Parts of Speech All About Verbs

Verbs A verb is a word that represents an action, occurrence, or state of being. A verb is one of the main parts of a sentence. There are many different kinds of verbs: Action Linking Auxiliary Irregular

Action Verbs An action verbs is a word that expresses an action that the subject of the sentence does. The subject of the sentence is the noun. Examples: run jump ski bake

Action Verbs Jenny and Sam ran to the store. In the evening, the ducks swim in the pool. The squirrel gathered food at the campsite. Jenny and Sam are the nouns completing the action Ducks is the noun completing the action Squirrel is the noun completing the action

Linking Verbs A linking verb connects a subject of the verb to additional information about the subject. A linking verb does not show action. Examples: be (am, is, are, was, were, has, been) become seem

Linking Verbs The students are excited about the fieldtrip. He looks exhausted. The puppies were playful. The linking verb are links students to excited The linking verb looks links he to exhausted The linking verb were links puppies to playful.

Linking Verbs vs. Action Verbs Some verbs can be either action verbs or linking verbs. These verbs are related to the five senses. These verbs include: taste, feel, look, see, appear, prove, sound, remain, grow

Linking vs. Action Verbs Linking Verbs Action Verbs If the verb expresses a “condition”, it is a linking verb. Example: She smells pretty. This soup tastes sour. I feel sick. You look beautiful! If the verb involves a “physical action”, it is an action verb. Example: I smell the sweet cake. Taste the soup. Feel this soft scarf! Look at my report card!

Auxiliary Verbs Does she have a goldfish? They will not go to the stadium today. We are eating ice cream tonight. The main verb is have, and the auxiliary verb is does. The main verb is go and the auxiliary verb is will. The main verb is eating and the auxiliary verb is are.

Auxiliary Verbs An auxiliary verb, or helping verb, accompanies another verb to help express its tense, mood, or voice. Examples: be (am, is, are, was, were, being, been) do (does, do, did) have (has, have, having)

Auxiliary Verbs Some auxiliary verbs are called modal auxiliary verbs. These verbs never change their forms. Examples: can could may might must ought to shall should will would

Auxiliary Verbs Does she have a goldfish? They will not go to the stadium today. We are eating ice cream tonight. The main verb is have, and the auxiliary verb is does. The main verb is go and the auxiliary verb is will. The main verb is eating and the auxiliary verb is are.

Linking vs. Auxiliary Verbs Linking Verbs Auxiliary Verbs Linking verbs do not show action. They connect the subject of the verb to more information about the subject. Example: Louisa is a student. The class seems interesting. Auxiliary verbs come before the main verb in a sentence to assist the main verb by showing time and meaning. Example: Louisa is writing the paper. Jose can go to the arcade. main verbs

Verb Forms All verbs have five forms. These forms are often referred to as principal parts. The five forms: infinitive simple present simple past past participle present participle

Verbs All verbs will follow the same pattern for these five forms… except for irregular verbs. Irregular verbs do not follow the usual rules for verb forms. Infinitive Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle Present Participle to walk walk(s) walked walking to smile smile(s) smiled smiling to laugh laugh(s) laughed laughing

Irregular Verbs Irregular Verb Examples: Infinitive Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle Present Participle to swim swim(s) swam swum swimming to drive drive(s) drove driven driving to be am, is, are was, were been being to break break(s) broke broken breaking to sing sing(s) sang sung singing to write write(s) wrote written writing to speak speak(s) spoke spoken speaking to eat eat(s) ate eaten eating

Subject Verb Agreement In order to be grammatically correct, the verb must agree with the subject (noun) of the sentence. Singular subjects need singular verbs The cake is delicious. cake is singular and is the verb is Plural subjects need plural verbs The cakes are delicious. cakes is plural and so is the verb are

Subject Verb Agreement Collective nouns name groups of things and people and are singular nouns. family, group, majority, team, class Examples: The team will celebrate its victory tonight. When the bell rang, the class was dismissed. .

Subject Verb Agreement Some indefinite pronouns are singular and require a singular verb. anyone, everyone, someone no one, nobody Examples: Someone went to the store yesterday. Nobody has any spare change. Anyone can eat at the new restaurant.

Subject Verb Agreement Some indefinite pronouns are singular or plural and require a singular or plural verb. all, some Examples: All of the toys are new. All of the cake is gone.