Transcript Verbs - ECASD

Verbs
Action and helping verbs
Action Verbs
 What is an action verb?
 An action verb tells what action the subject is
performing. It’s what you do!
How do I find the action verb?
 Find the subject.
 Ask the question, What did the subject do?
 The bat flew silently across the dark sky.
 The subject is bat. What did the bat do? Flew is the
action verb.
Three Types of Action Verbs
 Physical
 Mental
 Ownership
Physical Action
 A bat lives in our barn.
 It clings to the rafters during the day.
Mental Action
 Some people believe bats are dangerous.
 They fear the small animals.
Ownership
 Bats have poor vision during the day.
 They possess a unique type of vision.
Helping Verbs
 The verb of a sentence is not always written with just
one word. Sometimes we use helping (auxiliary)
verbs.
 They make a verb phrase with the main verb plus one
or two helping verbs.
Forms of Be
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Is
Am
Are
Was
Were
Be
Being
Been
Forms of Have
 Has
 Have
 Had
Forms of Do
 Do
 Does
 Did
Others
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Shall
Will
Should
Would
May
Might
Must
Can
Could
Examples
 The verb phrases in these examples are underlined.
 My dad has promised us a parrot.
 We have been asking for one for a long time.
More Examples
 Sometimes a verb phrase is interrupted by other
words.
 I couldn’t sleep last night.
 We are really getting a parrot today!
More Examples
 To find a verb phrase in a question, make the question
a statement.
 Question Have you owned a parrot before?
 Statement You have owned a parrot before.
Your Turn!
 Find the verb phrase in the following sentences.
 Have you ever listened to a parrot?
 Have you ever listened to a parrot?
 Actually, parrots don’t talk.
 Actually, parrots don’t talk.
A Couple More
 Many birds can mimic various sounds.
 Many birds can mimic various sounds.
 People must train these birds very slowly.
 People must train these birds very slowly.
Review
 Action verbs show action. What did the subject do?
 They can be physical, mental, or ownership.
 Ex. Run, believe, have.
Common Helping Verbs
Review
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Is Am Are Was Were
Be Being been
Has Have Had
Do Does Did
Shall Will Should Would
May Might Must
Can Could