direct verb

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English

Noun

Examples

"He listens to the radio." (third-person singular; active indicative present simple)
"He has been listening to the radio." (third-person singular; active indicative present perfect progressive/present perfect continuous)
"He will have been listening to the radio." (third-person singular; active indicative future perfect progressive/future perfect continuous)

direct verb (plural direct verbs)

(grammar) A verb that agrees in person and number with the subject of a clause, by conjugation. Conjugation is a form of inflection.

Usage notes

The direct verb only has meaning in the simple tenses .
In all other instances, it indicates a sentence's mood or tense.

Translations

A verb that agrees in person and number with the subject of a clause, by conjugation

Dutch: persoonsvorm (nl) m

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