Verbs – what are they and how do we use them?

1. Verbs – what are they and how do we use them? • Visible Action verbs – are visible - the action can be seen - ‘doing’ words • ex – sleep, pick, grab, swim, run, clap, skate, etc. • 2. Invisible Action verbs – not visible – less obvious – mental verbs • ex – think, wish, believe, consider, need, understand, remember, etc. • 3. Linking Verbs – convey a state of being or condition. They link or connect a noun with an adjective • 4. Helping verbs – used to enhance a main verb’s meaning by giving us more information about its tense ‘the movers & shakers of written & spoken language’

2. Practice – Action Verbs Identify the action verb in the following sentences • The clock in the living room chimed every hour. • You need a paperclip to secure the papers. • Open your book to page 15. • Uncle Drew cast his fishing line off the edge of the pier. • Lexi considered Morgan to be her best friend • Marcia watched the squirrel hop from limb to limb • Heather understood why.

3. Linking VerbsExplained… Connecting a noun with and adjective • The grapefruit tasted sour. • His pockets appeared empty. Also, they can link a noun with another noun • Fred became the coach. • The clue proved to be the key.

4. Practice Linking Verbs Determine whether the italicized verbs in the following sentences are action or linking verbs • Mom’s chicken and dumplings taste too salty for some reason. • Charlotte grew green and yellow peppers in her container garden. • We turned at the light and headed home. • Pop grew angry when we didn’t listen carefully. • She liked to smell the flowers when she walked past the vase. • The air smelled stale, so we opened the window. • Christian and Louise tasted Aunt Betty’s delicious peach cobbler. • Jodi’s white socks turned pink in the wash.

5. Helping Verbs Explained… Common Helping Verbs Am is are was were be do Does did have had has may Might must shall will can should would could ought

6. Helping verbs continued… A main verb can have as many as three helping verbs in front of it Example: Nate served the ball to his opponent Nate will serve the ball to his opponent. Nate should have served the ball to his opponent.

7. Helping verbs continued… When a verb has one or more helping verbs, this is called a verb phrase. Note: a helping verb does not have to be right next to the main verb in the sentence because an adverb(not, only, & ly words) may separate the helping verbs. Example: Eddie will surely choose the largest slice of pie. Caroline could not have eaten all those cookies.

8. Helping verbs Practice Identify the verb phrases, then identify the helping verbs and the main verbs. • Steven and Craig must have had permission to leave early. • Mitsy should vacuum the carpet before she dusts the furniture. • The remote control must have fallen behind the sofa cushion. • It was understood that the group would be meeting in the commons after school. • Jesse will not be going to soccer practice this afternoon. • Meghan might not have practiced enough for her recital. • The weatherman thinks it might snow tomorrow afternoon.