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Unit 3: Verbs
Action Verbs
Rules/Vocabulary:
An action verb is a word that expresses action.
* An action verb tells what the subject does or did.
Expand the Idea:
Action verbs can also be what our mind does, such as think, believe, wonder, or understand.
Verb Tenses
Rules/Vocabulary:
A verb in the present tense shows an action that happens now.
A verb in the past tense shows an action that has already happened.
A verb in the future tense shows an action that will happen.
* The tense of a verb tells when an action takes place. Most verbs in the past tense end in –ed, although
some do not. The special verb will is used to form the future tense.
Present
Past
Future
talk, talks
talked
will talk
find, finds
found
will find
learn, learns
learned
will larn
Subject-Verb Agreement
Rules/Vocabulary:
* A present tense verb must agree with the subject of a sentence. Add –s to most verbs if the subject is
singular.
* Add –es to the verbs that end in s, ch, sh, x, or z.
* Do not add –s or –es if the subject is plural or if it is I or you.
* The subject and verb in a sentence must work together.
1. Singular nouns-------------------- Add –s or –es to the verb
2. he, she, it ---------------------------Add –s or –es to the verb
1. Plural nouns
2. I, we you, they---------------------Do not add –s or -es
Main & Helping Verbs
Rules/Vocabulary:
The main verb in a sentence tells what the subject does or is.
A helping verb helps the main verb show an action or makes a statement.
The helping verbs has, have, and had can be used with the past-tense form of a verb to show an action
that has already happened.
* The verb have must agree with the subject of the sentence. When you use has, have, or had as
helping verbs, use the past-tense form of the main verb.
Verbs Often Used As Helping Verbs
have
am
was
has
is
were
had
are
will
* The verb have must agree with the subject of the sentence. When you use has, have, or had as
helping verbs, use the past-tense form of the main verb.
Subject
Present
Past
he, she, it
has
had
I, we, you, they
have
had
Linking Verbs
Rules/Vocabulary:
An action verb tells what the subject does or did.
A linking verb links the subject of sentence to a noun or adjective in the predicate.
* A linking verb does not express action.
* Forms of the verb be are often used as linking verbs.
Forms of BE
Present
Past
am
was
is
were
are
* In both the past and the present tenses, the verb be must agree with the subject of the sentence.
Subject
Present
Past
I
am
was
singular noun, he, she, it
is
was
plural noun, we, you, they
are
were
Irregular Verbs
Rules/Vocabulary:
An irregular verb is a verb that does not add –ed to form the past tense.
* You can form the past tense of most verbs by adding –ed to the verb. Irregular verbs follow different
rules.
* The spelling of an irregular verb changes to form the past tense.
*Many irregular verbs have specific spellings when used with forms of the helping verb have.
*The past tense form of a verb often changes when the verb is used with has, have, or had.
Present
Past
Past w/
has, have
Present
Past
Past w/
has, have
go
went
gone
give
gave
given
do
did
done
sing
sang
sung
see
saw
seen
eat
ate
eaten
run
ran
run
make
made
made
come
came
come
bring
brought
brought
Present
Past
Past w/ has,
have, or had
Present
Past
Past w/ has,
have, or had
begin
began
begun
take
took
taken
grow
grew
grown
fly
flew
flown
write
wrote
written
draw
drew
drawn
drive
drove
driven
swim
swam
swum
ride
rode
ridden
throw
threw
thrown
Present Tense
Past tense
With Have/Had
begin
began
begun
bring
brought
brought
draw
drew
drawn
drive
drove
driven
fly
flew
flown
grow
grew
grown
ride
rode
ridden
Spelling Past and Present Verbs
Rules/Vocabulary:
* The spellings of some verbs change when –es or –ed is added.
* For verbs ending in a consonant and y, change the y to an I, before adding –es or –ed.
* For one-syllable words ending in one vowel and one consonant, double the final consonant, before
adding –ed.
* For verbs ending in e, drop the e, before adding –ed.
Verbs that end in y …………………….try = tries
try = tried
Verbs that end in one
vowel and one consonant…………..stop = stopped
Verbs that end in e………………………smile = smiled
Verb Review
Rules / Vocabulary:
An action verb is a word that expresses action.
The present tense shows action that happens now.
The past tense shows action that has already happened.
The future tense shows action that will happen.
* Add –s to most present-tense verbs if the subject is singular.
* Add –es to verbs that end in s, ch, sh, x, or z. Do not add –s or –es if the subject is plural or I or You.
* For verbs ending in a consonant and y, change the y to an I before adding –ed or –es.
* For verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant before adding –ed.
* For verbs ending in e, drop the e before adding –ed.
Verb Review
Rules / Vocabulary:
*The main verb in a sentence shows what a subject does or is.
*Helping verbs helps the main verb show an action or make a statement.
*The helping verbs have, have, and had can be used with the past-tense form of a main verb to show an
action that has already happened.
* A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective in the predicate.
* An irregular verb does not add –ed to form the past tense.