1. VERBS

2. What is a Verb?
A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being.

3. Action Verb
An action verb is a verb that expresses either physical or mental activity.
EX: John and I hiked for several miles.

4. Regular/Irregular verbs Change the irregular verbs below to past tense forms of each.
arise
Breed
Build
Catch
Creep
Draw
Eat
Fall
Feed Go
Grow
Upset
Withdraw
Keep
Know
Lead
Leave
Make
Meet
Outdo
Oversee
Partake
Proofread
Put
Run
Sleep
Throw
Write

5. Helping Verbs
A helping verb helps the main verb express action or a state of being.
EX: People have celebrated birthdays in many different ways.

6. Jingle Bell Tune Helping Verbs, Helping Verbs There are 23
Am is are was and were Click here to listen
Being been and be
Have has had
Do does did
Shall will should and would
There are five more helping verbs
May might must can could

7. Linking Verbs
A linking verb expresses the state of being. It connects or links the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject.
EX: The old house looked deserted.
TIP: Replace the verb with an “=“
If it makes sense, then it’s a linking verb.

8. Verb Tense The tense of a verb shows time. 3 different tenses Present
Past
Future

9. Present Tense
Shows action that happens now or action that happens over and over.

10. Past Tense
Tells that something took place in the past.

11. Future Tense Tells that something will happen in the future.
Add “will” to the main verb to make it future tense.

12. Perfect Tense
The perfect tense of a verb shows the continuation or completion of an action.
Use a form of HAVE.
3 perfect tenses
Present perfect
Past perfect
Future perfect

13. Present Perfect
Shows action that started to happen sometime before now or action that is still happening.
Example: Ms. Basone has started her lesson already.

14. Past Perfect Shows action that happened before another past action.
Example: By lunch time, I had finished my BACON.

15. Future Perfect
Shows action that will be completed before and stated time in the future.
Example: I will have done the homework before get home.

16. Direct Objects
A noun or pronoun or word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb.
EX: She worked the clay with her hands.

17. Transitive Verbs
A transitive verb expresses an action directed towards a person, place, thing, or idea. (DIRECT OBJECT)
Ingrid left her sneakers in the gym.

18. Intransitive Verbs
An intransitive verb expresses an action(or tells something about the subject) without the action passing to a receiver or object. (NO DIRECT OBJECT)
EX: The runner stretched before the race.

19. Verb Phrase Contains: One main verb One or more helping verbs
Sometimes---is interrupted by another part of speech (mostly adverbs and adjectives)
Example: Ms. Basone will not touch birds under any circumstance.