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).

If you can do it, it is an action verb!

• sing• walk• jump• read• eat• listen• drink• believe• sleep

Linking verbs connect a subject with a word or words in 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.

Helping verbs work with the main verb to indicate when the action occurred.

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.

Verb Tense

Tense tells when the action OR state of being takes place •Present•Past•Future

Present Tense

It is happening 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”

Past Tense

The action has 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

Future Tense

It will happen 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”

Past, Present or Future???

•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

Practice withPast, Present, and Future!

I go to the movies with my friends. PRESENTI went to the movies with my friends. PASTI will go to the movies with my friends. FUTURE

Irregular VerbsYou cannot add the –ed endingto write irregular verbs in the pasttense.

Irregular VerbsPresent

seebuy

comeblowgo

swimfall

hearspeakwrite

Pastsaw

boughtcameblewgoneswam

fellheardspokewrote

Irregular Verbs

Present

• stand• take• sit• go• do• fight• pay• ride

Past

• stood• took• sat• went• did• fought• paid• rode

Remember!

When writing, stay in the same tense throughout the

paragraph, essay, and/or paper.