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Page 1: Verbs, Verbs, Verbs Action Verbs Linking Verbs. Two, 2, dos, deux, zwei, ni,,  action  linking There are ONLY two kinds of verbs on the planet. They

Verbs, Verbs, VerbsVerbs, Verbs, VerbsAction Verbs

Linking Verbs

Page 2: Verbs, Verbs, Verbs Action Verbs Linking Verbs. Two, 2, dos, deux, zwei, ni,,  action  linking There are ONLY two kinds of verbs on the planet. They

Two, 2, dos, deux, zwei, ni, , Two, 2, dos, deux, zwei, ni, ,

action

linking

There are ONLY two kinds of verbs on the planet. They are:

(tutu)

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Action VerbsAction Verbs

express either mental or physical activity

The dogs barked all day.

He thought about the day.

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Linking VerbsLinking Verbs

express a state of being

connect (or link) the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject

My teacher is cranky.

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Action or Linking Verb?Action or Linking Verb?We celebrated the Chinese New

Year yesterday.The holiday is usually in February.

action

linking

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Action or Linking Verb?Action or Linking Verb?John looked tired.John looked through the binoculars.

John looked tired.John looked through the binoculars.

action

linking

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Action or Linking Verb? Your Turn!Action or Linking Verb? Your Turn!

Remember, any verb that can be replaced with is, am, are, be, become, or becomes, and makes sense, is a linking verb!

The sky looks blue.I walked home.Our teacher seemed crazy.

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Now Let’s Learn About Now Let’s Learn About Helping “Verbs”Helping “Verbs”

WARNING: Auxiliary verbs do not function as verbs. They HELP the main verb.

Helping verbs are added before another verb to make a verb phrase.

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Helping VerbsHelping Verbs

beamisarewaswere

beenbeinghashavehad

dodiddoescancouldshall

willwouldshouldmaymightmust

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Helping VerbsHelping Verbs(sing to the tune of “Jingle Bells” for a handy

mnemonic)

Helping Verbs, Helping VerbsThere are 23Am is are was and wereBeing Been and Be

Have has hadDo does didShall will should and wouldThere are five more helping verbsMay might must can could

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HelpHelping Verbsing Verbs

help the main verb express action or a state of being

can speakmay behas been namedshould have been caught

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Helping Verb or Main Verb?Helping Verb or Main Verb?

I am a teacher.I am writing a letter.

We are hungry.The girls are playing ball.

The highlighted words can function as main verbs or helping verbs. Can you tell which job each is doing? Remember…a

helping verb is always added before another verb!

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Auxiliary Verb or Main Verb? Your Turn!Auxiliary Verb or Main Verb? Your Turn! Make your own examples using each of

these words in two ways: 1) as a main verb and 2) as an auxiliary verb in a verb phrase.

was does have

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HelpingHelping Verb or Verb or MainMain Verb? Verb?

was does have I was a track star. I was running quickly. She does the dishes. She does hear you. They have the flu. They have been cured.