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Part of Speech Review:
Verbs
A word that expresses action or
otherwise helps to make a
statement
“be” verbs
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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
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Am
Is
Are
Was
Were
Be
Being
Been
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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)
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– 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.