VERBS
ACTION VERB – a word that shows mental or physical action or
movement.
BEING VERB – the verb “to be” - There are 8 verbs of being:
be - being – been – am – is – are – was - were
There are 8 because of agreement in number(singular or plural) and tense (conjugation.)
HELPING VERB – a verb used with an action verb to help express tense –past, present, future. Used with a action verb to create a verb phrase. ex. - I will sing the National Anthem at the dance.
LINKING VERB –a verb that does not show action but links the subject to the predicate (appear, look, seems, become, feel, grow, remain, stay) This cake LOOKS good.
Predicate - The verb or verbs being done by the subject in a sentence.
Conjugate - To change the tense of a verb
Present Past Past Participle Future
Regular Verb- Ends with “d” or “ed” when conjugated into past tense.
ex. jump jumped jumping
Irregular Verb - The word changes when conjugated
ex. break broke has broken
sing sang have sung
Participle - A verb ending in “ed” or “ing” used as an adjective.
ex. The laughing girl spit her gum onto the table.
Gerund - A verb ending in “ing” used as a noun. May be a subject, object of prep., direct object or predicate noun.
ex. Running is great exercise.
