Download Regular and Helping Verbs

VERBS
Verbs show action or state of
being.
Examples: go, is
 An action verb expresses a
physical or mental action.
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Example: He paints.
We thought about it.
A
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C
T
V
I
E
O
R
N
B
S
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An action verb is a word that names
an action. It may contain more than
one word.
Notice the following action verbs.
Sports experts write about the
football player Jim Thorpe even
today. Thorpe blocked like a tank.
He tackled like a tornado. In every
game Thorpe attacked his
opponents with all his might. He
caught the ball skillfully and
charged ahead fearlessly. Experts
still remember and honor Thorpe’s
greatness.
A
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C
T
I
O
N
V
An action verb can express physical
actions, such as writing and running, or
mental activities such as thinking and
honoring.
Physical
Mental
R
write
remember
B
block
honor
S
tackle
prefer
catch
excel
charge
regarded
E
PAST
TENSE VERBS
The tense of a verb tells when an action takes place.
A past tense of a verb names an
action already happened.
The past tense of many verbs is formed by
adding –ed to the base form of the verb.
Past Tense Forms
Singular
Plural
I raced.
We raced.
You raced.
You raced.
He, she, or it raced.
They raced.
HELPING
VERBS
Helping Verbs Defined
A helping verb is a
verb that helps the
main verb tell about
an action or make a
statement.
Some helping verbs
are: have, has, had.
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
The students have jumped rope
before.
In the sentence above, the
word have is the helping verb,
and jumped is the main verb.
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
Name the Main Verb and the
Helping Verb in each of the
following sentences.
The fish have
splashed in the water.
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
Name the Main Verb and the
Helping Verb in each of the
following sentences.
He has passed the
football to another
player.
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
Name the Main Verb and the
Helping Verb in each of the
following sentences.
The elephant had
jogged down the
road.