1. Parts of Speech
All About Verbs

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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!

9. 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.

10. 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)

11. 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

12. 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.

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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. .

19. 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.

20. 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.