What are all the words that make up a complete list of linking verbs in English? My English teacher from what I can remember listed them as follows, am I missing any?
- is • am • are • was • were • be • been • being
- have • has • had
- do • does • did
- may • might
- must
- can • could
- will • would
- shall • should
- seem • become • appear • look • smell • taste • sound • feel
(Thank You Mr. Weber of Era, Texas for being the best English teacher in the world.)
Best Answer
In your list, only the various forms of be (the first eight) and become, seem, appear, look, smell, taste, sound and feel are copular verbs. Others include remain, keep, stay, get, go, come, grow, prove, turn, turn out, end up and wind up.