1. Action verbs Definition: Action verbs tell what subject does or did. Sentence Examples: The runner sprinted towards the base. The batter hit a walk-off home run. He dove for the catch. Word Examples: Run,Catch Dive,Sprint,Fall,

2. mAIN vERBS aND hELPING vERBS A verb that is made up of more than one word is called a verb phrase. It contains a main verb and helping verb or verbs. The main verb expresses action or being in the sentence. The helping verbs work with the main verbs but do not show action. Ex: Grayce has arrived at the party. Sometimes there can be more than one helping verb or main verb. E x: The door has been locked and shut.

3. Direct Objects Ways to remember: Verb who, Verb what Example: Everyone loved it. (loved what, it) Example: Everyone loved Nash Grier ( loved who, Nash Grier<3)

4. 5 Being and Linking Verbs Some verbs don't show action. They show what the subject is or is like.Verbs called being verbs show the state. A being verb is often a linking verb. common being and linking verbs: am, are, is, was, were, seem, be, been smell, being, become, appear, taste

5. Simple Verb Tenses The tense of a verb tells when the action or state of being takes place. Present tense tells that something is happening NOW Past tense tells that something has already happened Future tense tells that something WILL happen Presenttalks Pasttalked Futurewill talk TALK

6. Irregular and regular verbs The important things to remember are that regular verbs change normally. Usually the only thing that changes is the ending (like walk changes to walked). Irregular verbs change differently (like write changes to wrote).

7. 9. Subject Verb Agreement SubjectVerbSentence I am (present) was (past) I am well today. I was sick today. he,she,it,and,all singular nouns is (present) was (past) It is raining now. The cat is playful. She was hungry. we, you, they and all plural nouns are (present) were (past) We are cousins. They were teammates. You were on that team last year.

8. Lend and Borrow b y libby & Raquel Lend:to give temporarily Borrow:to take temporarily ex: Will you lend me your boots? ex: May i borrow them for a hike?

9. Let and Leave Let:to permit ex: Let them go with us! Leave:to go away ex:I will leave for a feild trip.

10. Teach and Learn Teach:to give instructions ex:Alice will teach tennis. Learn:recive instructions ex:Babies learn very fast.