2. A Verb is a word that shows action or a state of being.

3. Action Verbs (AV) express physical or mental action. pg47 dreaming running dance studied thinking vote

4. The batter is hitting the game winning homerun. The batter thinks about winning the game.

5. A linking verb (LV) is a verb that expresses a state of being. A linking verb connects, or links, the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject. Pg 48

6. amhas beenmay be ishave beencan be arehad beenshould be waswill bemight be werewould have been

7. Most of the other linking verbs are related to your five senses sound appear, become, seem, look smell taste touch, feel, remain

8. The music sounds loud. The man seems irritated. The flower smells fragrant. The apple tastes delicious. The Girl Scout feels sad because no plants are growing at Camp Green Lake.

9. The cookie smelled delicious! Caveman smelled the cookie. LV AV

10. Linking verbs link the cookie to a word in the predicate. When the cookie is the subject, it is not performing an action and is not able to smell, taste, touch. However... When the sentence is about someone eating, smelling, or tasting the cookie, there is action being performed. The verb is then an action verb.

11. I smelled the chocolate chip cookies baking in the kitchen. My little brother appeared at the kitchen window and stole a cookie. The cookie tasted gooey because it came straight from the oven. The cookie he ate appears to be underbaked. AV LV

12. Pg 50 A helping verb helps the main verb express action or a state of being. A helping verb can help either an action verb or a linking verb! Santa Claus is helping himself to the cookies!

13. amisarewas weredodoesdid donehashavehad bebeenbeingshall willcouldshouldwould canmay

14. Santa is checking his list twice. I know that you are hoping that you are on the good list, but the list does appear to be pretty short this year. You might have been left off of the list! The letter that you wrote could have been lost in the mail. Christmas might be looking pretty grim for you.

15. A verb and all of its helpers is called a verb phrase. Clint’s plane is tumbling over the Virginia falls. Unfortunately things might have been different if the engine had not died. Always remember NOT is NOT a verb AV LV

16. Verb phrases are often interrupted by an adverb. The engine of the plane will usually start. Usually the engine of the plane will start. Will start is the verb phrase; the adverb does not change the facts!!!!

17. The time expressed by a verb is called its tense. There are three basic tenses: present, past, and future Today I walk to school. (present) Yesterday I walked to school. (past) Tomorrow I will walk to school. (future)

18. . Every Verb has four basic parts, which are called its principal parts. call calling called (have) called Infinitive present participle past past participle

19. The dog peers out of his doghouse. He is peering at the boy who stole his bone. He has peered at the boy long enough. To get his bone he will chase after the boy who is hiding in the bushes.

20. Irregular Verbs do not change tense by adding ed. Here is one example: Be care; do not break your glasses! Oops! I broke my glasses! I have broken my glasses many times.

21. Sit means to be seated, to rest. sit sitting sat (have) sat The sultan sat on the flying carpet. Set means to place, to put. Set is transitive. set setting set (have) set Elmer set his alarm clock for five A.M.

22. rise rising rose (have) risen Rise means to move upward. The sun rises. The moon and the stars rise in the evening. Smoke has risen from the fried computer. The balloon rose into the atmosphere.

23. raise raising raised (have) raised Raise means to lift up, to force up. Raise is transitive. Elmo is frustrated, so he raised his voice. We are raising money for charity. The official has raised the checkered flag. Elmo raised his grade to an A!

24. To tell an untruth is a regular verb. lie lying lied (have) lied George Washington did not lie; he told his father that he cut down the Cherry Tree.

25. Lie means to recline, to remain lying down. lie lying lay (have) lain The sick boy will lie in bed for one week. The boy lay in bed all day yesterday. The elephant is lying on the ground blowing bubbles. He has lain on the ground all day.

26. The verb lay means to put down or to place something. It is a transitive verb. lay laying laid (have) laid The books are being carefully laid on the floor. For our freedom, the soldiers in WWII laid down their lives.

27. lay laying laid (have) laid lie lying lay (have) lain Lie means to rest. Lay means to put something down.