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 VERB  A word that states something about a person or a thing is known as verb. It is the most important word in a sentence because without it a sentence remains incomplete. It shows either action or state of a person or a thing. Read the following sentences:  Ahmed writes a letter. (Action)  Naseema is sick. (State)  In the first sentence, the word 'writes' states what Ahmed does. So it is a 'stating word' and shows action. In the second, sentence the word "is" is showing the state of Naseema.  Kinds of Verbs  There are two kinds of verbs:   1. Principal Verbs  2. Auxiliary Verbs  A principal verb expresses a meaning of its own whereas an auxiliary verb helps a principal verb to form Its voice, mood or tone. When so used, the auxiliary verb has no meaning of its own; as:  1. We have a garden.  2. We have visited the garden.  In the first sentence 'have' has its own meaning, namely, that of possession. it is, therefore, a ...