VERB TERMINOLOGY - Match the definition to the terminology

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.

The verbs be, have and do when used with a main verb to form questions, negatives, tenses etc. e.g. He has come. He doesn't work.
A verb that joins a subject to a complement e.g.That car looks fast. I feel a fool
A verb expressing a state.
It cannot be used in the continuous aspect e.g. He likes coffee NOT He is liking coffee
A verb expressing an action.
It can be used in both simple aspect and continuous aspect e.g. He speaks English. He is speaking now
A group of verbs (e.g. can, must) used with an infinitive to express such things as possibility or necessity e.g. I can go
A verb which forms the past simple and past participle with the stem + ed - e.g. walk - walked - walked
A verb which does not form the past simple and past participle with the regular 'ed' ending. e.g. sit - sat - sat

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Author: Jill Cosh, Anglia Ruskin University