Verbs

Chapter 3

Action Verbs

An action verb is a word that tells what people or things do

The verb is always in the predicate

Ex. Scott / lifted the heavy box.

Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

A verb may be more than one word The main verb is the most

important verb The helping verb comes before the

main verb Ex. I am going to the store.

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Helping Verbs Some common

helping verbsAm Was Has

Is Were Have

Are Will Had

Being Verbs

A being verb shows that someone or something is

Being verbs do not express any actions

Example: Sean is an athlete.

Common Being Verbs

Here are examples of common being verbs:

am, was, has been, will be, is, were, have been, shall be, are, had been

Present, Past, and Future

The tense of the verb lets you know whether something happens in the present, past or in the future.

Verb TensesRules ExamplesA verb in the present tense shows action that is happening now

Dogs chase balls.

Scott swims on a team.

A verb in the past tense shows action that has already happened. Many verbs in past tense end with –ed.

I finished my sandwich.

Sophia watched a movie.

A verb in the future tense shows action that will happen. Verbs in the future tense use the helping verb will.

Alli will go shopping after school.

They will rest after the race.

Irregular Verbs There are three forms of verbs: present,

past, and past participle

The past participle is the form of the verb used with has, have had or will have

An irregular verb does not form the past tense by adding –ed

Irregular Verbs

Present Past Past Participle(Used with the has, have, had)

Am (is,be,are) BeginComeFallGoTake

Was (were)BeganCameFellWent Took

BeenBegun Come Fallen GoneTaken

Linking Verbs

A linking verb is a being verb

A linking verb does NOT show an action

A linking verb “links” the subject to a noun, pronoun, or adjective.

Linking Verb

Common Linking Verbs

Are, am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been, had been, will be, shall be