Verbs

Verbs

Verb A verb expresses an action, a condition, or a state of being.

Verbs expressing an action, a condition, or a state of being.

Action Verb An action verb expresses action, either physical or mental. The band marches onto the field. (physical action) The audience expects a great performance. (mental action) Tip: To locate a verb, find the subject of the sentence and ask what that subject is doing.

expressing an action, a condition, or a state of being. Verbs expressing an action, a condition, or a state of being. Action Verb expresses action, either physical or mental. Tip: To locate a verb, find the subject of the sentence and ask what that subject is doing.

Linking Verbs A linking verb links the subject of a sentence to a word in the predicate. Forms of To Be is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being

expressing an action, a condition, or a state of being. Verbs expressing an action, a condition, or a state of being. Action Verb Linking Verb Links the subject of a sentence to a word in the predicate. Forms of To Be is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being expresses action, either physical or mental. Tip: To locate a verb, find the subject of the sentence and ask what that subject is doing.

Verbs That Express Condition Some verbs may look like action verbs, but can be a linking verb if they express the condition of something. Verbs That Express Condition look, smell, feel, sound, taste, grow, appear, become, seem, remain Tip: If you can replace a verb with a form of be, that verb is a linking verb. Linking Verbs The cushions felt dry. The cushions are dry. The popcorn tasted salty. The popcorn is salty.

expressing an action, a condition, or a state of being. Verbs expressing an action, a condition, or a state of being. Action Verb Linking Verb Verbs Express Condition Links the subject of a sentence to a word in the predicate. Forms of To Be is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being Verbs That Express Condition look, smell, feel, sound, taste, grow, appear, become, seem, remain Tip: If you can replace a verb with a form of be, that verb is a linking verb. expresses action, either physical or mental. Tip: To locate a verb, find the subject of the sentence and ask what that subject is doing.

Helping Verbs Helping (auxiliary) verbs are combined with other verbs to form verb phrases. Used to express a tense of a verb (past, present, or future). Helping Verbs Forms of be (is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being) do, does, did has, have, had may, might, must can, could shall, should will, would

expressing an action, a condition, or a state of being. Verbs expressing an action, a condition, or a state of being. Action Verb Linking Verb Verbs Express Condition Helping Verbs Links the subject of a sentence to a word in the predicate. Forms of To Be is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being Verbs That Express Condition look, smell, feel, sound, taste, grow, appear, become, seem, remain Tip: If you can replace a verb with a form of be, that verb is a linking verb. Combined with main verbs. Used to express a tense of a verb (past, present, or future). Helping Verbs Forms of be (is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being); do, does, did; has, have, had; may, might, must; can, could; shall, should; will, would expresses action, either physical or mental. Tip: To locate a verb, find the subject of the sentence and ask what that subject is doing. What tip can you use to locate a verb? What is an action verb? What are the linking verbs? If a verb looks like an action verb, how can it actually be a linking verb - what tip can you use to help determine if it is action or linking? What do helping verbs help to do?