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Verbs Notes

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Verbs
Linking Verbs
 A linking verb shows the position or state of being of the subject (To be).
 Linking verbs do not show action

Examples:

is, am, are, was, were, be, been, has, have, had, do, does,
did, may, might, can, could, will, would, shall, should, are
being, might have been, become, seems

 Used to join the subject to a word or words in the predicate


Ex. She is happy.
 NOT and N’T are never verbs
Ex. She isn’t happy.
Stacey and Peter are not a couple.

Action Verbs
 A verb is a word that shows action and tells what the subject does
Examples: yell, run, swim, write, make, buy
The child loves his parents.
Penelope drove her car home.

Linking Verbs + Action Verbs =


Helping Verbs
Helping Verbs
 Helps the main verb express meaning and tense
 There will be a linking verb (see above) and an action verb

linking action

He will build our new house.


Examples of Helping Verbs
Bobby will play hockey this weekend. (Linking = will, Action= play)
I am eating my lunch. (Linking = am, Action= eating)

You have not completed your (Linking = have, Action= completed)


homework.
Kerry isn’t swimming this season. (Linking = is, Action= swimming)

The students are really studying hard. (Linking = are, Action= studying)
*really is an adverb

Regular and Irregular Verbs

Regular: Simply add –ed to change the tense


“TO COOK”

Present I cook for my family.

Past I cooked dinner yesterday.

Past Participle I have cooked this week.


Helping
Verbs Future I will cook the dinner next week.

Irregular: Does not follow the –ed pattern. Instead, the spelling changes
“TO GROW”

Present I grow vegetables in my garden.

Past I grew vegetables last summer.

Past Participle I have grown vegetables in the past.


Helping
Verbs Future I will grow vegetables this summer.

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