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Verb Study Guide Action Verbs tell what the subject is doing and action is involved. Linking Verbs link the subject to a noun or adjective in the predicate part of the sentence. A linking verb says that the subject is something. The subject is not doing action. Some common linking verbs are: Is, are, am, was, were, being, been, smell, look, taste, feel, appear, remain, sound, seem, become, grow, stand Helping Verbs come before the main verb and give the verb a more specific meaning and help establish the tense of the verb. Some common helping verbs are: Has, have, had, shall, will, should, could, would, must, can, may, do, did, does The forms of the verb be may also be helping verbs: Is, are, was, were, am, being, been. Verb Tenses: The tense of a verb tells when the action takes Place. 2 The simple tenses are Present, Past and Future tense. Simple Present Tense: I like football. We practice every day. Simple Past Tense: Bob kicked the football. Sean was the quarterback until he was injured. Simple Future Tense: I will like football forever. I will go to practice every day. Perfect Tense Verbs: Perfect tense is expressed with certain helping verbs. Present Perfect Tense: The present perfect tense states an an action that is still going on. Add has or have before the past tense or past participle of the main verb. Bob has swum for two hours so far. Past Perfect Tense: The past perfect tense states an action that began and ended in the past. Add had before the past tense. Bob had swum for three hours before he finally quit. Future Perfect Tense: The future perfect tense states an 3 Action that will begin in the future and end at a specific time. Add will have before the past participle form of the main verb. Bob will have swum for five hours by noon tomorrow. Irregular Verbs: The past participle is used with the helping verb had, has or have. Present Tense am, is, are begin bite blow break bring catch come dive do draw drink drive eat fall fight fly freeze get give go Past Tense was, were began bit blew broke brought caught came dived, dove did drew drank drove ate fell fought flew froze got gave went Future Tense been begun bitten blown broken brought caught come dived done drawn drunk driven eaten fallen fought flown frozen gotten given gone 4 Present Tense grow hang hide hold keep know lay (place) lLeave lie (recline) make ride ring rise run see shake shine shrink sing sink sit sleep speak spring stand steal swear swim swing take Past Tense grew hung hid held kept knew laid left lay made rode rang rose ran saw shook shone shrank sang, sung sank, sunk sat slept spoke sprang, sprung stood stole swore swam swung took Future Tense grown hung hidden, hid held kept known laid left lain made ridden rung risen run seen shaken shone shrunk sung sunk sat slept spoken sprung stood stolen sworn swum swung taken 5 Present Tense teach tear throw wake wear weave write Past Tense taught tore threw woke wore wove wrote Future Tense taught torn thrown woken worn woven written Spelling Rules Review: When making verbs past tense, you need to remember your spelling rules. For example, to make carry past tense you need to remember the following rule: When a regular verb ends in a consonant followed by a “y” change the “y” to “i” and add “ed” CARRIED When making stop past tense, you need to remember the following rule: When a regular verb ends in a single vowel followed by a single consonant, double the final consonant and add “ed”