7.1 Verb Forms Flashcards
What is an action verb? Provide an example.
a verb that expresses action
Examples: run, walk, sit, stand, look, see, think, plan, feel
Notice that the action does not always have to be observable, but can be internal, such as thinking or feeling.
verb
A workd that EXPRESSES THE ACTION OR STATE OF BEING
Most commonly used words next to nouns.
Two kinds of verbs: action & verb of being
helping verb
Sometimes a very is made up of more than one word; additional words helping are called helping verbs
Examples: has, have, had, is, are, was, were
The signal was given for the cars to proceed. She is going to the movies. The toys are being preserved. They were running to the bus. Nancy was wanting to see him.
past tense
past - something that has already taken place.
Examples:walked, sat, ate
future tense
future - something that has not happened yet; it will happen
present tense
present - something that is happening now
Examples: walk, sit, eat
verb of being
It helps tell something about the subject.
Examples: is, are, am, was, were, become, seem
- It is too cold today.
- Yesterday was gorgeous.
- The roads became very slick in the rain.
auxiliary verb
another name for helping verbs - additional words that in a verb phrase outside of the main verb
Examples: BE, AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE, BEEN, HAS, HAVE, HAD, DOES, DO, DID,
CAN, COULD, SHALL, SHOULD, WILL, WOULD,
MIGHT, AND MAY
past particle
Something that happened in the past.
Examples:(have) walked, (have) sat, (have) eaten
irregular verbs
verbs that do not follow rules when changing tenses.
Typically, in order to create the _____ and _____ __________ tenses, you simply add d or ed to the end of the verb.
past & past participle
Principle parts fo commonly used irregular verbs
Present / Past / Part Participle do / did/ done see / saw / seen give / gave /given take / took / taken go / went / gone begin / began / begun eat / ate / eaten swim / swarm / swum throw / threw / thrown
What verbs must have a helper?
past participle
Helpers:has, have, had, is, am, are, was, or were
I see the girl. (present)
I saw the girl. (past)
I have seen the girl. (past participate)
I take off my hat in church. (present)
I took off my hat in church. (past)
I have taken off my hat in church. (past participate)
What verbs must have a helper?
past participle
Helpers:has, have, had, is, am, are, was, or were
I see the girl. (present)
I saw the girl. (past)
I have seen the girl. (past participate)
I take off my hat in church. (present)
I took off my hat in church. (past)
I have taken off my hat in church. (past participate)
How can we check to see if a verb is a linking verb or a helping verb?
If its a linking verb you can substitute ‘is’ or ‘are’ and the sentence will still make sense. If the verb is used as a helping verb it will be part of a phrase that includes an action verb.-0
