Verb

A verb is the word for an action. Verbs have forms with different uses. For example, we use the past tense when talking about something that happened before now. The part of the verb in the dictionary is the infinitive. In English we often use the infinitive with the word "to" in front.

Some examples of English verbs are: to walk, to read, to write, to be. In "I often walk in the park", "walk" is the verb. But "walk" can also be the noun (a name for something), for example here: "During my walk I saw the cat." But not all nouns and verbs have the same form.

Some examples of English forms of verbs are:

• infinitive: He wants to visit his friends
• present tense: He often visits his friends
• past tense: Yesterday he visited his friends
• future tense: Maybe he will visit his friends tomorrow
• conditional mood: If he visits his friends tomorrow, perhaps ay'll go to the park.
• imperative mood: Visit your friends!