A Verb is a word that

shows action or a state of

being.
Action Verbs (AV) express physical or mental
action.

dreaming studied

thinking
running

vote
dance

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 The batter hit the game winning
homerun.

The batter thinks about winning the

game.
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• 1. Write 3 sentences (6 or more

words) that have an action verb.
Circle the action verb.
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• Write two sentences that have a compound
predicate, where both predicate verbs are
action verbs.
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• Write two sentences that have an action verb,
a direct object, and an indirect object
pronoun.
 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.

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am has been may be
is have been can be
are had been should be
was will be might be
were would have been
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• Write 3 sentences that have proper nouns as
the subject and “to be” linking verbs as the
predicate verb.
Most of the other linking verbs are
related to your five senses
sound
appear, become, seem, look

smell
taste
touch, feel, remain
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.
The cookie smelled delicious!

Caveman smelled the cookie.

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.
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.
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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!
am is are was
were do does did
done has have had
be been being shall
will could should would
can may
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.
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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.
A verb and all of its helpers is called a
verb phrase.
AV
Clint’s plane is tumbling over
the Virginia falls.

LV
Unfortunately things might have been different if the
engine had not died.

Always remember NOT is NOT

a verb
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!!!!
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)
.EveryVerb has four basic parts,
which are called its principal parts.
Infinitive present participle past past participle
call calling called (have) called
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.
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.
 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.
Rise means to move upward.
rise rising rose (have) risen
The sun rises. Smoke has risen from
the fried computer.

The moon and the stars

rise in the evening. The balloon rose into
the atmosphere.
 raise raising raised (have) raised
Raise means to lift up, to force up. Raise is transitive.

Elmo is frustrated, so The official has raised

he raised his voice. the checkered flag.

We are raising
money for charity. Elmo raised his grade
to an A!
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.
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.
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.
 Lie means to rest.

lie lying lay (have) lain

lay laying laid (have)

aid
Lay means to put something down.