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Verbs express actions or states of being and are essential parts of sentences. There are several types of verbs including action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Verb tense indicates when the action occurs, with choices being present, past, or future tense. Many verbs follow regular patterns to change tenses but some verbs are irregular and must be memorized. Maintaining consistent verb tense is important when writing.
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- 1. Verbs Verbs Verbs •Verbs are words that express an action OR state of being, and they are an essential part of a complete sentence. • A sentence is a group of words with a subject (noun/pronoun) and a verb (tells what the subject is doing).
- 2. If you cando it, it is an action verb! • sing • walk • jump • read • eat • listen • drink • believe • sleep
- 3. Linkingverbsconnecta subjectwitha word orwordsin the sentence. appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, stay, smell, sound Letitia appeared surprised at the news. seem, taste, turn, am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been Kiera seems happy today.
- 4. Helping verbs workwiththe mainverbto indicatewhenthe actionoccurred. am, is, are, was, were, be, do, does, did, have, had, has We have learned so much in this class. may, might, must, shall, will, can, should, would, could ought We might win the race if we practice.
- 5. Verb Tense Tense tellswhen the action OR state of being takes place •Present •Past •Future
- 6. Present Tense It ishappening NOW! • Jackie cooks breakfast. • Rayvon sings every morning. • Tyrone walks a mile everyday. • Caesar watches the television. • Lindsey washes the dishes. • Students hurry from the building. • The boys sing every morning. To make a verb, “singular” add an “s”
- 7. Past Tense The actionhas already happened ...It’s completed, finished , over!!! • The police talked to the robbers. • Keira submitted her paragraph to the drop-box. • We attended the live lecture yesterday. • To make most regular verbs past tense, add “ed” Last Week Yesterday Once upon a time
- 8. Future Tense It willhappen in the future – has not taken place yet! • The students will study for the final. • I shall fly in an airplane someday. • I will pass this class. • I will call my instructor for help. *helping verbs “will” and “shall”
- 9. Past, Present orFuture??? • We went for a walk. • Scott will be driving me to school today. • I am doing my homework now. • Daniel will be coming to dinner on Sunday. • went=past tense • will be driving= future tense • am doing=present tense • will be coming=future
- 10. Practice with Past, Present,and Future! I go to the movies with my friends. PRESENT I went to the movies with my friends. PAST I will go to the movies with my friends. FUTURE
- 11. Irregular Verbs You cannotadd the –ed ending to write irregular verbs in the past tense.
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- 13. Irregular Verbs Present • stand •take • sit • go • do • fight • pay • ride Past • stood • took • sat • went • did • fought • paid • rode
- 14. Remember! When writing, stayin the same tense throughout the paragraph, essay, and/or paper.