1. Verbs in Action or Being

2. Verbs show action or state of being.

3. Verbs show action or state of being.
action (something someone or something can do)
jump
walk
offer
play
see
roar
eat
collide
purr
roll
rain
descend

4. Verbs show state of being.
To be am is
are
was
were be
been
and sometimes being

5. Verbs show action. Name the verb in the sentence.
Ms. Finney
verb
Ms. Finney offered tutoring sessions after school.
What did Ms. Finney do?
offered

6. Verbs show action. Name the verb in the sentence.
John
verb
John walks to the park every day before lunch.
John …
walks

7. Verbs show action. Name the verb in the sentence.
Susan
Name the verb in the sentence. a n d
David
verb
Susan and David play softball every summer.
What do Susan and David do?
play

8. Verbs show action. Name the verbs in the sentence.
Colleen a n d
verb
Colleen ate lunch and talked with her friends for the last hour.
verb
What did Colleen do?
ate
talked

9. State of Being
Whenever you see am, is , are, was, were, be, or been in a sentence, you know it is a verb.

10. State of Being
Whenever you see am, is , are, was, were, be, or been in a sentence, you know it is a verb.
Name the verb in the sentence.
John
verb
John is the team’s captain.
John … is

11. State of Being
Whenever you see am, is , are, was, were, be, or been in a sentence, you know it is a verb.
Name the verb in the sentence.
John
verb
John was about to eat his lunch.
John …
was

12. Verbs and Simple Predicate
Like two (2) can be called a rational, integer, whole, or natural number, verbs also have another name – simple predicate.

13. Verbs and Simple Predicates
Name the verbs in the sentence.
two
Verb
(simple predicate)
Like two (2) can be called a rational, integer, whole,
or natural number, verbs also have another name
– simple predicate.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Like
verbs
Verb
(simple predicate)
two …?
can be called
verbs …?
have

14. Diagramming Sentences
… so the verb and the simple predicate are the same.
Verb
Simple predicate
The verb (simple predicate) belongs right next to the vertical line
that crosses the horizontal line.
Verbs are always written on straight lines.