Verbs Helping Verbs reviewing actionlinking verbs There are
Verbs Helping Verbs reviewing action/linking verbs
There are 3 different kinds of verbs action linking helping
An action verb shows action. It tells what the subject of the sentence does.
Action Verbs Bill hit the ball. The cat purred softly. I walk to school. Susan spoke to me.
A linking verb links the subject to the predicate. It does not show action.
Common Linking Verbs am is are was were be been seems feels tastes
Linking Verbs We are hungry. He was late to school. The winner is Johnny. The rose smells good.
• A helping verb helps a main verb. • The helping verb comes before the main verb. • Both of them together are called the verb phrase.
Helping/Main Verbs I am eating my lunch. Ed has taken the test. We were talking.
• They are watching television. verb phrase: are watching are=helping watching=main • Frank was tired after work. verb phrase: was tired was=helping tired=main
• My dad drove his car to the store. Verb: drove What kind? action • Finding Nemo is her favorite movie. Verb: is What kind? linking
Ann was cooking dinner in the kitchen. Verb phrase? was cooking Helping? was Main? cooking
The boys were playing in the park. Verb phrase? were playing Helping? were Main verb? playing
Randy is studying his science vocabulary. Verb phrase? is studying Helping? is Main verb? studying
We have learned a lot about verbs. Verb phrase? have learned Helping? have Main verb? learned
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