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Part of Speech Review: Verbs A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement “be” verbs & taste feel sound look appear become seem grow remain stay Kinds of Verbs Action verbs express mental or physical action. He rode the horse to victory. Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. It’s a state of being or feeling. He has been sick. The Most Common Being and Linking Verbs Are forms of be itself • • • • • • • • Am Is Are Was Were Be Being Been Be sure to write these down • • • • • • Appear … Become Feel … Grow Look … Seem Remain … Smell Sound … Stay Taste Verb Phrase Let’s Talk About Verb Phrases Consists of a main verb preceded by at least one helping verb (auxiliary verb) • Remember … – A main verb expresses action or being – A helping verb helps complete the meaning of the main verb Verb Phrase Common Helping Verbs Forms of be • Am • Was • Being Is Were Been Are Be Does Did Forms of do • Do Verb Phrase Common Helping Verbs Forms of have • Have Has Had Other helping verbs • Can • May • Might Could Must Shall Should Would Will There are six main tenses: Present tense – now The boy has brown hair. Past tense – before now The boy had brown hair until he bleached it. Future tense – has not happened yet The boy will have brown hair next week. Each verb has four main parts called principal parts. The infinitive (base form) – to swim, to throw, to run 1. The Past Tense – swam, threw, ran 2. The Present Participle – (am/is/are) swimming, (am/is/are) throwing, (am/is/are) running 3. The Past Participle – (has/have/had) swum, (has/have/had) thrown, (has/have/had) run A participle is a form of a verb that can be used as a verb or an adjective. There are two kinds of participles – past and present. Present Participles usually end in -ing. Past Participles usually end in -ed or -en, or -d, -t, or –n, and follow the helping verbs have or had. The three perfect tenses are : Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect Present perfect tense – started in the past and continuing up to the present. The dog has had fleas for five years. Past perfect tense – finished before some other past action. He had gone to college before he started his business. Future perfect tense – action will start and finish in the future. I will have gone to school for four months before we get a vacation.