main verb
noun[C]
uk/ˌmeɪn ˈvɜːb/us/ˌmeɪn ˈvɝːb/in aclause, theverbthatcontainsthemeaning,comparedwith anyauxiliaryverbsthat go with it:
主要动词(句子中与助动词相比较有意义的动词)In "I should have beenstudying", "studying" is themainverb.在 I should have been studying 这个句子中,studying 是主要动词。
Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- art
- bare infinitive
- bent
- continuous
- infinitive
- non-progressive
- passive
- passivization
- pluperfect
- present
- present participle
- progressive
- subjunctive
- the active voice
- the first person
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the present continuous
- the third person
Grammar
Verbs: types
Main verbs have meanings related to actions, events and states. Most verbs in English are main verbs:…Main verbs
Main verbs have meanings related to actions, events and states. Most verbs in English are main verbs:…Linking verbs
Some main verbs are called linking verbs (or copular verbs). These verbs are not followed by objects. Instead, they are followed by phrases which give extra information about the subject (e.g. noun phrases, adjective phrases, adverb phrases or prepositional phrases). Linking verbs include:…Auxiliary verbs
There are three auxiliary verbs in English: be, do and have. Auxiliary verbs come before main verbs.…Modal verbs
The main modal verbs are:…State and action verbs
A verb refers to an action, event or state.…