A Verb Is a Word That Shows Action Or State of Being

Notes on Verbs

A verb is a word that shows action or state of being.

The action verb can be visible or non-visible/ 1. She dreams every night. 2. She jumped into the air.

An action verb tells what is happening, has happened or will happen.

The verb is the most important thing in a sentence.

Another name for a state of being verb is linking verb. Here is A list of common linking verbs: Became, is, was, look, smell, seem, were, been, being, appear, taste, sound, become, feel, grow.

Some linking verbs can also be used as action verbs. Linking verbs. Ex 1. The T-shirt looked dirty. Ex 2. The metal grew cold. Action Verb Ex 1. Kim looked at the painting. Ex 2. The gardener grew flowers. Parts of a Verb

Many verbs are made up of a main verb plus one or more helping verbs. Another name for a helping verb is an auxiliary verb. The most common helping verbs are forms of be, have, and do.

They may also be used as main verbs.

Here are their forms: Be- am, is, be, are, was, were, been Have- has, have, & had Do- do, did, & does

Used as main verb Used as helping verb

1. I was lucky. 1. I was eating lunch. 2. Jill has a cold. 2. Jill has finished her report. 3. We did our chores. 3. We did like the movie.

Here is a list of some other frequently used helping verbs: Can, will, shall, may, must, could, would, should, might.

Verb phrase is a group of words that consists of a main verb and one or more helping verbs. The last word is in the phrase is the main verb. The word or words coming before the main verb are the helping verbs. Examples:

N.V M.V 1. No one has been more successful. N.V M.V 2. Donald should have arrived at the concert on time.

Principal Parts of a Verb There are three principal parts of a verb they are present tense past tense and past participle.

They are present tense, past tense and past participle. Most verbs form their past and past participle by adding d or ed to the present tense form of the verb.

Ex: Present Past Past Participle 1. talk talked talked 2. arrive arrived arrived

These verbs are called irregular verbs. An irregular verb changes its spelling to form the past and past participle of the verb.

Ex: Present Past Past Participle 1. grow grew grown 2. go went gone

There are some irregular verbs that keep the same form for all the three participle parts. Ex: Present Past Past Participle 1. sit sit sit 2. burst burst burst