VERBS
VERBSAction, Helping, & LinkingA verb is a word used to
express an action, a condition, or a state of being.What is a
VERB?Action VerbsAction verbs tell what the subject does.
Example:The roller coaster climbs up the hill.Some people hate
amusement parks.Linking VerbsA linking verb links its subject to
additional information about the subjectThe most common linking
verbs are forms of the verb to be.Forms of Be: be, am, is/are,
was/were, been, beingExample: The Cyclone is a roller coaster.
IS = the linking verb that links Cyclone to roller
coasterHelping Verbs and Verb PhrasesHelping verbs help the main
verb express precise shades of meaning.The combination of one or
more helping verbs with a main verb is called a verb phrase.
Example:Many people will ride the Cyclone this weekend.Verb
formsAll forms of a verb are built upon the three principal
parts:
The present infinitive (without to), The past tense form, and
The past participleINFINITIVEPAST TENSEPAST PARTICIPLEAwakeAwoke,
awakedAwoke, awakedGrowGrewGrownChooseChoseChosenDiveDived,
doveDivedHang (to suspend)HungHungRingRangRungShine (to give
light)ShoneShoneShrinkShrank, shrunkShrunk, shrunkenSinkSank,
sunkSunkSwingSwungSwungTakeTooktakenPrincipal Parts or Some
Troublesome VerbsVerb tensesWhat are VERB TENSES?Verb tenses let us
know when the action happens.There are 3 simple tenses:Present
TenseExample: I ace tests sometimes, but not enough.Past
TenseExample: I aced the test yesterday.Future TenseExample: I know
I will ace the test tomorrow.Perfect and ProgressivePerfect and
Progressive forms indicate more complex time frames.
Present Perfect indicates an action that began in the past but
is continuing into the present.
Progressive means the action continuous for a while.Six Verb
TensesPresent tense: I eat pizza often.Past tense: I ate pizza last
night.Future tense: I will eat pizza later today.Present perfect
tense: I have eaten pizza many times.Past perfect tense: I had
eaten pizza just before you arrived.Future perfect tense: I will
have eaten pizza at least a million times by the year of 2016.Six
Progressive Verb TensesPresent progressive: I am eating pizza.Past
progressive : I was eating pizza when you called.Future
progressive: I will be eating pizza at 8:30 tonight. Present
perfect progressive: I have been eating pizza all day.Past perfect
progressive: I had been eating pizza for three hours when Mom said
my eyes looked like pepperonis. Future perfect progressive: I will
have been eating pizza for five hours nonstop when bedtime rolls
down.Regular VerbsRegular verbs are verbs that form its past tense
and past participle by adding d or ed or sometimes t to the base
form.
Examples: help-helped, talk-talked, open-openedburn-burnt,
dwell-dweltIrregular VerbsIrregular verbs usually form the past
tense and the past participle by a change in the root
vowel.Examples: drink-drank-drunk
For an irregular verb like think, the past tense and the past
participle would be thought.
Another example: see-saw-seen
