
## What is a Verb Checker?

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_INK's Verb Finder_

As the name implies, a **verb checker** is an online **grammar tool**
that helps identify and correct common verb mistakes. Along with
assisting writers in creating [a better essay or
article](https://blog.inkforall.com/writing-techniques), a good **verb
tense checker** is also easy to use. Simply type or paste your text, and
let the grammar correction tool handle the rest. In the end, you would
have saved a lot of time and energy. More importantly, you would have
avoided the most common verb mistakes.

The **English language** comes with tons of grammar rules. Whether it's
a subject-verb agreement or misplaced modifiers, you have to follow
various guidelines when writing just about anything.

Luckily, one of the best ways to identify correct grammar is to review
examples of bad grammar. But, before we delve into the most common verb
mistakes, let's begin with some simple introductions.

## What are Verbs?

[Verbs](https://blog.inkforall.com/verb-tenses) are words that in syntax
conveys an action, an occurrence, or a state of being. Simply put, they
are words that describe what a subject is doing. We can inflect
**verbs** to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice. A verb can agree with
a person, gender, or number for some of its arguments. When combined
with nouns, verbs can tell a story of what took place, what is taking
place, and what will take place.

One of the first rules of grammar you probably learned is "verbs are
action words." That means, they indicate the part of the sentence which
explains the action that's taking place.

In the sentence: "He **eats** cheeseburger on Sundays," the action part
is "eats," and that makes it the **verb**.

However, not all **verbs** are identifiable as actions. Instead, they
could describe a state of being, emotion, possession, sense, or
opinions. Examples of such **non-action verbs** include love, agree,
feel, am, have, etc.

## Eight Types of Verbs and Examples

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### 1. Action Verbs

As you may have guessed, **action verbs** express specific actions. So,
we use them to either show action or discuss someone that's doing
something.

With that said, the action doesn't have to be physical. Examples of
action verbs include run, dance, slide, jump, think, do, go, stand, etc.

**Examples**:

- I **run** faster than Barry.
- She **thinks** about painting all day.
- He **does** it well.

### 2. Stative Verbs

**Stative verbs** express a state, from thoughts, emotions,
relationships, senses, measurement, and state of being.

Unlike action verbs, this form of **verbs** describes things that are not
actions. In the sentence: "Tony **disagrees** with Steve's analysis,"
disagree is a **stative verb** since it describes Tony's state of being
— disagreement.

**Examples**:

- I **believe** Steve is right.
- Natasha **doubts** the captain's opinion.
- We **wanted** the doctor's opinion.

### 3. Transitive Verb

**Transitive verbs** almost always express doable activities that have a
direct effect on something or someone else. In other words, there's a
direct object which could also be a **noun** or **pronoun**.

In sentences with transitive verbs, someone or something is receiving
the action of the verb. Examples of such verbs include maintain,
believe, tolerate, respect, love, etc.

**Example**:

- Tony ate the cheeseburger.

The **transitive verb** here is "ate." Since Tony is acting, he's the
subject. Meanwhile, the cheeseburger is the direct object.

**Examples**:

- Jarvis **kicked** him
- He **punches** Jarvis
- They **sold** the ring

### 4. Intransitive Verb

An **intransitive verb** is also **action verbs** that express doable
activities. However, unlike the **transitive verbs**, there's no direct
object following an **intransitive verb**.

**Example**:

- We **traveled** to Houston.

The **intransitive verb** is "traveled," while the word "we" is the
subject. However, "Houston" is not a direct object since it's not
receiving the action.

**Examples**:

- Barry **arrived** with moments to spare
- Bruce **sat** way from the others.
- Lex **eats** before leaving for work.

Note that some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive. These
include change, stop, start, leave, live, etc.

### 5. Auxiliary Verb

Think of **auxiliary verbs** as helping **verbs**. We use them together
with a main **verb**to express tense, voice, or mood. The most common
examples of **auxiliary verbs**include are, be, do, and have.

**Example**:

- Snow White **has**eaten the apple.

Here, the **auxiliary verb** "has" expresses the tense.

**Examples**:

- We **did**consider Ned's feelings.
- James **is**going to school.
- I **have**seen the movie.

We could also combine **auxiliary verbs** with words like "not" and
"never" to create negative statements.

**Example**:

- We **are never** getting back together.

### 6. Modal Verb

A **modal verb** is a type of **auxiliary verb**. It assists the **main
verb** to express possibility, potentiality, permission, ability,
expectations, and obligation.

Examples of **modal verbs** include are, could, must, may, should, ought
to, will, would, might, etc.

**Examples**:

- Morgan **can** eat a lot of cheeseburgers
- Tony **might** eat that cheeseburger before Pepper gets home
- Morgan **might** eat as many cheeseburgers as she wants

### 7. Phrasal Verb

As you may have guessed, a **phrasal verb** has more than one word.
Instead, it combines the main **verb** with another word — either a
[preposition](https://blog.inkforall.com/types-of-prepositions) or a
part icle — to take on different meanings.

Examples of **phrasal verbs** include bring up, look forward to, point
out, makeup, break-in, run out, go all out, etc.

**Examples**:

- Peter **looked forward to** the homecoming.
- He **made up** stories all the time.
- You **have to** break the window to break-in.

### 8. Regular and Irregular Verbs

In English, **verbs**can also be regular or irregular, depending on how
they form their past and **past participle**.

**Regular verbs** take on a consistent spelling pattern of adding "-ed"
to their past simple and **past participle verbs**.

**Examples**:

- Walk - Walked - Walked.
- Work - Worked - Worked.
- Dance - Danced - Danced.

**Irregular verbs**, on the other hand, don't take on these regular
spelling patterns. Instead, their past and past participle take
different forms.

**Examples**:

- Put - Put - Put
- Sit - Sat - Sat
- Drink - Drank - Drunk.

Later, we'll delve into how a **verb tense checker** can help improve
your understanding of how verbs work. First, let's consider the common
**verb errors** in English.

## What are the Common Types of Verb Errors?

The subject-verb agreement error might be one of the most common **verb
errors** in English. Other standard errors include **compound verbs**
and [**parallelism**](https://blog.inkforall.com/parallelism) **errors**,
as well as **irregular verbs** and **conjugation oddities**.

### Subject-Verb Agreement Errors

A **subject-verb agreement error** occurs when a verb case doesn't agree
with the subject of its clause.

For example, such an error can occur when there are many words between
the subject and the **verb**. Consider the sentence: The house on the
street with the canopy of shady trees **are** too expensive.

Using the word "are" causes an agreement error. The correct sentence
should be: The house on the street with the canopy of shady trees
**is**too expensive.

**Subject-verb errors** can also occur when a writer loses sight of the
**conjunctions** that join two or more subject **nouns**. This usually
happens when the sentence involves (n)either and (n)or.

**Incorrect**:

- Either my Charles or Logan **have** the cookbook my grandmother
  wrote.

**Correct**:

- Either my Charles or Logan **has** the cookbook my grandmother wrote.

### Irregular Verbs and Conjugation Errors

**Conjugation** refers to how **verbs** are inflected or pronounced based
on the subject's gender, number, mood, or person. As you may have
guessed, **verbs** in English have rules for conjugation.

For example, the conjugated form of the **verb** shop is regular and
steady.

**Examples**:

- Shop, shops, shopped, shopping, will have been shopping, to shop, go
  shopping, etc.

However, the conjugated form of the most common word in English, "be,"
is far from regular and dependable. Like many other words, its base form
changes based on the tense.

**Examples**:

- Be, is, was, were, being, will have been

There are hundreds of other confusing **irregular verbs** like "be." One
way to avoid the confusion altogether is to commit their different
conjugation to memory. Alternatively, you could use a **verb tense
checker**.

### Compound Verbs and Parallelism Errors

When you use two or more **verbs** in the same clause, they should share
the same conjugation to be parallel to one another.

However, writers sometimes mix irregular verbs with regular ones, and it
all gets confusing.

**Incorrect**:

- At that time, Jack had sought, but as yet not got, the full-time job
  in marketing she wanted.

Although the sentence may sound correct, it contains a conjugation
error. Since "had sought" is in the past [perfect
tense](https://blog.inkforall.com/past-perfect), the word "got" should
be in the same tense for the **verbs** to be parallel.

**Correct**:

- At that time, Jack had sought, but as yet not gotten, the full-time
  job in marketing she wanted.

It sounds a bit confusing, we know. Luckily for you, a **verb tense
checker** can help you understand these **verb tenses**.

## The Benefits of Using INK Verb Checker

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### 1. Identify Your Mistakes in Seconds

**INK verb checker** is designed to improve your writing. A human editor
could spend hours proofreading to identify possible **verb errors** in
your article or essay. Meanwhile, this verb tense checker can detect and
highlight these errors immediately.

What's more, it will tell you how to correct these common verb mistakes.

### 2. INK Verb Tense Checker Saves Money

If you can't afford to hire an editor or proofreader, you're in luck.
This grammar checker tools can offer a similar service in record time.
What's more, you don't have to pay to use it.

Even if you can afford an editor, you might not be comfortable with
hiring a third-party to proofread your work, and that's fine. Let this
**verb tense checker** do that heavy-lifting.

### 3. It's Good for Business

As an executive, sending an error-free text, messages, website content,
or other materials to customers is an essential part of the business.

Your potential customers will judge your credibility based on your
writing. As such, you need a **verb tense checker** to avoid common
mistakes and ensure flawless writing.

### 4. A Great Way to Learn

**INK verb checker** provides a great way to understand how
**verbs** work. This is especially true if you're not a native English
speaker.

Also, writers with dyslexia or hyperactivity, burdened with the
inability to concentrate on their work, can use it. The **verb tense**
checker is a quick way to identify and correct possible **verb errors**
in their writings.

### Read More: [Linking Verbs: Easy Examples And Tricks To Identify Them](https://blog.inkforall.com/linking-verbs)
