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Verbs:
“It’s what you DO!”
Action Verbs
 An action verb tells what the subject does or
did. The action could be something you cannot
see. Action verbs are also called main verbs.
 Ex: Our class hopes for the best this year.
 Ex: The children play outside after school.
Action Verbs
Identify the action verb in each sentence.
 The crowd cheered at the football game.
 I thanked Mom for taking me to the mall.
 Amanda studied for her Math test.
 We gave Mike a surprise birthday party.
 My cousin received an award for his
Science project.
Action Verbs (Transitive)
 A transitive verb is an action verb
has a noun or pronoun after it that
receives the action -- aka is
followed by a DIRECT OBJECT.
I mailed a letter. A kitten followed me home
What is that again?
 A Direct Object is the thing that the
subject acts on or transfers energy to
 I kicked the ball--- BALL is the Direct
Object!!!
Indirect Objects
 The indirect object is a thing or a person to
whom something is given, told, or taught.
 The indirect object is a noun or pronoun,
and it comes BETWEEN the VERB and the
DIRECT OBJECT
 Ex: I sent Small Bay resort a letter telling
them how much I enjoyed my stay there.
 Ex. I baked the class cookies last night.
Action Verbs (Intransitive)
 An intransitive verb does NOT
have a direct object.
 Examples: The sun rises in the
east.
She walks quickly.
Action Verbs
Are these transitive or intransitive? Where
are the direct objects? Which one has an
indirect object?
 The students wrote letters to their friends.
 Naomi gives the class red pencils.
 Carmen sewed a quilt for her niece.
 Peter played the piano at the recital.
 The baby crawled across the floor.
Helping Verbs
 Helping verbs help or work with the main
verb to create a verb phrase.
 Ex: had, has, been, will, may, can, be, is,
could, have, am, was, might, must, are, do
 Ex: She will be leaving for New York soon.
Helping Verbs
Identify the helping and main verbs.
 The band director is planning the fall
musical.
 They have lived next door for ten years.
 I might go to Six Flags tomorrow.
 Their coach is teaching them a new play.
Linking Verbs
 A linking verb connects the subject of a
sentence to a word in the predicate that
describes the subject.
-DO NOT express action
-Provide additional information about the
subject.
Some Ex: is, are, were, was, become, appear,
am, look, seem, feel, grow, taste
Predicate Noun
 Predicate Noun = Predicate Nominative
(just a different way to say the same
thing!)
 It is the noun in the predicate that
renames the subject.
 Ex: Sam is a great student.
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Sam = student
Student is a noun that describes the
subject (Sam).
Student is a Predicate Nominative/Noun
Predicate Adjective
 Predicate Adjective is an adjective in the
predicate that describes what the subject
is like.
 Ex: Mrs. Todd seems very confused.
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Mrs. Todd = confused
Confused is an adjective that describes the
subject (Mrs. Todd).
Confused is a Predicate Adjective.
Linking Verbs
Identify each linking verb.
 An avocado is a fruit.
 The flowers in the garden are beautiful.
 The dance performance was amazing.
 Eric DeLong is very handsome.
Helping, Action, or Linking
 The ball bounced off the backboard.
 Many gases are colorless and odorless.
 On Thanksgiving, we all enjoy a huge feast.
 Kate is employed at a school library.
 The apple pie smells good.
 Arnold will paint the door tomorrow.
 Everyone laughed at the funny movie.
 The king and queen were very nice.
Part Two:
Verb Tenses
Verb Tense, not tents!
 The tense of a verb tells when an action
occurs- present, past, or future.
 Present- the action is happening now.
 Past- the action already happened.
 Future- the action is going to happen.
Present:
The action is happening now.
 Ex: Meiko is practicing the piano.
 Ex: He works at a bookstore.
 Ex: The students walk home from school.
Past:
The action already happened.
 Ex: My brother and I played
chess.
 Ex: I gave my dad a watch
for his birthday.
 Ex: The garden was planted
last spring.
Future:
The action is going to happen.
 Ex: Dana will organize a talent show at
her school.
 Ex: Dr. Jones shall turn in the book fair
money.
Principle Parts of Verbs
 The principle parts of verbs are the present,
present participle, past, and past participle.
 The present form of the verb is usually
formed by keeping the root form of the verb
or adding “s”
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The form is based on your subject  Singular?
Plural?
Principle Parts of Verbs (cont)
 For regular verbs, the present participle is
formed by adding ing to the base form of the
verb. It is used with a form of the helping verb
be.
-Decide which form of the helping verb to use
based on your subject (singular? Plural?)
Principle Parts of Verbs (cont)
 The past form of the verb is usually formed
by adding “ed” or “d” to the base form of
the verb.
 The past participle of regular verbs
is formed by adding “ed” or “d” to the
present, and it must have a helping verb in
front of it.
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Decide which helping verb to use based on
your subject (Singular? Plural?)
Examples of Principle Parts
Base Present
Verb
Play
Play(s)
Present
Participle
Past
Past
Participle
(is, are, am) played Have
Has
playing
played
Had
Move Move(s) (is, am, are) moved Have
Has
moving
Had
moved
Subject and Verb Agreement
 *Subject is singular, the
verb should match it in
number (lots of times
verb ends with an “s”)
 *Plural Subjects get the
plural conjugation of
the verb (lots of times
does NOT end with “s”)
 How can we fix the
error in the cartoon?
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