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Verbs!

Verbs!. What is a verb?. A verb shows action as well as a state of being. I am tired. I am a teacher. Madison ran down the hall screaming. Verb tenses. Past- the action occurred in the past - verb usually ends in -d or –ed Ex. I talked on the phone last night.

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Verbs!

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  1. Verbs!

  2. What is a verb? • A verb shows action as well as a state of being. • I am tired. • I am a teacher. • Madison ran down the hall screaming.

  3. Verb tenses • Past- the action occurred in the past - verb usually ends in -d or –ed Ex. I talked on the phone last night. I ran in the race yesterday. • Present- the action is happening right now Ex. Dee works on his assignments. Witt laughs at Jack. • Future- the action will happen in the future - will + verb Ex. Tamara will play basketball next year.

  4. Main & Helping Verbs • Main verb = action word • Helping verb = before action word, helps with verb tense Ex. Ally will eat dinner tonight. Ben is running in circles. Helping verb Main verb Main verb Helping verb

  5. Linking Verbs • A linking verb connects the subject of the sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate (these are called predicate nouns and predicate adjectives). • They help make a statement. • Ex. Lennon is a singer. • G is smart. Linking verb Predicate noun A predicate noun will have an article before it. A predicate adjective will follow the linking verb. Linking verb Predicate adjective

  6. Perfect Tense • A perfect tense tells about something that happened at an indefinite time in the past. • It can also tell about an action that has happened in the past and is still happening now. • Perfect tenses are formed with the helping verb have/has/had and a main verb. • Ex. I have played violin for many years.

  7. Progressive Tense • Progressive tense shows an action that is on-going. • Progressive verbs end in –ing • Ex: running, walking, singing

  8. Transitive & Intransitive Verbs • A transitive verb has a direct object. • An intransitive verb does not have a direct object. • Ex. Maggie read a book about pants. Patricia read in a hurry. Direct object

  9. Verb phrase • The verb phrase is the main verb plus the helping verb. • Ex. Anna will play softball tonight.

  10. Principal parts Infinitive: base form (present tense) Present participle: is, am, are + -ing form of verb Past: past tense Past participle: have, has + past tense verb

  11. Practice! • What is the tense of the verb in each sentence? • The chapstick rolled down the hill. • Ms. Lori sits at her desk. • Ms. Lowery will yell if you talk. • I will read the book for homework tonight. • Walker slept all day. • Lilly talks on the phone to Izzy.

  12. Practice Linking Verbs! • What is the linking verb? Predicate noun or predicate adjective? • Ms. Bagley is awesome! • Quinn is chatty. • Sally is a future doctor. • The babies are sensitive.

  13. Transitive/Intransitive Practice • Is the verb a transitive or intransitive verb? • The house burned. • The children sang. • Tia talked to Amber on the phone. • Teddy, the puppy, yelped loudly. • Ms. Freeman handed papers to the students.

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