1. Verbs Action, Helping, & Linking

2. Action Verb Singalong

3. Action Verbs - describe what someone or something does.
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We walk to school.
We play basketball.
Action Verbs - describe what someone or something does.

4. Action Verbs Mary sleeps on the couch.
Jason’s best friend thinks of a plan.
Ken and his mother cook dinner.
Harold finds a purple crayon.
Craig hits a baseball over the fence.

5. Helping Verbs – help the main verb describe the action.
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She has baked an apple pie.
Jason will play videogames tomorrow.
Helping Verbs – help the main verb describe the action.

6. Helping Verbs
1. James ________ fix his bicycle. (do, had, should) 2. I _______painting a picture. (will, been, am) 3. Will you _______ be planting spinach in the garden? (did, be, do) 4. The dog _______ open the door. (could, do , has)
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We were happy when it did not rain for last week’s race.
I am cold.
Linking Verbs – describe a condition. It tells us more about the subject's state of being.

8. Linking Verbs He was my best friend for years.
The rain is always cold in the winter.
The hamburgers will be ready in five minutes.
My brother seemed tired after the soccer match.
This soup tastes spicy.