Grammar 3 - Verbs Pt. 1 Flashcards
Verbs, Verb Tense, Aspects, Irregular, & Helping + Linking Verbs
What is a verb?
A verb is a part of speech with alot of functions, but most importantly, they are an “expression or demonstration of action”
What are the verbs in this sentence?
“The bear roars, then he runs. After that, the bear sleeps.”
rorars, runs, sleeps.
What does agreeable refer to in grammar? What does agreeability depend on?
Agreeable refers to every element of your sentence working/pairing well with one another. It typically depends on the context of the sentence.
i.e: “the dog barks” or “the dogs bark”
Which of these sentences are agreeable?
- “The cat meows.”
- “Jake bake a cakes.”
- “The elephant run.”
- “The mouse squeaks.”
Sentence 1 and 4.
What is basic verb tense? What are these types of verbs (tenses) knowing for?
Basic verb tense is the ability of verbs to situate themselves in time. They are known for linking concepts, such as time and action.
what are the three tenses?
Past - “I Talked”
Present - “I Talk”
Future - “I will talk”
Describe the function/characteristic of each tense.
How is it used?
What examples of words would you use in said tense?
What if any affixations are used in said tense?
Past: Used to refer to what has already happened. Uses words like “walked, had, wanted, couldn’t”. Typically affixes using “ed”
Present: Used to refer to what is currently happening. Uses words like “eat, doesn’t, is”. Sometimes affixes words using “n’t or ing”
Future: Used to refer to what will happen. Prominently uses words “will, going, is going”. Can affix using “ing”.
What are irregular verbs?
Irregular verbs are verbs that exist outside of the present standards, changing both the spelling and the vowel sound without adding an s to the end. In other cases, the word just doesn’t change no matter the context.
What are examples of irregular verbs using tenses?
Past: Regular = Talk becomes Talked. Irregular = Run becomes Ran
Present: Regular = Talk remains talk. Irregular: Run remains Run.
Future: Regular = Talk becomes Will Talk. Irregular: Run becomes Will Run.
What are past-perfect verbs? give an example past perfect verbs that use “un” and then “en”
Past-Perfect verbs are verbs that refer to things in the past that are completed, meaning they were finalized in the past.
un Examples: she sung. we won. we found. she sat.
en Examples: “it was ridden. we had eaten. she had spoken.”
What are “truly” irregular verbs? Give some examples
Truly irregular verbs are verbs that follow none of the standard irregular rules given their tenses.
Examples: Teach –> Taught. Flee –> Fled. Bet stays Bet. Shall –> Should
What are helping verbs? Give examples in tenses:
Helping verbs are just inflected verisons of the verbs “to have” and “to be”. They are used to help other verbs function.
Past: “Brian was eating a slice of pizza”
“was” is a helping verb that helps the verb “eating”
Present: “Brian is eating pizza”
“is” is a helping verb that helps the verb “eating”
Future: “Brian had been eating pizza”
“had” and “been” are helping verbs that helps the verb eating.
What are linking verbs and how are they used? Give examples
Linking verbs are verbs that are utilized to link ideas. For example, all these verbs include forms of the verb “to be”, and are used in place of it to express idea.s
am, are, being, was, is, be , been, were.
How do you separate linking and helping verbs?
Think of linking verbs as “state of being words” that link a word to a subject. Think of helping verbs as “action verbs” which describe a behavior of decision.
action/helping: The bear EATS a fish.”
state of being/linking: “The bear IS hungry.”
What are hybrid action/being verbs?
A merge of two helping and linking verbs are hybrids, and they describe both a action and state of being.
Example: “The bear LOOKED (action) AT (being) me.
