VERBS

A verb is a word that shows ______ or expresses a state of ______.

Ex: Taylor kicked the ball. Josh is strong.

Regular verbs form their past by adding d, ed, or t.

Irregular verbs do not form their past by adding d, ed, or t.

Ex: sing - ____; do - ___; go - ____; set - ___

action being

Ex: dance - _______ talk - _____; burn - ____danced

talked burnt

sang

did went set

VERBS

Verbs have four principal parts:

Present

Past Past Participle Present Participleeat(s)work

ateworked

eatenworked

eatingworking

______ are the time element in grammar. There are six major tenses.Tenses

PresentPastFuture

Present perfectPast perfectFuture perfect

(think everyday)(think yesterday)(think tomorrow)

(have or has plus the past participle)(had plus the past participle)(will have plus the past participle)

VERBSBeing or Linking verbs:

Is, are, was, were, am, be, been, being, become, became, seems, remains, stays, appears, continues, grows, and sometimes the five senses.Linking verbs can never be followed by a direct object

because they cannot pass any action; they help state a fact. They may be followed by predicate nouns, predicate pronouns, or predicate adjectives.

Helping verbs: Is, are, am, was, were, be, been, have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, will, can, may, might, could, should, would

Helping verbs are used with other verbs. They can be used separately as well. When finding the verb in a sentence, you must include all helping verbs as well as the main verb.

Ex: You are it. Jack is the captain. Mary became beautiful. Ted grew tall.

VERBS

Verbs must always agree in number with the subject.

If a subject is a singular noun or a third-person singular pronoun, use the present tense verb form that ends in –s or –es.

If a subject is a plural noun or any pronoun other than third-person singular, use the present tense verb form that does not end in –s or –es.