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Verbs

Verbs. The companion to the verb packet. Verb. A verb is a word that expresses action or feeling Example: Garth talks constantly about the middle ages. Talks: the action. 23 Verbs to remember. Am Is Are Was Were Be Being Been Have Has Had Do Does Did Can Could

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Verbs

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  1. Verbs The companion to the verb packet

  2. Verb • A verb is a word that expresses action or feeling Example: Garth talks constantly about the middle ages. Talks: the action

  3. 23 Verbs to remember Am Is Are Was Were Be Being BeenHave Has Had Do Does DidCan Could Will Would Shall Should May Might Must

  4. Action Verb • An action verb tells what the subject does, did, or will do. Example: Many tourists visit castles in Europe. Visit: what is being done

  5. Linking Verb • Linking verbs link the subject of the sentence with a word in the predicate that describes the subject. Example: Garth’s stories about castles are wonderful. Are: links wonderful with stories

  6. PracticeAction or Linking Jim left Anna on the corner. Left: Action Mrs. Brooks appeared frustrated. Appeared: Linking

  7. PracticeAction or Linking Church was long and painful. Was: Linking Sam surprised Emily with a gift. Surprised: Action

  8. Main verbs and helping verbs • A verb phrase is made up of a main verb, the most important verb in a verb phrase, and one or more helping verbs. Example: The teacher will tell us about grammar. Will (helping verb) Tell (main verb)

  9. Practice • I will protect my children from zombies. Will Protect • We should keep plenty of ammo under the bed. Should Keep

  10. The four basic forms of a verb • Present: Play • Present Participle: (is, are, am) + ing: is playing • Past: ed: Played • Past Participle: (has, have, had) + ed: has played

  11. Practice • I see a Starbucks down the road. See=Present • We are looking for a new BMW. Are Looking=Present Participle

  12. Irregular Verbs • Irregular verbs do not have ed or d added to form the past and past participle. Examples: Leave=Left burst=burst drink=drunk Shine=Shone run=ran drink=drank

  13. Be, Have, and DO • Remember: Be, Have, and Do can be used as main verbs or helping verbs. Example: I am at the mall. Am=main verb I am drinking my coffee. Am Drinking=(Am=helping verb) (Drinking=main verb)

  14. Six Tenses for every verb Present=laugh Past=laughed Future=will laugh (will) Present Perfect=has laughed (has) Past Perfect=had laughed (had) Future Perfect=will have laughed (will have)

  15. Questions???

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