VERB – It’s what you do.
A Verb is an action word and is the first part of speech you should understand.
It expresses action or states of being.
EXAMPLES
VERB AS AN ACTION
Godzilla gobbled up the tourists.
Jackie flipped the raft.
Waldo and McKenzie made African bracelets.
In the sentences above, the subject is completing an action.
VERB AS A STATE OF BEING
Godzilla is scary!
The students are hungry.
The vase was fragile.
I am an astronaut.
In these sentences, the subjects are not doing anything, they are in a state of being.
VERBS COME IN THREE TYPES
- Regular
- Irregular
- Auxiliary (or helping)
What is a Regular Verb?
A Regular verb is a verb that you can add the suffix -ed to when you want to make it past tense
EXAMPLE
Jump = Jumped
Talk = Talked
Ski = Skied
Here is a list of some common Regular Verbs!
What is an Irregular Verb?
An Irregular Verb is a verb that you do not add the suffix -ed to when you make it past tense
EXAMPLE
Think = Thought
Take = Took
Bite = Bit
Here’s a whole list of Irregular Verbs!
What is an Auxiliary (or helping) Verb?
An Auxiliary Verb is a verb a form BE, DO, and HAVE
Forms of BE = AM, ARE, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING
Forms of DO = DO, DOES, DID, DONE, DOING
Forms of HAVE = HAVE, HAS, HAD, HAVING
There are also MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS
CAN, COULD, MAY, MIGHT, SHALL, SHOULD, WILL, WOULD, MUST, OUGHT TO
What are the Principal Parts of a Verb?
There are 3 Principal Parts to EVERY verb.
#1 = Present Form
#2 = Past Form
#3 = Past Participle Form
EXAMPLE
Break – Broke – Broken
Give – Gave – Given
Steal – Stole – Stolen
Arise – Arose – Arisen
Sometimes the Past and Past Participle Form are the same
Bake - Baked- Baked
Wish – Wished – Wished
Tell – Told – Told
VERBS also come in DIFFERENT TENSES
Simple Tenses – Present, Past, Future
Perfect Tenses -Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect
Progressive Tenses - Present Progressive, Past, Progressive, Future Progressive
Progressive Perfect Tenses – Present Perfect Progressive, Past Perfect Progressive, Future Perfect Progressive
What are the SIMPLE TENSES?
EXAMPLES
Present = The #1 Principal Part = Fall
Past – The #2 Principal Part = Fell
Future - “Will” + #1 Principal Part = Will fall
What are the PERFECT TENSES?
EXAMPLES
Present Perfect = “Have” or “Has” + #3 Principal Part = Has fallen
Past Perfect = “Had” + #2 Principal Part = Had fallen
Future Perfect = “Will have” + #3 Principal Part = Will have fallen
What are the PROGRESSIVE TENSES?
EXAMPLES
Present Progressive = “Am” or “Is” or “Are” + ing to verb = Am falling
Past Progressive = “Was” or “Were” + ing to verb = Was falling
Future Progressive = “Will be” + ing to verb = Will be falling
What are the PROGRESSIVE PERFECT TENSES?
EXAMPLES
Present Progressive Perfect = “Have been” or “Has been” + ing to verb = Have been falling
Past Progressive Perfect = “Had been” + ing to verb = Had been falling
Future Progressive Perfect “Will have been” + ing to verb = Will have been falling
VERBALS
Verbals are VERBS acting like other parts of speech
There are THREE VERBALS: Participles, Gerunds, and Infinitives
Check them out in the menu above
