Verbs, Verbs, and more VerbsMs. McGhee’s 3rd grade

Types of Verbs

• Action verbs• Linking verbs• Helping verbs

Action Verbs

• An action verb tells what people or things can do.

• These are some action verbs: • play• write• scream• dance• pick

Linking Verbs

• A linking verb connects (links) the subject to words in the predicate.

• These are some linking verbs: • am• is• was • were• seem

Helping Verbs

• Helping verbs help show past tense. • It comes before the main verb. • These are some helping verbs:

• have skied • has jumped • has made• have cooked

Which type of verb is it?

Which type of verb is in each sentence? 1. The dog has been to the vet. 2. She is a champion.3. My uncle was a black belt. 4. The boy ran faster than anyone else. 5. We have played soccer for three

years. 6. The race car driver drove slowly.