
3rd Person Singular:	Saws
Present Participle/Gerund:	Sawing

What are the basic forms of verbs?

English verbs have five basic forms: the base, – S, -ing, past, and past participle forms. sometimes different from both.

What is a main verb example?

This term refers to the important verb in the sentence, the one that typically shows the action or state of being of the subject.The primary helping verbs are to be, to do, and to have. To better understand how helping verbs support main verbs, consider the examples below: I am driving to the beach.

What are the 3 forms of verbs?

There are 3 forms of verb

• Present.
• Past.
• Past Participle.

What is the V3 form of verb?

Irregular Verbs List

V1 Base Form	V2 Past Simple	V3 Past Participle
drive	drove	driven
drink	drank	drunk
eat	ate	eaten
fall	fell	fallen

What is a base form adjective?

adjective. /beɪs/ (bas‧er, bas‧est) (formal) not having moral principles or rules He acted from base motives.

What is the base word of application?

The base word for the word ”application” is ”apply,” which typically functions as a verb.

What is root and base?

1. A root word is the primary form of a word while a base word is a word that can stand on its own. 2. A root word may or may not have a meaning while a base word has a meaning on its own.

What is the base form of begin?

Conjugation of verb ‘Begin’

Base Form (Infinitive):	To Begin
Past Simple:	Began
Past Participle:	Begun
3rd Person Singular:	Begins
Present Participle/Gerund:	Beginning

Is study a regular verb?

Regular verbs form their past and past participle by adding ed (d).
Irregular Verbs.

Base Verb	Past	Past Participle
study	studied	studied
cook	cooked	cooked
solve	solved	solved
ask	asked	asked

What is past study form?

past tense of study is studied.

What is the V1 V2 V3 of do?

Do Past Simple, Simple Past Tense of Do Past Participle, V1 V2 V3 Form Of Do

V1 Base Form	V2 Past Simple	V3 Past Participle
do	did	done
draw	drew	drawn
dream	dreamt	dreamt
drink	drank	drunk

What is the third form of said?

Conjugation of verb ‘Say’

Base Form (Infinitive):	To Say
Past Simple:	Said
Past Participle:	Said
3rd Person Singular:	Says
Present Participle/Gerund:	Saying

What is past tense of eat?

Ate
Today we review forms of the irregular verb eat. Eat is the present simple. Ate is the past simple. Eaten is the past participle.

What are the six basic verb forms?

The six tenses are:

• Simple present.
• Present perfect.
• Simple past.
• Past perfect.
• Future.
• Future perfect.

What is formed by adding ing to the base form?

Present participle form
Present participle form of the verb is the ‘Ing’ form of verb, formed by adding ‘ing’ after the base verb.

In English grammar, the base form of a verb is its simplest form. These exist without a special ending or suffix on their own but can be changed and added onto to fit different uses and tenses. A verb’s base form is what appears in dictionary entries.

The base form is also known as the plain form, simple form, or stem. Read about how base verbs are used and modified here.

Base Verbs

Base verbs function in the present tense for first- and second-person singular perspectives (I walk and You walk) as well as all plural perspectives (We walk, You walk, and They Walk). In other words, the base form serves as the present tense form for all persons and numbers except the third-person singular, which requires the -s ending (He walks, She walks, and It walks). Additional verbs can be created by adding prefixes to a base verb, as in overthrow and undo.

The base form is certainly not restricted to the present tense. It also functions as the infinitive (with or without to-) and the present subjunctive for all persons including the third-person singular. Finally, the base form is used for the imperative mood. 

Base Verb Examples

Study these examples of base verbs in different contexts to understand their simplest applications. In the following tenses and forms, base forms require no additions or modifications.

Present Tense

The present tense is used for an action happening right now. It is one of the most straightforward tenses in English.

• When I ring the bell, you leave the room.
• «Men live in a fantasy world. I know this because I am one, and I actually receive my mail there.» -Scott Adams

Present Subjunctive

The subjunctive tense, a form used mostly in formal speech and writing, indicates an indefinite outcome.

• The music teacher insists that John sing.
• The tour guide recommends that we travel in pairs.

In the first example, though the teacher insists, John might refuse to sing. In the second, tourists may choose to disregard the recommendation.

Imperative

The imperative form is used for commands from a second-person perspective. Its implied subject is the listener or reader receiving the message. Base verbs do not need to be modified to become imperative.

• Take my car and drive yourself home.
• «Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.» -Ray Bradbury

Base Verbs as Building Blocks

As mentioned, base verbs can be combined with suffixes and/or supplemented with additional words to form more complex verbs and phrases. «Building-block» base verbs can accommodate different tenses and scenarios than base verbs alone. Here are just a few ways that base verbs are used as building blocks.

Infinitive

A base verb preceded by «to» forms an infinitive verb phrase. The addition of «to» is the only change required in this form and the verb itself does not need to be changed.

• I want to see the stars tonight.
• Chefs love to cook even more than their patrons love to eat.

Simple Past Tense

The simple past tense is used to describe an action that has already been completed and is entirely in the past.

• I walked to the store for some bread.
• She ran further than ever before.
  • Base verb: run

Past Perfect

The past perfect tense denotes an action that occurred before the most recent past action and is only slightly in the past. Most often, «had» precedes base verbs in the past perfect tense.

• I had eaten there last year on vacation, but on this year’s trip, we chose another place nearby.
• I had walked home after practice yesterday.

Present, Future, and Past Continuous

Present continuous action is still happening and incomplete. Base verbs in this form take on an -ing to become participles. 

• I am walking home from school after practice.

The same building block base verbs (participles) used in the present continuous tense can translate to the future continuous tense, a tense that describes a continuous action that has yet to occur. Note that a modal verb phrase sometimes precedes the verb phrase in this tense.

• I will be walking home from school today.
• She is going later.

The past continuous tense describes something that continued happening in the past. Notice how this is different from a completed action. Base verbs in this tense sometimes require a linking verb.

• We were walking home when Stan drove by in his truck. 

Gerunds

The -ing form or the present participle of a base verb used as a noun is called a gerund. Some words such as «painting» began as gerunds and developed into nouns. These words maintain their ability to function as verbs/gerunds as well.

• Walking is the best type of exercise.
• She couldn’t choose between swimming and painting.