What are PREDICATIVE verbs

When we want to write a sentence or express ourselves orally we need to use different types of words that help us create a complete meaning of it. Verbs are one of the most important words in a sentence, since they allow us to express the action that the subject performs. Within this category of words we can find different types. In this lesson from a TEACHER we will focus on what what are predicative verbs and their examples to help you better identify and understand them.

We can define in a general way a verb as a grammatical category that is part of a sentence. Through verbs we can express the actions carried out by a subject, their condition, their achievement, their existence or the state in which they are.

So within these types of words we can find different categories, as they are:

• Copulative verbs: the copulative verbs are; be, be and seem. These, by themselves, do not imply an action, but tend to function as a link between the subject and the attribute, pointing out some of its characteristics. We can see it clearly in this sentence:
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  Miguel is tall. The verb to be functions here as a union between two parts of the sentence, specifically the subject and the attribute, which in this case shows us a characteristic of the subject.
• Predicative verbs: here we find the rest of the verbs.

In this case, we want to focus on what are predicative verbs. These are those words that serve to express an action, a process or a state that has been carried out or supported by a subject.

Predicative verbs have full meaning and show actions carried out by a noun. In other words, verbs of this type have lexical content and they always express a complete idea. Let's look at an illustrative example of a predicative verb in the following sentence:

Michael I buy muffins at his neighborhood bakery.

In this case the verb to buy it is predicative, that is, it has a complete meaning, it tells us who has performed the action, that is, the subject.

As we have already pointed out, it is easier to know what copulative verbs are, than to learn a complete list of verbs that are predicative. Here are some examples in sentences so you can easily identify them. We will show them in bold so that you have no doubt what they are and clearly see their functions within the sentence.

• Ana under immediately to the street.
• Me I did that drawing last year.
• My brother it lives In Andalucia.
• The man he has left His car on the second floor of the supermarket parking lot.
• Antonio speaks with his mother about what happened to her at work.
• Carmen knows a lot on that topic.
• You will operate tomorrow afternoon at the hospital.
• I have solved the problem without help.
• Sunrise She will come back this early afternoon.
• Carmen and me We travel to the mountains every summer.
• Angel it lives life her way.
• Esther she said goodbye.
• That boy runs with his dog in the garden.
• We ate very good in the restaurant.
• Not I've slept nothing.
• I was strolling in the park on winter afternoons.
• I have three colored tables in the loft.
• Alberto suspended driving test again.
• Stephanie has participated in several marathons.
• The truck transported all the furniture from the move to the new house.
• Car was hindering the step in the middle of the road.
• Not yet has arrived to home.
• Tea I will inform when you call.
• That man scam to the old man
• he carried years watching him.
• Beatriz he came back from her trip to America on Friday.
• We get something special that night.
• They moved the living room furniture.
• They planned a very entertaining excursion for all the elementary school students.
• Humidity he rusted the screws on the patio door.
• Manuel was like a lot of surf with her boat on the lake.
• The baby cried in his cradle.
• Water boils at 100 degrees.
• He always you have judged like a criminal.
• Before you hakissed in a very loving way on the forehead.
• The stars shine high in the sky like little incandescent bulbs.
• The whole entourage crossed the rickety wooden bridge.
• Children collect super hero stickers.
• Pillar he has created an ingenious hydraulic system.
• The group will record his video clip next February.
• His house stand out over the rest of the neighborhood.
• Marine I expected a signal desperately.
• The ship will she sank hopelessly in the rough waters of the sea.

You have seen that predicative verbs and their examples are everywhere. They are easy to find in any sentence. We hope that this lesson has helped you understand them better and we invite you to continue discovering more content in our section on Spanish language.