1. Verbs
Chapter 14

2. Verbs
An action verb tells what action someone or something is performing/doing.
Ex)
Father carries the ladder.
The ship chugged into the harbor.
I believe it will snow.
Sandor remembered to bring his puzzle.
Some action verbs, such as carries or chugged, can be seen.
Some actions, such as believe or remembered, cannot be seen.

3. Linking verbs
A linking verb is a verb that connects a subject with a word that describes or identifies it.
Ex)
Sheridan was a union general.
The winners were tony and i.
We felt extremely tired after all our running.

4. Am
Can be
Has been
Are
Could be
Have been Is
May be
Had been
Was
Might be
Could have been
Were
Must be
May have been
Am being
Shall be
Might have been
Are being
Should be
Must have been
Is being
Will be
Shall have been
Was being
Would be
Should have been
Were being
Will have been
Would have been

5. Other linking verbs
Several other verbs also function as linking verbs.
They connect parts of a sentence in the same way as the forms of be.
Ex)
The chief remained calm during the battle.

6. Appear
Look
Sound
Become
Remain
Stay
Feel
Seem
Taste
Grow
Smell
turn

7. Action or linking verb
Some verbs can be used either as linking verbs or action verbs.
Ex)
The water looked polluted. (looked links water to polluted)
The inspectors looked at the water. (the inspectors performed an action)
The people grew unhappy. (grew links people and unhappy)
The people grew poor crops. (the people performed an action)

8. Cont.
To test whether a verb is a linking verb or an action verb, replace the verb with is, am, or are.
If the sentence still makes sense, then the verb is a linking verb.
Ex)
The people are unhappy. (are is a linking verb)

9. Helping verbs
Helping verbs are added before another verb to make a verb phrase.
Notice how these helping verbs change the meaning of the verb run.
Ex)
Run might have run
Had run should have run
Will have run will be running
Forms of Be are often used as helping verbs.

10. Heling verbs
Main verb Am
Growing
Has been
Warned
Was being
Told
Will be
Reminded
Will have been
Waiting Is
Opening
Trained
Should be
Written
Had been
Sent
Might have been
played

11. Other helping verbs Helping verbs Main verbs Verb phrase Do Remember
Has
Written
Has written
would
Hope
Would hope
Shall
See
Shall see
Can
Believe
Can believe
Could
finish
Could finish

12. Cont.
Sometimes the words in a verb phrase are separated by other words such as not or certainly.
The parts of the verb phrase in certain types of questions may also be separated.
Ex)
She could certainly have thought that was hers.
This has not happened before.
Marie has certainly not contacted us.
He had carefully kept all the records.
Did you ever expect to see an elephant?

13. Cont. When will we open our presents?
can they really build their own home?
They must not have taken the bus.
Would you ever want to go skiing?