Types of Verbs
What are the three types of verbs?
Action, being, Helping
The runner sprints for 30 yards.
What is the action verb in this sentence?
Sprints
I am hungry.
What is the being verb in this sentence?
Am
I should go to class soon.
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
(Helping verbs include both linking verbs and action verbs)
Should go
We ___________ on the trampoline.
(jump- Past)
Jumped.
What is the function of an action verb?
To tell what someone or something is doing
The hot dog pants while laying in the sun.
What is the action verb in this sentence?
Pants
Shaune was lucky to get out of there!
What is the being verb in this sentence?
Was
That kid can ride his bicycle by himself!
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
(Helping verbs include both linking verbs and action verbs)
Can ride
The class _____________ at the funny joke.
(laugh- past)
Laughed
What is the function of a being verb?
shows what someone or something is
Jose paints a portrait of Selena while she plays the piano.
What are the action verbs in this sentence?
Paints, plays
We will be learning something new soon.
What is the being verb in this sentence?
Will be
I promise I didn't make that spill!
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
(Helping verbs include both linking verbs and action verbs)
Didn't
The parrot is ________ and _______ in the water to wash his wings.
(turn fly & dive present tense)
Flying & diving
What is the function of a helping verb?
To make the meaning of the sentence clearer.
When the actor acts, the director directs, and the camera records.
What are the action verbs in this sentence?
Acts, directs, records
They are waiting patiently.
What is the being verb in this sentence?
Are
She would have been punished for her actions.
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
(Helping verbs include both linking verbs and action verbs)
Would have been punished
The class is _______ while Jackson is _________, but Hailey loves ___________
(turn work, sleep, read into present tense.)
working, reading, sleeping
Name an example of each type of verb
EX:
Action- run, walk, sleep, sit, stand, wait, talk
Being- is, am, are, will be, was, were
Helping- can, do, has, have, is, am, are, will be
Activists question the status quo and look for a better way.
What are the action verbs in this sentence?
Question, look
He and I were shopping at the same store.
What is the being verb in this sentence?
Were
They have been waiting for class.
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
(Helping verbs include both linking verbs and action verbs)
Have been waiting
Yesterday I __________ for the bus, but today my mom is___________ me home. I _________ a snack for after school, but my mom says she is already ____________ dinner.
(Wait, pack- Past tense) (drive, cook - present)
Waited, Packed, Driving, Cooking