2. Helping Verbs reviewing action/linking verbs

3. There are 3 different kinds of verbs action helping linking

4. An action verb shows action. It tells what the subject of the sentence does.

5. Action Verbs Bill hit the ball. The cat purred softly. I walk to school. Susan spoke to me.

6. A linking verb links the subject to the predicate. It does show action. not

7. Common Linking Verbs am is are was were be been seems feels tastes

8. Linking Verbs We are hungry. He was late to school. The winner is Johnny. The rose smells good.

9. A helping verb helps a main verb. A helping verb helps a main verb. The helping verb comes before the main verb. The helping verb comes before the main verb. Both of them together are called the verb phrase. Both of them together are called the verb phrase.

10. Helping/Main Verbs I am eating my lunch. Ed has taken the test. We were talking.

11. They are watching television. They are watching television. verb phrase: are=helping watching=main Frank was tired after work. Frank was tired after work. verb phrase: verb phrase: was=helping tired=main was=helping tired=main are watching was tired

12. My dad drove his car to the store. My dad drove his car to the store.Verb: What kind? Finding Nemo is her favorite movie. Finding Nemo is her favorite movie.Verb: What kind? drove action is linking

13. Ann was cooking dinner in the kitchen. Verb phrase?was cooking Helping?was Main?cooking

14. The boys were playing in the park. Verb phrase? Helping? Main verb? were playing were playing

15. Randy is studying his science vocabulary. Verb phrase? Helping? Main verb? is studying is studying

16. We have learned a lot about verbs. Verb phrase? Helping? Main verb? have learned have learned

17. Great job!