D efinition Action verbs tell what subject does or did Sentence Examples The runner sprinted towards the base The batter hit a walkoff home run He dove for the catch ID: 584915
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Action verbs
D
efinition:
Action verbs
tell what subject does or did.
Sentence Examples:
The runner
sprinted
towards the base.
The batter
hit
a walk-off home run.
He
dove
for the catch.
Word Examples:
Run,Catch Dive,Sprint,Fall,Slide2
mAIN vERBS aND hELPING vERBS
A verb that is made up of more than one word is called a verb phrase. It contains a main verb and helping verb or verbs. The main verb expresses action or being in the sentence. The helping verbs work with the main verbs but do not show action.
Ex: Grayce has arrived at the party.
Sometimes there can be more than one helping verb or main verb.
E
x: The door has been locked and shut.Slide3
Direct Objects
W
ays to remember: Verb who, Verb whatExample: Everyone loved it. (loved what, it)Example: Everyone loved Nash Grier ( loved who, Nash Grier<3)Slide4
5 Being and Linking Verbs
Some verbs don't show action. They show what the subject is or is like.Verbs called being verbs show the state.
A being verb is often a linking verb.
common being and linking verbs:
am, are, is, was, were, seem, be, beensmell, being, become, appear, taste Slide5
Simple Verb Tenses
The tense of a verb tells when the action or state of being takes place.
Present tense tells that something is happening NOW
Past tense tells that something has already happenedFuture tense tells that something WILL happen
Present
talks
Past
talked
Future
will talk
TALKSlide6
Irregular and regular verbs
The important things to remember are that regular verbs change normally. Usually the only thing that changes is the ending (like walk changes to walked). Irregular verbs change differently (like write changes to wrote). Slide7
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Subject Verb Agreement
Subject
Verb
Sentence
I
am (present)
was (past)
I am well today.
I was sick today.
he,she,it,and,all singular nounsis (present)
was (past)
It is raining now.
The cat is playful.
She was hungry.
we, you, they and all plural nouns
are (present)
were (past)
We are cousins.
They were teammates.
You were on that team last year.Slide8
Lend and Borrow
b
y libby & RaquelLend:to give temporarily
Borrow:to take temporarilyex: Will you lend me your boots?
ex: May i borrow them for a hike?Slide9
Let and Leave
Let:to permit
ex: Let them go with us!Leave:to go away
ex:I will leave for a feild trip.Slide10
Teach and Learn
Teach:to give instructions
ex:Alice will teach tennis.Learn:recive instructions
ex:Babies learn very fast.Slide11