##  [Using verbs: Introduction](/hypergrammar-2/using-verbs)

##  Avertissement

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The [verb](what-is-a-verb) is perhaps the most important part of the [sentence](subject-and-predicate#sentence). A verb or [compound verb](compound-verbs) asserts something about the [subject](subject-and-predicate#subject) of the sentence and expresses actions, events or states of being.

In each of the following examples, the verb or compound verb is highlighted.

| Example | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Dracula *bites* his victims on the neck. | The verb *bites* describes the action Dracula takes. |
| In early October, Giselle *will plant* twenty tulip bulbs. | Here the compound verb *will plant* describes an action that will take place in the future. |
| My first teacher *was* Miss Crawford, but I *remember* the principal Mr. Weatherbee more vividly. | The verb *was* identifies a particular person and the verb *remember* describes a mental action. |

This module describes the various types of verbs and verbals. It also discusses verbs tenses and moods.

##  The details

- [Compound verbs - Next Page](compound-verbs)
- [Auxiliary verbs](auxiliary-verbs)
- [Transitive and intransitive verbs](transitive-and-intransitive-verbs)
- [Linking verbs](linking-verbs)
- [Verbals](verbals)
- [Forming and using verb tenses](forming-and-using-verb-tenses)
- [Frequently confused verbs](frequently-confused-verbs)
- [Using verb tenses](using-verb-tenses)
- [Using verb tenses in sequence](using-verb-tenses-in-sequence)
- [Using verb moods](using-verb-moods)
- [Review exercise: Transitive and intransitive verbs](review-transitive-and-intransitive-verbs)
- [Review exercise: Linking verbs](review-linking-verbs)
- [Review exercise: Verb tenses](review-verb-tenses)
- [Review exercise: Frequently confused verbs](review-frequently-confused-verbs)
- [Review exercise: Verb moods](review-verb-mood)

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