English Lesson: Verbs

What are the 3 types of verbs? Action Verbs Linking Verbs Helping Verbs

What is an Action Verb? They are used to show action. They are expressing action by an animal, force of nature, person or a thing can do. An action verb indicates something happening in a sentence. Examples: running, singing, dancing. Example sentence: “David reached for his water because he was thirsty.

What is a Linking Verb? Linking verbs do not express any action. Linking verbs are often in the form “to be” . They connect the subject and the verb together. Example: I was cold.

What is a Helping Verb? A verb that helps combine with the main verb to help it express tense, mood and voice. Here is the list of helping verbs: Be, have, am, are, is, was, were, has, had, do, shall, will, may, can, ought, and must. Example: Tim should do his homework.

Question one: Addition problems are fun to do. Select the LINKING verb in the above sentence.

Answer: Are.

Question two: Then he delivers a speech. Name the ACTION verb in the following sentence.

Answer: Delivers.

Question three: Matt was helping Michael. Name the HELPING verb in the following sentence.

Answer Was.

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