Verbs are doing words, and in Chinese, just like in English, they're used to denote an action performed by someone or something.
Anything you do or anyone else does, needs a verb so that you can do it. You can't run without verbs, you can't sing without verbs. Let's face it, without verbs you just can't do anything at all.
Love, breathe, live... All verbs.
唱
chàng
to sing
跳舞
tiàowǔ
to dance
做梦
zuòmèng
to dream
跑
pǎo
to run
看
kàn
to see
害怕
hàipà
to fear
Chinese verbs do not have tenses. In other words, the form of verbs never changes, regardless the change of time. They remain the same if they are actions of the past, present or future, if they are active or passive voices.
Instead of changing the form of verbs when talking about past, present or future actions, Chinese people put a particular time phrase in the sentences to indicate the different time.
昨天我去看电影了。
Zuótiān wǒ qù kàn diànyǐng le。
I went and watched a movie yesterday. (Literal: Yesterday I go see movie already.)
现在我正在看电影。
Xiànzài wǒ zhèngzài kàn diànyǐng。
I am watching a movie right now. (Literal: Now I currently watch movie.)
明天我要去看电影。
Míngtiān, wǒ yào qù kàn diànyǐng。
Tomorrow, I will go and watch a movie. (Literal: Tomorrow I want go to watch movie.)
More verbs …
去
qù
to go
来
lái
to come
去了
qùle
went (literal: to go already)
走路
zǒulù
to walk
游泳
yóuyǒng
to swim
滑雪
huáxuě
to ski
站起来
zhànqilai
to stand up
喜欢
xǐhuān
to like
我喜欢他。
Wǒ xǐhuān tā。
I like him.
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