VERBS

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VERBS
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What is a Verb?

• A verb is a word that expresses action or a state
  of being.

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Action Verb

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

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Regular/Irregular verbsChange 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

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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.

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• Helping Verbs, Helping Verbs
• There are 23
• Am is are was and were
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• 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

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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 its a linking verb.

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Verb Tense

• The tense of a verb shows time.
• 3 different tenses
• Present
• Past
• Future

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Present Tense

• Shows action that happens now or action that
  happens over and over.

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Past Tense

• Tells that something took place in the past.

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Future Tense

• Tells that something will happen in the future.
• Add will to the main verb to make it future
  tense.

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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

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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.

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Past Perfect

• Shows action that happened before another past
  action.
• Example By lunch time, I had finished my BACON.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.