Verbs

Verbs Sentence = Subject + Predicate Predicate = the VERB Verb = tells what the subject of the sentence is, has, does, or feels Mary works at the hospital. She loves her job. She helps the doctor. She treats the patients.

Action Verbs Physical action that can be seen by other people The girl runs around the neighborhood. He eats the potato chips. Mental action that cannot be seen I like the book better than the movie. We decided to go to the beach.

Being Verbs Express a state of being Do not refer to an action of any sort Simply tell what the subject is Chelsea is the veterinarian's assistant. She seems afraid of the dogs. One dog looks angry. The dogs are hungry.

Common Being Verbs Chart from page 100 in your textbook. Forms of be: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been Other Being Verbs appear, become, feel, grow, look, seem, remain, smell, sound, stay, taste Try It Out – pg. 101

Linking Verbs A linking verb links, or connects, the subject with a noun or an adjective in the predicate that names or describes the subject. Coby is a dog. Coby is small.

The huge diamond mine is now a museum. Underline the linking verb & draw an arrow showing which words are linked by the verb. The huge diamond mine is now a museum. The farm animals looked quite content.

Linking Verbs Linking Verbs Action Verbs Some verbs can function as either linking verbs or action verbs Linking Verbs The laundry smells fresh. The patient felt tired. Action Verbs The woman smells the perfume. She felt the patient’s forehead.

To Help You Decide… Try substituting is or are for the verb – if the sentence still makes sense, the verb is most likely a linking verb The cats look scared. (The cats are scared) The dog’s bark sounds vicious. (The dog’s bark is vicious.) Try It Out – pg. 102

Action or Linking Verb He resigned in 1779 because of ill health. Burr and Alexander Hamilton were longtime enemies. Gary came from a well-known family.

Capybaras (from page 103) Capybaras, which look like their guinea pig cousins, are much bigger. They sometimes reach 140 pounds and grow four feet high and four feet long. One feature seems odd: they have fourteen toes, four on each front foot.

Capybaras continued… These large rodents thrive in South America, and they often live to ten years in the wild. They communicate with one another by whistles and barks, which sound strange indeed. Grasses taste great to capybaras; they chomp on plants almost twenty-four hours a day!

Verb Phrases Verb phrase = a group of words that acts as a single verb One or more helping verbs followed by a main verb The main verb expresses the action or state of being Tiny water droplets have been gathering. They will form a cloud.

Common Helping Verbs Be, am, is, are Was, were, been Has, have, had Does, do, did Can, could Shall, should Will, would Might, may

Underline the verb phrase. My classmates and I will soon be computer experts. Can you believe my good fortune? I was surfing the Internet in the computer lab.

Underline verb phrase, Circle the helping verb Perhaps we should learn more about birth celebrations in other countries. Families will sometimes buy a cake for a birthday party.

Some verbs can be either main verbs OR helping verbs… It is raining outside. I have bought new boots. Main The street is wet. They have wooly linings.

Sometimes… …other words come between the parts of a verb phrase The sun will soon have disappeared behind the clouds. Can you see any blue sky? I have not been outside lately. Don’t go out in this weather. Not and it’s contraction are not part of the verb phrase Try It Out  pg. 105

What is not part of the verb phrase? Please don’t forget my e-mail address. We will probably exchange e-mails all summer long.

Summing Up A verb phrase is a group of words functioning as a single verb. The main verb in a verb phrase expresses the action or the state of being. The other verbs are helping verbs. On your own  pg. 105-106

Simple Verb Tenses TENSE of the verb identifies when something occurs Present tense -> study Past tense -> studied Future tense -> will study Rules for Forming Verb Tenses (pg. 107)

Try It Out pg. 108, #’s 1-13

Be, have, and do There are NO simple rules for forming the tenses of be, have, and do be have do Singular subjects: I You He, she, it (or singular noun) (present, past) am, was are, were is, was have, had has, had do, did does, did Plural subjects: We They (or plural noun)

First a seed was planted in the soil. After a few days, the seed had opened. Did the stem split the seed in two? This seed has already been split.

Kidney beans ______ first cultivated in South and Central America Kidney beans ______ first cultivated in South and Central America. (be – past) Michigan _______ manufactured over 700 million pounds of dry beans this year. (have – present) Aimee, ______ you know it is not illegal to kill a praying mantis? (do – present)

Let’s Review… Pg. 112 – “Restaurant Reviews”

Perfect Tenses Every verb has 4 basic forms called Principal Parts: the present (or base) the present participle the past the past participle Let’s look at the chart in your book on page 113

Principal Parts Paint (is) painting painted (has) painted Guess Verb Present Participle Past Past Participle Paint (is) painting painted (has) painted Guess (is) guessing guessed (has) guessed Carry (is) carrying carried (has) carried Love (is) loving loved (has) loved Plan (is) planning planned (has) planned Principal parts are NOT tenses. They are the main forms of verbs from which tenses are formed.

Perfect Tenses present perfect, past perfect, future perfect The 3 perfect tenses are made up of a form of the verb “have” and the past participle Perfect tenses = form of “have” + past participle “Have” is a _________ verb?

Present Perfect Tense Tells about an action that took place at an indefinite time in the past. The action may still be going on… started in the past and continues into the present People have used computers in offices since the 1970s.

Past Perfect Tense Tells about an action in the past that was completed before another action took place. People had used typewriters before the invention of computers.

Future Perfect Tense Tells about an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future. People will have developed faster computers before the end of this decade. Try It Out, pg. 114 “Summing Up”

Their garden provided most of the meal. QUIZ #2 REVIEW Simple Verb Tenses: Present – study Past – studied Future – will study You will have to highlight or underline the verb in each sentence & write what tense it is. Their garden provided most of the meal.

Potatoes __________ root vegetables. (be – present) QUIZ #2 REVIEW be, have, & do Your colorful chart! USE IT! You will have to complete sentences with the form of the verb shown in parentheses. Potatoes __________ root vegetables. (be – present)

QUIZ #2 REVIEW You will have to circle or highlight the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence. I (am, is) not sure about that. (Has, Have) you read about the largest carrot?

Scientists have discovered vitamins only recently. QUIZ #2 REVIEW Perfect Tenses: Present perfect: Irene has exercised today. Past perfect: Irene had exercised before. Future perfect: Irene will have exercised by 5:00pm. Some hints to help you remember… Present perfect will use HAS or HAVE Past perfect will use HAD Future perfect will always have the word WILL Scientists have discovered vitamins only recently.

Progressive forms Express action in progress… Poison ivy has been growing in the woods. Richard was collecting firewood in that area. Now his hands and arms are itching. NOT a separate tense Tells about continuing action in the present, the past, or the future

Progressive forms Present Progressive We are studying plants in school now. Past Progressive We were studying plants when the bell rang. Future Progressive We will be studying plants again tomorrow.

Progressive forms Present Perfect Progressive We have been studying plants for several days. Past Perfect Progressive We had been studying plants for only a day when we had our field trip. Future Perfect Progressive We will have been studying plants for weeks by the time our project is done. TRY IT OUT, PAGE 125