What’s an Auxiliary Verb?
A verb used with another verb in order to create present participles
Examples: Am, Is, Are, Been, Had, Will, Be
What’s a Modal auxiliary verb?
A verb that joins with a main verb to show the degree of commitment toward an event or person that a speaker holds
Examples: Should, Would, Could
What’s a Modal verb?
A verb that expresses a degree of either possibility or necessity
Examples: Might, May, Can, Need
What’s a Phrasal Verb?
A verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates meaning different from the original verb
Examples: Grow up, Run away, Break down
What’s a Stative Verb?
A word that represents a process that is often only mental
Examples; Own, Smell, Know, Cost
What’s an Active Verb?
A word that represents an physical action
Example: Jump, Run, Kill, Sleep
