Grammar Rules _ Speak Good English Movement

Verbs are one of the most important classes of words. They
tell us what is happening in terms of actions or the state of
affairs in a particular situation.
E.g.
• The children talk (verb) very loudly.
• My daughter is (verb) a talented artist.
All sentences require a verb. The tenses are parts of verbs
that tell you the time when the action referred to in the
sentence took place.
The base form is the basic verb form. It is so called as it has
no inflections (i.e., no endings such as -s, -ing or -ed).
This is the form of the verb that is listed in dictionary
entries. The base form of any verb can be changed into a
singular or plural, present or past tense.
E.g.
• smile (base form)
• smiles (third person singular, present tense)
• smiled (past tense)
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