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

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Verbs

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

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Action Verbs

• Action Verbs (AV) express physical or mental
  action.

studied
dreaming
thinking
running
vote
dance
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The batter is hitting the game winning homerun.
The batter thinks about winning the game.
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Linking Verbs

• 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.
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The verb "to be"
am has been may be is have been can
be are had been should be was will
be might be were would have been
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Most of the other linking verbs are related to
your five senses
sound
appear, become, seem, look
smell
taste
touch, feel, remain
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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.
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Action verb or linking verb?
The cookie smelled delicious! Caveman smelled
the cookie.
LV
AV
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Linking Verb or Action Verb?
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.
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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.
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Helping Verbs

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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!
Santa Claus is helping himself to the cookies!
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am is are was were do does did done has have
had be been being shall will could should would
can may
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Santa is checking his list twice. I know that
you are hoping that you are on the good list, but
the list does appear to be pretty short this
year. You might have been left off of the list!
The letter that you wrote could have been lost in
the mail. Christmas might be looking pretty grim
for you.
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A verb and all of its helpers is called a verb
phrase.
AV
Clints 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
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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!!!!
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Verb Tense
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)
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Principal Parts
Every Verb has four basic parts, which are called
its principal parts.

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Infinitive present participle past
past participle
call calling called (have) called
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Regular Verbs
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.
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Irregular Verbs
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.
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SIT SET
Sit means to be seated, to rest. sit sitting
sat (have) sat The sultan sat on the flying
carpet.
Set means to place, to put. Set is
transitive. set setting set (have)
set Elmer set his alarm clock for five A.M.
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Rise
Rise means to move upward.
rise rising rose (have) risen
Smoke has risen from the fried computer.
The sun rises.
The moon and the stars rise in the evening.
The balloon rose into the atmosphere.
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Raise
raise raising raised (have) raised
Raise means to lift up, to force up. Raise is
transitive.
The official has raised the checkered flag.
Elmo is frustrated, so he raised his voice.
We are raising money for charity.
Elmo raised his grade to an A!
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LIE
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.
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LIE
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.
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LAY
The verb lay means to put down or to place
something. It is a transitive verb.
lay laying laid (have) laid
The books are being carefully laid on the floor.
For our freedom, the soldiers in WWII laid down
their lives.
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Lie means to rest.
lie lying lay (have) lain
lay laying laid (have) laid
Lay means to put something down.