Verbs and Voices in English Grammar
Verbs are action words that describe what a subject does, is, or feels. Voice indicates the relationship between the action of a verb and its participants.
Verbs
Regular and Irregular Verbs
Actions and States
Auxiliary Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Ditransitive Verbs
Ergative Verbs
Complex Transitive Verbs
Linking Verbs
Dummy Verbs
Catenative Verbs
Reflexive Verbs
Voices
Active Voice
Passive Voice
Causatives
Archaic Verb Conjugation
Be
What Are Verbs and Voices?
Almost every sentence requires a verb. In the English language, the basic form of the verb is called the infinitive.
Verbs have different tenses: 'present,' to indicate that an action is being carried out; past,' to indicate that an action has been done; 'future,' to indicate that an action will be done.
The 'voice' of a verb shows whether the subject of the verb is doing the action of the verb or whether the action is being done on the subject. The two most common voices are the active voice (as in "I saw the car") and the passive voice (as in "The car was seen by me").
Remember verbs can be conjugated depending on the subject or the tense.