VerbsVerbs

That’s what’s happening!That’s what’s happening!

Recognize a Recognize a verbverb when you see one. when you see one.

Verbs are a necessary component of Verbs are a necessary component of all sentences. all sentences.

Some verbs put static objects Some verbs put static objects into motion.into motion.

Other verbs help to clarify static Other verbs help to clarify static objects in meaningful ways. objects in meaningful ways.

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The fast turtle ran across the track.

Static Object - Turtle Verb - ran

PracticePracticeMy grumpy old English teacher My grumpy old English teacher smiledsmiled at the plate at the plate

of cold meatloaf.of cold meatloaf.

My grumpy old English teacher = static object | smiled = verb

The daredevil cockroach splashed into Sara's soup.

The daredevil cockroach = static object | splashed = verb

Know an Know an actionaction verb when you see one. verb when you see one.

DanceDance! ! SingSing! ! PaintPaint! ! GiggleGiggle! ! ChewChew! !

What are these words doing? What are these words doing?

They are expressing action, something They are expressing action, something that a person, animal, force of that a person, animal, force of

nature, or thing can nature, or thing can dodo. As a result, . As a result, words like these are called words like these are called action action

verbsverbs. .

Using Exciting VerbsUsing Exciting Verbs

Rikki Tikki Rikki Tikki brokebroke two eggs, and two eggs, and fellfell backward down the melon bed with backward down the melon bed with the third egg in his mouth, and the third egg in his mouth, and ranran to to the veranda…the veranda…

Rikki Tikki Rikki Tikki smashedsmashed two eggs, and two eggs, and tumbledtumbled backward down the melon backward down the melon bed with the third egg in his mouth, bed with the third egg in his mouth, and and scuttledscuttled to the veranda… to the veranda…

Instead of…Instead of…

The teacher The teacher askedasked me about my me about my missing homework.missing homework.

My brother My brother bothersbothers me. me.

I wanted to I wanted to get downget down from the Ferris from the Ferris Wheel.Wheel.

Try This…Try This…

The teacher The teacher interrogatedinterrogated me about my me about my missing homework.missing homework.

My brother My brother plaguesplagues me with his me with his presence.presence.

I wanted to I wanted to alightalight from the Ferris from the Ferris Wheel.Wheel.

State of Being VerbsState of Being VerbsExpress a state of being, existingExpress a state of being, existing– amam– isis– areare– waswas– werewere– bebe– beenbeen– beingbeing

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Francisco's comic book collection is worth $20,000.00.

= $$

Once upon a time there was a nice boy named Stately. He was very prim and proper. Stately was an A+ student. One day at school, there was going to be a big test on verbs. Stately knew all the action verbs but he didn't want to forget the eight state-of-being verbs. He needed a way to remember them so he could get an A+ on the big test. As he sat there thinking of ideas, he found himself humming a rhythm, "Da, da, da-da, da, da, da, da. All of a sudden he jumped up and shouted, "That is it! That is the rhythm I need to remember the state-of-being verbs: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been."     The next day, he went to school humming and clapping the rhythm the whole way. When he got his graded test back he had earned an A+, and Stately was very happy. After he got the A+ he changed his name to Stately State-of-Being Verb because he just IS so stately.

Know a Know a linkinglinking verb when you see one. verb when you see one.

Linking verbs do not express action.

They connect the subject of a verb to additional information about the subject.

Francisco's comic book collection is worth $20,000.00.

= $$

Try this:Try this:

A three mile run seems like a marathon during a hot July afternoon.

Seems connects the subject, a three-mile run, with something more said about it, that it's more arduous

depending on the day and time.

True Linking VerbsTrue Linking Verbs

Any form of the verb Any form of the verb bebe

amam, , isis, , areare, , waswas, , werewere, , be, beingbe, being beenbeen, , becomebecome

These true linking verbs are These true linking verbs are alwaysalways linking verbs. linking verbs.

Multiple PersonalitiesMultiple Personalities

Then you have a list of verbs with multiple personalities:

appear, feel, grow, look, stay, remain, smell, sound, taste, and turn

Sometimes these verbs are linking verbs; sometimes they are action verbs. Their function in a sentence

decides what you should call them

How can you tell?How can you tell?If you can substitute If you can substitute amam, , isis, or , or areare for the verb and for the verb and

the sentence still sounds logical, you have a the sentence still sounds logical, you have a linking verb on your hands. linking verb on your hands.

If, after the substitution, the sentence makes no If, after the substitution, the sentence makes no

sense, you are dealing with an action verb.sense, you are dealing with an action verb.

Try one:Try one:Chris tasted the crunchy, honey-roasted

grasshopper.

Chris is the grasshopper? I don't think so! Tasted, therefore is an action verb in this sentence.

The crunchy, honey-roasted grasshopper tasted good.

The grasshopper is good? You bet. Roast your own!

MonsterMonster 1. The man 1. The man isis a monster. a monster.         2. His skin 2. His skin lookslooks _____________ _____________         3. His mouth 3. His mouth resemblesresembles _____________ _____________         4. His teeth 4. His teeth appearappear _____________________ _____________________         5. His ears 5. His ears areare ________________ ________________        6. His eyes 6. His eyes seemseem __________ __________        7. His nose 7. His nose isis_________________. _________________.         8. He 8. He smellssmells _________________. _________________.         9. His skin 9. His skin feelsfeels ________________ ________________      10. Truly, the man 10. Truly, the man must have beenmust have been ugly from ugly from birth!birth!

Helping VerbsHelping Verbs

Hi! I'm Harry Helping Verb and I'm so helpful I will help you learn the 23 Helping Verbs by telling you a story.The title of the story is Old Mr. Do.  Like some stories, this story has a moral. The moral is: "Maybe Mr. Do should have a will". Read on and you will see why!

Old Mr. Do   Once upon a time there was a wealthy merchant named Mr. Do. Mr. Do was very old and very rich. His many relatives were dreaming of the day the old man would die. They wondered which one of them would inherit his money. Finally, one day Mr. Do did die. All the relatives searched his house for a will. They didn't find one. They searched his house three times. They still did not find a will. The relatives did not get one dime of Mr. Do's fortune.

 The moral: Maybe Mr. Do should have a will. 

    Just remember this sentence and you will know how to set up a chart of the 23 helping verbs!  The largest "family" is the "BE" family with eight members. The

other five families have three members each.

Helping Verbs

maymightmust 

bebeingbeenamareiswaswere

(main)

dodoesdid

(main)

shouldcouldwould

havehadhas

(main)

willcanshall