2. Verbs are about action (body or mind) or “states of being”

3. They can exist in the present, past, or future

4. Present : Paul sings for the band Staring Problem.

5. Past : Brett sang for the band Get Real.

6. Future : Jason will do vocals at the band Automaton's reunion next year.

8. See the pronoun chart on the course wiki

9. The “person of the verb” is who is doing the action.

10. They can be in the first, second, or third person.

11. First : Geoff owns TDT Printing.

12. Second : Brett will print the new issue.

13. Third : He gave the tapes to Rick for him to sell.

15. With very few exceptions, your writing should be in the active voice .

16. Active voice means that the subject of the sentence is performing the action described by the verb .

17. Marc plays bass for the band.

18. Passive voice means the action described by the verb is performed on the subject.

19. The bass was played by Russ.