Download Verbs!

Verbs!
What is a verb?
• A verb shows action as well as a state of
being.
• I am tired.
• I am a teacher.
• Madison ran down the hall screaming.
Verb tenses
• Past- the action occurred in the past
- verb usually ends in -d or –ed
Ex. I talked on the phone last night.
I ran in the race yesterday.
• Present- the action is happening right now
Ex. Dee works on his assignments.
Witt laughs at Jack.
• Future- the action will happen in the future
- will + verb
Ex. Tamara will play basketball next year.
Main & Helping Verbs
• Main verb = action word
• Helping verb = before action word, helps
with verb tense
Helping verb
Ex. Ally will eat dinner tonight.
Main verb
Ben is running in circles.
Main verb
Helping verb
Linking Verbs
• A linking verb connects the subject of the
sentence with a noun or adjective in the
predicate (these are called predicate
nouns and predicate adjectives).
• They help make a statement.
Linking verb
• Ex. Lennon is a singer.
Predicate noun
A predicate noun will have an
article before it.
Linking verb
• G is smart.
Predicate adjective
A predicate adjective will follow
the linking verb.
Perfect Tense
• A perfect tense tells about something that
happened at an indefinite time in the past.
• It can also tell about an action that has
happened in the past and is still happening
now.
• Perfect tenses are formed with the helping
verb have/has/had and a main verb.
• Ex. I have played violin for many years.
Progressive Tense
• Progressive tense shows an action that is
on-going.
• Progressive verbs end in –ing
• Ex: running, walking, singing
Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
• A transitive verb has a direct object.
• An intransitive verb does not have a direct
object.
Direct object
• Ex. Maggie read a book about pants.
Patricia read in a hurry.
Verb phrase
• The verb phrase is the main verb plus the
helping verb.
• Ex. Anna will play softball tonight.
Principal parts
Infinitive: base form (present tense)
Present participle: is, am, are + -ing form of
verb
Past: past tense
Past participle: have, has + past tense verb
Practice!
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What is the tense of the verb in each
sentence?
The chapstick rolled down the hill.
Ms. Lori sits at her desk.
Ms. Lowery will yell if you talk.
I will read the book for homework tonight.
Walker slept all day.
Lilly talks on the phone to Izzy.
Practice Linking Verbs!
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What is the linking verb? Predicate noun
or predicate adjective?
Ms. Bagley is awesome!
Quinn is chatty.
Sally is a future doctor.
The babies are sensitive.
Transitive/Intransitive Practice
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Is the verb a transitive or intransitive
verb?
The house burned.
The children sang.
Tia talked to Amber on the phone.
Teddy, the puppy, yelped loudly.
Ms. Freeman handed papers to the
students.