There are the following types of the predicate:
| Predicate | |||
| Simple I've been waiting for you for two hours. |
Compound | ||
| Nominal She is an actress. |
Verbal | ||
| Modal You should have told me about it yesterday. He is sure to be waiting for us. (of special type) |
Aspect She began to cry. |
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The Simple Predicate is a verb in some tense, voice, person, number and mood.
I've been waiting for you for two hours.
The Compound Nominal Predicate consists of a link-verb and a predicative (the nominal part) which can be expressed with different parts of speech.
She is an actress.
We are four.
She is pretty.
That is me.
The news was terrifying. (PI)
He was drunk. (PII)
Our aim is to find him. (Infinitive)
My hobby is collecting stamps. (Gerund)
The Nominal part of the Predicate is the Predicative.
The Compound Verbal Modal Predicate consists of a modal verb plus the Infinitive. (I think...)
You should have told me about it yesterday.
There is a Compound Verbal Modal Predicate of special type. It is a Compound Verbal Modal Predicate without a modal verb:
He is sure to be waiting for us.
The Compound Verbal Aspect Predicate consists of a verb denoting the beginning, the continuation or the end of the action plus the Infinitive or the Gerund.
She began to cry.
She began crying.