Verbs Ready! Set! Go!

Definition A verb shows action Or links the subject to another word in the sentence. The verb is the main part of the predicate.

Types of Verbs Action Verbs: –An action verb tells what the subject is doing. Example: Harriet Tubman lived in Maryland as a child.

Types of Verbs Linking Verbs –A linking verb links a subject to a noun or an adjective in the predicate part of the sentence. Example: Tubman became famous. (The verb became links the adjective famous to the subject Tubman.)

Types of Verbs Helping verbs (also called auxiliary verbs) –include has, had, and have; do and did; and forms of the verb be (is, are, was, were, etc.) Example: Tubman had married before she escaped. (the verb had helps state a past action: had married.)

Verb Tenses Present tense –The present tense of a verb states an action that is happening now. –Examples: Today, we honor Tubman’s work. She serves as an inspiration for all of us.

Verb Tenses Past Tense –The past tense of a verb states an action that happened at a specific time in the past. –Example: Ms. Tubman made 19 rescue trips. She even rescued per parents.

Verb Tenses Future Tense –A verb states an action that will take place. –Example: I will remember her story forever.

Perfect Tenses Present perfect tense –The present perfect tense states an action that is still going on. –Add has or have before the past participle form of the main verb. –Example: Stories about slavery have always interested me.

Perfect Tenses Past Perfect Tense –The past perfect tense states an action that began and was completed in the past. –Add had before the past participle form of the main verb. –Example: She had served in the Civil War.

Perfect Tenses Future Perfect Tense –The future perfect tense states an action that will begin in the future and end at a specific time in the future. –Add will have before the past participle form of the main verb. –Example: I will have studied for three hours about her.

Progressive Forms Present Progressive: –The progressive form of a verb tense expresses an action that is continuing at the time referred to in the sentence. The progressive form uses the present participle of the verb with the suitable tense of the verb to be.

Progressive Forms Present Progressive continued: –In other words. The present progressive tense states an action that is not finished at the time of stating it. –Here’s how you form this tense: The helping verb + the ing form of the main verb Example: They are laughing.

Progressive Forms Past Progressive –States an action that was happening at a certain time in the past. –It can also refer to an event that took place for a limited time. Here’s how to form this tense: The helping verb + the ing form of the main verb They were laughing.

Progressive Forms Future Progressive –States an action that will take place at a specific time in the future. Here’s how to form this tense. Will + The helping verb + the ing form of the main verb Example: They. Example: They will be laughing.

Progressive Forms Present Perfect Tense: –Expresses action that began in the past but continues in the present or is completed in the present. Here’s how to form this tense. Has or have + The helping verb + the ing form of the main verb Example: They have been laughing.

Progressive Forms Past Perfect Tense –Expresses an action in the past that occurred before another past action. Here’s how to form this tense. Had + The helping verb + the ing form of the main verb Example: They had been laughing.

Progressive Forms Future Perfect Tense –Expresses action that will begin in the future and be completed by a specific time in the future. Here’s how to form this tense. Will + have or had + The helping verb + the ing form of the main verb Example: They will have been laughing.

Emphatic Form Adds emphasis to the verb. The emphatic form uses base form of the verb with the addition of do, does, or did.

Emphatic Form Present Emphatic –Uses do or does. Example: I do mow the lawn every week. Carla does work at the mall.

Emphatic Form Past Emphatic –Uses did Example: Ralph did mow the lawn while we were gone.