A Verb is a word that shows action

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

Action Verbs (AV) express physical or mental action. dreaming running dance studied thinking vote

The batter is hitting the game winning homerun. The batter thinks about winning the game.

A linking verb (LV) is a verb that expresses a state of being. A linking verb connects, or links, the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject.

am has been may be is have been can be are had been should be was will be might be were would have been

Most of the other linking verbs are related to your five senses sound appear, become, seem, look smell taste touch, feel, remain

The music sounds loud. The man seems irritated. The flower smells fragrant. The apple tastes delicious. The Girl Scout feels sad because no plants are growing at Camp Green Lake.

The cookie smelled delicious! Charles smelled the cookie. LV AV

Linking verbs link the cookie to a word in the predicate. When the cookie is the subject, it is not performing an action and is not able to smell, taste, touch. However. . . When the sentence is about someone eating, smelling, or tasting the cookie, there is action being performed. The verb is then an action verb.

AV I smelled the chocolate chip cookies baking in the kitchen. AV My little brother appeared at the kitchen window and stole a cookie. LV The cookie tasted gooey because it came straight from the oven. LV The cookie he ate appears to be underbaked.

• A helping verb helps the main verb express action or a state of being. A helping verb can help either an action verb or a linking verb! Dad is helping himself to the cookies!

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

A verb and all of its helpers is called a verb phrase. AV Clint’s plane is tumbling over the Virginia falls. LV Unfortunately things might have been different if the engine had not died. Always remember NOT is NOT a verb

Verb phrases are often interrupted by an adverb. The engine of the plane will usually start. Usually the engine of the plane will start. Will start is the verb phrase; the adverb does not change the facts!!!!

The time expressed by a verb is called its tense. There are three basic tenses: present, past, and future Today I walk to school. (present) Yesterday I walked to school. (past) Tomorrow I will walk to school. (future)

. Every Verb has four basic parts, which are called its principal parts. Infinitive present participle calling past participle called (have) called

The dog peers out of his doghouse. He is peering at the boy who stole his bone. He has peered at the boy long enough. To get his bone he will chase after the boy who is hiding in the bushes.

Irregular Verbs do not change tense by adding ed. Here is one example: Be care; do not break your glasses! Oops! I broke my glasses! I have broken my glasses many times.

Sit means to be seated, to rest. sitting sat (have) sat The sultan sat on the flying carpet. Set means to place, to put. Set is transitive. setting set (have) set Elmer set his alarm clock for five A. M.

Rise means to move upward. rise rising rose The sun rises. The moon and the stars rise in the evening. (have) risen Smoke has risen from the fried computer. The balloon rose into the atmosphere.

raise raising raised (have) raised Raise means to lift up, to force up. Raise is transitive. Elmo is frustrated, so he raised his voice. We are raising money for charity. The official has raised the checkered flag. Elmo raised his grade to an A!

To tell an untruth is a regular verb. lie lying lied (have) lied George Washington did not lie; he told his father that he cut down the Cherry Tree.

Lie means to recline, to remain lying down. lie lying lay (have) lain The sick boy will lie in bed for one week. The boy lay in bed all day yesterday. The elephant is lying on the ground blowing bubbles. He has lain on the ground all day.

The verb lay means to put down or to place something. It is a transitive verb. laying laid (have) laid The books are being carefully laid on the floor. For our freedom, the soldiers in WWII laid down their lives.

Lie means to rest. lie lying lay (have) lain laying laid (have) laid Lay means to put something down.