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Types of Verbs
Parts of Speech Review
Types of Verbs
 A verb is a word that shows action
or links a subject to another word
in a sentence.
 There are 3 types of verbs:
 Action
 Linking
 Helping
Types of Verbs
 Action Verb - tells what the subject
is doing
 ran
 hide
 walk
 swim
 told
Types of Verbs
 Linking Verb – connects or links a
subject to a noun or an adjective in
the predicate
 Common linking verbs:
 is
subject
are
was
were
being been
am
noun
 Mark is a football player.
Types of Verbs
 Verbs such as smell, look, taste, feel,
remain, turn, appear, become, sound,
seem, grow, stay can also be linking
verbs.
 How do you know if it is linking or
action? You need to ask yourself if the
verb is linking the subject to a noun or
adjective in the predicate.
Types of Verbs
 Helping Verb – helps the main verb
express tense and voice – Helping verbs
need an action verb with them.
action
 Susie will go to the store.
helping
Types of Verbs
 Common helping verbs:
 shall
would
might
had
will
should
could
must
can
may
have
has
are was
am
being
do
did
were
been
is
Types of Verbs
 How do you know if it is a helping verb
or a linking verb?
 If there is an action verb in the clause
also, it is a helping verb. If you do not
see any other kind of verb, it is a linking
verb.
Verb Tense
 Verbs are either past, present or
future tense. In writing, you
should always use the same tense
for your verbs within your
paragraph or essay.
What is the verb tense for
each sentence?
 Michael had played the piano for an hour.
 past tense
 Cheryl will walk home after school.
 future tense
 Susie is a cheerleader.
 present tense
Subject – Verb Agreement
 The subject and verb in a clause should always
agree in number.
 Joey walks. (singular subject/singular verb)
 Joey and Maggie walk. (plural subject/plural verb)
 She runs. (singular subject/singular verb)
 They run. (plural subject/plural verb)