1. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 TH Tonight’s HW: Complete 18 verb Phrase Questions Warm Up: In the following sentences, state whether the verb is an action verb or a linking verb. She seems like a nice person. Brenda’s name sounds familiar. Jim plays basketball.

2. TODAY’S RIDDLE A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said "twelve." The member replied "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said "six." The member replied "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said "ten" and the man replied "five." but he was not let in. What should have he said?

3. TODAY’S ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: WHY SO TENSE? What are the different type of verb tenses beyond present, past, and future? How can control proper control of verb tense improve your writing?

4. TODAY YOU WILL: Define the different verb tenses Practice distinguishing said tenses apart from one another Practice identifying verb phrases

5. REMEMBER Action verbs tell what the subject is doing Being Verbs state existence Linking Verbs connects the subject to a descriptor Helping Verbs used with another verb to make a verb phrase

6. BEING VERBS State existence Also included as helping and linking verbs 1. am2. is3. are 4. was5. were6. be 7. being8. been

7. REMEMBER Action verbs tell what the subject is doing Being Verbs state existence Linking Verbs connects the subject to a descriptor Helping Verbs used with another verb to make a verb phrase

8. COMMON LINKING VERBS smell look taste feel remain turn appear become sound seem grow stand being verbs

9. REMEMBER Action verbs tell what the subject is doing Being Verbs state existence Linking Verbs connects the subject to a descriptor Helping Verbs used with another verb to make a verb phrase

10. COMMON HELPING VERBS shall had will has should do would did could must can may have verbs of being

11. Verb Tense Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

12. PRESENT Expresses action or existence that is happening now or that happens continually, regularly. Ex.: The universe is gigantic. Ex.: It takes my breath away.

13. PAST Expresses action or existence that is completed at a particular time in the past. Ex.: Galileo, an Italian scientist, was the first scientist to use a telescope. This only landed him in hot water with the Flat Earth Society.

14. FUTURE Expresses action that will take place. Ex.: When will the universe end? Ex.: What mysteries will be solved in the twenty first century?

15. PRESENT PERFECT Expresses action that began in the past but continues or is completed in the present. Ex.: I have wondered for some time how the stars got their names. Many stars have been named after the gods of ancient times. Key helping verb- have

16. PAST PERFECT expresses action that began in the past and was completed in the past. Ex.: I had hoped to see a shooting star on our camping trip. Ex.: I had tried to ace the test, but found out I got two wrong. Key helping verb- had

17. FUTURE PERFECT Expresses action or existence that will begin in the future and will be completed by a specific time in the future. Ex.: By the twenty-first century, we will have found the answers to many of our questions. Key helping verb- will

18. LET’S PRACTICE A LITTLE 1.Tara had been watching the program. _______________________________________________ 2.Judy is becoming a good tennis player. _______________________________________________ 3.Terry will be playing her guitar in the show. ___________________________________________

19. LET’S CLOSE THIS OUT WITH A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE 1.Brian should have mowed the lawn. _________________________________________________ 2.I am learning to speak Spanish. _____________________________________________________ 3.Joe will memorize the speech by tomorrow. __________________________________________

20. CLOSURE….DEFINE EACH TENSE Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

21. TONIGHT’S HW 18 Verb Phrase Questions You have the rest of class time to get started