VerbsThat’s what’s happening!

A verb expresses an action, a feeling, or a state of

being.

Two main types of verbs are helping verbs and linking verbs.

Action VerbsTell what the subject does or did.

They can be physical or mental.

Examples:

•Sue ran to the store. (physical)

•I know a lot about math. (mental)

Linking VerbsLinks the subject of the sentence to

a word in the predicate.

The most common linking verbs are forms of the verb “be”.

be, is, am, are, was, were, been, being

Example: We are late.

Helping Verbs

Help the main verb express precise meaning

They are combined with the main verbs to form verb phrases.

Examples : He has painted the house.

(The helping verb is “has”. The main verb is “painted”.)

She could walk to school. (The helping verb is “could”. The main verb is “walk”.)

PracticeI talk on the phone when I get home from school.

The boy has played football since third grade.

I am going to the mall to buy new shoes.

I love to watch television.