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Ch Verb
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Opening Activity
Name at least six different verbs that could be associated with attending college.
For example: Read
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Answers
Name at least six different verbs that could be associated with attending college.
Read
Print
Study
Type
Annotate
Create
Draw
Edit
Erase
Calculate
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Learning Outcomes
By the time you finish reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to:
Recognize and use
LO1 Classes of Verbs
LO2 Number and Person
LO3 Voice
L04 Basic Tenses
L05 Progressive-Tense Verbs
L06 Perfect-Tense Verbs
L07 Verbals
L08 Verbals as Objects
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Verb Classes
Verbs - show action or states of being
Action Verbs - word that expresses action
Gerald exited the room quickly.
Transitive Verb - action verb that transfers action to a direct object
Gerald forgot his notebook in the classroom.
Intransitive verb - action verb that does not transfer action to a direct object
Gerald ran.
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Verb Classes
Linking verb - verb that connects the subject with a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective in the predicate
Dr. Hoff is substituting for the teacher.
Helping (auxiliary) verb - verb that works with a main verb to form some tenses, mood, and voice
Dr. Hoff is substituting for the teacher, and he will help the class solve a particularly challenging problem.
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7. Number and Person of Verb
Number - singular or plural
When Angie boards the bus, she pays the fare.
When Angie and Angus board the bus, they pay the fare.
Person - whether the subject is:
speaking (I, we), is being
spoken to (you), or is being
spoken about (he, she, it, they)
I am thrilled about my new roommate
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Voice of the Verb
The voice of the verb indicates whether the subject is acting or being acted upon.
An active voice means that the subject is acting.
A passive voice means that the subject is acted on.
Rachel drove to the theater before midnight. (ACTIVE)
Rachel was driven to the theater before midnight. (PASSIVE)
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9. Present and Future Tense Verbs
Present tense verbs - indicate that action is happening right now.
In the corridor, two students argue.
Future tense verbs - indicate that action will happen later on.
In the corridor, two students will argue.
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Past Tense Verbs
Past tense verbs - indicate that action happened in the past.
Most verbs form their past tense by adding ed. If the word ends in a silent e, drop the e before adding ed.
Love - loved
If the word ends in a consonant before a single vowel and the last syllable is stressed, double the final consonant before adding ed.
Occur - Occurred
If the word ends in a y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i before adding ed.
Hurry - hurried
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11. Progressive Tense Verbs
Progressive tense - indicates that action is ongoing.
The progressive tense is formed by using a helping verb along with the ing form of the main verb.
I am watching the television show about identify theft.
I am noticing the types of information which may be venerable to criminals.
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Perfect Tense Verbs
Perfect tense - indicates that action is completed.
Perfect tense is formed by using a helping verb along with the past tense form of the main verb.
In the past two years, I had written more than fifteen papers for my English class.
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Verbals
Verbal - is formed from a verb but functions as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.
A gerund is formed from a verb ending in ing, and it functions as a noun.
Jumping increases the heart rate.
A participle is formed from a verb ending in ing or ed, and it functions as an adjective.
Energized, I jumped up and down the stairs.
An infinitive is formed from to and a present tense verb, and it functions as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.
To jump up and down the stairs increases the heart rate.
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Verbals as Objects
Verbs that express facts are followed by gerunds.
I know that sleeping eight hours per day is healthy.
Verbs that express intentions, hopes, and desires are followed by infinitives.
I want you all to try to sleep eight hours every night.
Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive.
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Closing Activity
Turn these irregular, past tense verbs into present tense verbs.
Caught
Chose
Broke
Blew
Began
Bought
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Answers
Turn these irregular, past tense verbs into present tense verbs.
Caught - catch
Chose - choose
Broke - break
Blew - blow
Began - begin
Bought - buy
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