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    Verbs express actions or states of being and are essential parts of sentences. There are different types of verbs including action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Verb tense indicates when the action occurs through present, past, or future tense. Most regular verbs are made past tense by adding "-ed" but some verbs are irregular and have unique past tense forms. Maintaining consistent verb tense is important for clear writing.

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    Verbs express actions or states of being and are essential parts of sentences. There are different types of verbs including action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Verb tense indicates when the action occurs through present, past, or future tense. Most regular verbs are made past tense by adding "-ed" but some verbs are irregular and have unique past tense forms. Maintaining consistent verb tense is important for clear writing.

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    Verbs express actions or states of being and are essential parts of sentences. There are different types of verbs including action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Verb tense indicates when the action occurs through present, past, or future tense. Most regular verbs are made past tense by adding "-ed" but some verbs are irregular and have unique past tense forms. Maintaining consistent verb tense is important for clear writing.

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    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, seem, taste, turn, am, is, are,
    look, remain, stay, smell, sound was, were, be, being, been

    Letitia appeared Kiera seems happy today.


    surprised at the news.
    Helping verbs work with the main verb
    to indicate when the action
    occurred.
    am, is, are, was, were, be, do, may, might, must, shall, will,
    does, did, have, had, has can, should, would, could ought

    We have learned so We might win the race if


    much in this class. 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”


    Last Week
    Past Tense Yesterda
    y

    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.

    Once upon a
    time

    • To make most regular verbs past tense, add “ed”


    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 • went=past tense
    walk.
    • Scott will be • will be driving= future
    driving me to tense
    school
    today. • am doing=present
    • I am doing my tense
    homework now.
    • Daniel will be • will be coming=future
    coming to dinner
    on Sunday.
    Practice with
    Past, Present, and
    Future!
    I go to the movies with my friends. PRESENT
    I went to the movies with my friends. PAST
    I will go to the movies with my friends.
    FUTURE
    Irregular Verbs
    You cannot add the –ed ending
    to write irregular verbs in the past
    tense.
    Irregular Verbs
    Present
    Pastsee saw
    buy bought
    come came
    blow blew
    go gone
    swim swam
    fall fell
    hear heard
    speak spoke
    write wrote
    Irregular Verbs
    Present
    Past
    • stand • stood
    • take • took
    • sit • sat
    • go • went
    • do • did
    • fight • fought
    • pay • paid
    • ride • rode
    Remember!
    When writing, stay in the same
    tense throughout the
    paragraph, essay, and/or paper.

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