What is a verb?
Q: What is a verb?
A: A verb is a kind of word (part of speech) that tells about an action or a state. It is the main part of a sentence and every sentence has a verb.
Q: How does English use verbs?
A: In English, verbs are the only kind of word that changes to show past or present tense.
Q: Are all languages the same when it comes to verbs?
A: No, different languages can have different properties when it comes to verbs. For example, in some other languages (Chinese & Indonesian) verbs do not change for past and present tense.
Q: How many verbs are used in Basic English?
A: There are sixteen verbs used in Basic English; be, do, have, come, go, see, seem, give, take, keep, make, put send say let get.
