All About Verbs (Brief Summary)

VerbsReport by Darren Tagle & Shaira dela Peña

What are verbs?

A verb is a word which expresses an action/state

What are verbs?

Action • Cyrus plays taekwondo.

State • Gio seems kind.

Uses of Verbs

Shows Action • Betty slept at the car.

Shows Condition • You are an only child.

Shows that something exists

• There was something moving inside.

Tenses

PastPrese

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Past Tense• Expresses actions or states in

the past.

He sketched a picture of her.

Regular

• Play – played

• Type – typed

• Listen – listened

•Call - called

Irregular

• See – saw

• Build – built

•Go – went

•Do – did

Irregular

• Put – put

•Cut – cut

• Set – set

•Cost – cost

Present Tense• Describes an action that is regular,

true or normal.The Queen of

England lives in Buckingham Palace.

•marry – marries

• study – studies

• carry – carries

•worry – worries

• go – goes

• catch – catches

•wash – washes

• kiss – kisses

• fix – fixes

• buzz – buzzes

• play – plays

• enjoy – enjoys

• say – says

Future Tense• Expresses actions or states in the

future.• Indicates action that has not yet

begun.Passion pit will play at the

festival.

4 ways to convey a future action in English:

1. Will +Verb = Will give2. (Be) + Going to + Verb = Is going to3. (Be) + Gerund = Are buying4. Verb + ( +/- s or –es ) = Starts

1. Action Verbs• It express action, something that a person, animal, force or

nature or thing can do.

KilledCried

1. Transitive

A verb that takes an object

2 Kinds of Action Verbs

Grandma killed zombies.

1. Transitive

Action Verb Direct ObjectSubject

I went to the store yesterday.

1. To the store is a prepositional phrase. 2. Yesterday is an adverb.

Is went transitive?

1. Intransitive

A verb that does not

take an object.

2 Kinds of Action Verbs

Grandma cried.1. Intransitive

Action VerbSubject

2. Linking Verbs• It connects the subject of the verb to additional information about the

subject.

• It connects a subject to a noun or an adjective in the predicate.

is are was were being been amLinking VerbsSubject

/AdjectiveNoun

/Predicate

2. Linking Verbs

Jogee – subject is – linking verb Player – noun

Example:

Jogee is a volleyball player.

How would you know if it’s an Action Verb or Linking Verb?

Ralph’s uncle is a chef with a taste for Italian food

Ralph’s uncle =  a chef with a taste for Italian food

Linking Verbs

“Ising” is not even a thing that Ralph’s Uncle can do!

How would you know if it’s an Action Verb or Linking Verb?

VJ was the last person to wake up.

VJ = the last person to wake up.

Linking Verbs

“Wasing” is not even a thing that VJ can do!

appear, feel, grow, 

look, prove, remain, smell, sound, taste, &

turn.

How do you tell when they are action verbs and when they

are linking verbs?

No!

ActionSylvia tasted the spicy hot pocket.

Sylvia is the hot pocket?

Linking

You bet!

The spicy hot pocket tasted good.

The hot pocket is good?

• It helps the main verbs express tense and voice.

•  It is followed by an action verb.

• They assist the main verb.

• Also known as Helping Verbs.

3. Auxillary Verbs

shall will

wouldcould

mightis

arewas

were

We did our homework for Mr. Bueller.Did = action verb.

We did prepare our homework for Mr. Bueller.Did = helping verb 

prepare = main verb completing the verb phrase.

How would you know if it’s an Helping Verb or Linking Verb?

4. Subject & Verb Agreement{ this one essential

rule }

singular subject = singular verb

plural subject = plural verb

Some words of wisdom… Part of the reason for the confusion arises

from the fact that because most nouns become plural in English by adding the letter "s," people think this must be the case with verbs as well. However, the rules for nouns ending in the letter "s" and verbs ending in the letter "s" are quite different from one

another.

singular subject = singular verb

My cat are jumping.

My cat is jumping.

plural subject = plural verb

My cats is jumping

My cats are jumping

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Grammar & Composition in our Changing World2nd year edition

Seatwork1. What is a verb?2 – 4. What are the 3 types of verbs?5 - 6. Create 1 sentence each of each kind of the action verbs.7. Create a sentence with a helping verb.8. Make a sentence with a linking verb + present tense.9. What is the most essential rule to a subject and verb agreement? 10. Differentiate Transitive from Intransitive verbs.