1. All About Verbs Grammar Unit

2. The Principal Parts of a Verb
A verb is a word that shows action or state of being.
An action verb expresses mental or physical activity.
Ex. think, speak
A linking verb is a verb that joins the a subject of a sentence with a word or phrase that renames or describes the subject.
Ex. as, be, seem

3. Verb Links List of regular verbs List of irregular verbs - part 1
All About Verbs

4. Regular versus Irregular

5. Verb Tense

6. Tense
A tense is a verb form that shows the time of an action or condition.
Present Tense: Expressed an action as it happens, or that happens regularly, or is generally true.
Present Perfect: Shows than an action was completed at an indefinite time(s) in the past, or started in the past but continues in the present.
Past Tense: Expresses an action that occurred in the past.
Past Perfect: Shows that an action preceded another action in the past.
Future Tense: Expresses an action that will occur in the future.
Future Perfect: Shows that an action in the future will precede another future action.

7. Using Verb Tense Underlined Verb Verb Tense __________________________

8. Correcting Verb Tense
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9. Using Principal Parts of Regular and Irregular Verbs
Molly is _______________ for a dish to replace a broken piece. (___)
At garage sales, people ________________ out incomplete sets of dishes. (___)
At the garage sale, the owners were ___________________ dishes on a table. (___)
The sellers ___________________ they would sell a dish to Molly for $15. (___)

10. Using Principal Parts of Regular and Irregular Verbs
Last week I ___________________ my finger, and it hasn’t healed yet. (___)
Our pitcher has just ___________________ the ball to third base. (___)
When I ___________________ you that book, I expected you to return it. (___)
Who ___________________ all those dogs to the park? (___)
My brother-in-law is ___________________ an excellent salary. (___)

11. Using Principal Parts of Regular and Irregular Verbs
When the dishwasher __________________, we washed the dishes by hand. (___)
Their dog had ___________________ a baseball from a nearby yard. (___)
Have you ___________________ this new cordless phone? (___)
The gossips reported everything that Miranda ___________________ to George. (___)
According tot eh witnesses, nobody had _________________ into the room for over an hour. (___)