Verbs Guide For Understanding English Tenses

What is a verb?

Selecting the correct verb tense and conjugating verbs correctly could be confusing in English. Before starting to learn English tenses, first thing is learning verbs.

Most verbs are action words. They tell you what people animals or things are doing.


The words am, is, are are also verbs, but they are not action words. They are the simple present tense of the verb be. Use am with the pronoun I, and is with the pronouns he, she and it. Use are with the pronouns you, we and they.

You can check the chart below for English tenses verb usage.