Verbs!

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Verbs!
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Verbs Its what you do!Wellnot always.

• A verb can express THREE things!
• 1. Action (Its what you do.)
• 2. Condition (verbs such as look, smell,
  feel, sound, taste, grow, appear, become,
  seem, remain)
• 3. State-of-being (the 8 forms of the verb
  to be)

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State-of-What?

• The state-of-being verbs, as previously stated,
  are the 8 forms of the verb to be.
• In most languages, we can conjugate English verbs
  into their different forms
• Present Tense (right now) Past Tense (yesterday)
• I _______ hungry. I _______ hungry.
• You _______ hungry. You _______ hungry.
• He/She/It _______ hungry. He/She/It _______
  hungry.
• We _______ hungry. We _______ hungry.
• They _______ hungry. They _______ hungry.

am
was
are
were
is
was
are
were
are
were
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Forms of To Be

• More concisely, the 8 forms of the verb to be
  are
• AM, ARE, IS, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING
• AM, ARE, IS, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING
• AM, ARE, IS, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING
• AM, ARE, IS, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING
• These are always VERBS!

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Infinitives

• An infinitiveto verb
• We just learned the infinitive to be!
• Lets practice making infinitives for the
  following verbs
• running went seems
• felt jumping had
• was

to go
to seem
to run
to feel
to jump
to have
to be!
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Finding Verbs

• Identify the verbs in the following sentences.
  Remember to look for a word that could be made
  into an infinitive!
• The swimmer jumped off of the board.
• The swimmer jumped off of the board.
• The book is much better than the movie.
• The book is much better than the movie.
• This new program makes my computer faster!
• This new program makes my computer faster!
• The otters caught the first fish.
• The otters caught the first fish.
• All mammals are vertebrates.
• All mammals are vertebrates.

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What are the forms of to be again?

• AM, ARE, IS, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING
• AM, ARE, IS, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING
• AM, ARE, IS, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING
• AM, ARE, IS, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING

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Verb Phrases

• Verbs can also come in clusters. These clusters
  are called verb phrases.
• Verb phrasesauxiliary verbs main verbs
• Auxiliary verbs is just a fancy name for
  helping verbs.
• Common auxiliary verbs include
• can could, will would, shall should, may might
  must, have had has, do did does

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Warning! Warning!

• A common auxiliary verbs mistake is to mistake
  of and have.
• Of Preposition preceding a noun and pronoun
• Have Main verb (to possess) or auxiliary verb
  forming a perfect verb tense
• Using the context of each sentence, correctly
  fill in the blank with of or have.
• 1. We should __________ arrived on time. Some
  __________ us didnt find seats!
• 2. Paul would __________ brought snacks, but he
  thought that all __________ the players had
  eaten.
• 3. Which __________ you are coming to the game?
  We should __________ purchased more tickets.

of
have
have
of
of
have
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What are the auxiliary verbs again?

• can could, will would, shall should, may might
  must, have had has, do did does
• can could, will would, shall should, may might
  must, have had has, do did does
• can could, will would, shall should, may might
  must, have had has, do did does
• can could, will would, shall should, may might
  must, have had has, do did does

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Finding Verb Phrases

• She may be arriving today.
• She may be arriving today.
• I will go tomorrow.
• I will go tomorrow.
• Winifred can play the clarinet.
• Winifred can play the clarinet.
• Leroy should study consistently.
• Leroy should study consistently.
• Donald must have been late.
• Donald must have been late.

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Warning! Warning!

• Sometimes, words with verb endings (ing, s, ed,
  etc.) dont act like verbs. They act like other
  parts of speech. These are called verbals.
• There are three kinds of verbals
• 1) Gerunds Words that end in ing but function
  as a noun
• Ex Jogging is my favorite activity.
• 2) Participles Words that look like verbs but
  function as an adjective
• Ex The swimming pool is freezing.
• Ex The cracked windows let in cold air.
• 3) Infinitives Verbs that are preceded with
  to and function as a noun, adjective, or
  adverb
• Ex To succeed, one needs to practice!
• Remember, examine not just the word, but HOW IT
  FUNCTIONS!

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So why does it matter if I know what a stinkin
verb is anyway?

• 1. EVERY complete sentence needs a verb!
• For example Well-dressed and kind.
• (No verb, and therefore makes no sense!)
• She is well-dressed and kind.
• Dudley the ball to the pitcher.
• (No verb! What did he DO with the ball?)
• Dudley tossed the ball to the pitcher.

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Verbs in Writing

• 2. Try to use ACTION verbs when you can. Dont
  depend on the forms of to be excessively.
  Theyre not as vivid, visual, or effective.
  (Lazy verbs)
• For example She was nice.
• (Zzzzz.)
• She helped the old woman across the street
  and bought lemonade from a neighbor childs
  stand.
• (This SHOWS us that she is nice, and is
  therefore more visual and convincing.)

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Verbs in Writing

• 3. Avoid extensive verb phrases when possible.
  Be concise! (Less is more! Words are !)
• Your writing can become wordy, which muddles
  meaning.
• For example The ball was thrown by
  Leonard.
• Leonard threw the ball.
• The test was taken by the cadet.
• The cadet took the test.

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What are the forms of to be again?

• AM, ARE, IS, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING
• AM, ARE, IS, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING
• And the auxiliary verbs?
• can could, will would, shall should, may might
  must, have had has, do did does
• can could, will would, shall should, may might
  must, have had has, do did does

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Lets practice identifying verbs!

• Identify the verbs in the following sentences.
  Use the tricks weve just learned!
• 1. Annie went to the office early.
• 2. Some students left before the second bell.
• 3. They rode for miles on the open road.
• 4. Amy and Sarah always giggle during tests.
• 5. The two cadets were proud.
• 6. Every Thanksgiving, marching bands visit New
  York City.
• 7. The students will study for hours until they
  understand the concepts.
• 8. I usually rest on Saturdays, but am working
  this week.

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The End!
or is it?