VERBS: not just 'doing' words

Verbs can change their tense (eg past, present and future)                   
She sang well. 
She sings well. 
She will sing well.

Verbs can be simple (one word)  or compound (more than one word).                    
He reads.                                 
He is reading

Verbs are conjugated (change their form according to the person they apply to).
I swim                                                           
you swim                                                       
he she/she/it swims               
we swim
you (plur) swim
they swim

I am                                                              
you are                                     
he/she it is                           
we  are 
you (plur) are
they are
​
Verbs are active or  passive.
The dog bit the man (active)
The man was bitten by the dog. (passive)

Verbs are transitive (they have a direct object) or intransitive (they have no direct object).  Dictionaries may show this with the abbreviations vt or ​vi.
I read a book. (transitive)
I exist. (intransitive
                     
                     

Verb Game

Tenses