Definitions
What is a Verb?
Verbs are words that show action
What are the forms of the verb "to be"?
What are the 3 simple verb tenses?
Past, present, future
What is the present perfect tense formula?
have/has + the past participle
(am/is/are) +ing
What is a mental verb?
a mental verbs that you can not see one doing
Give 4 examples of state being verbs that are NOT a form of the verb "to be".
Appear, become, feel, grow, look, seem, remain,smell, sound, stay, taste
What is the present tense? What do you do most of the time to make a verb present tense?
The present tense is happening right now. Most of the time, you just add s or es.
had + [past participle].
What is the formula for the past progressive tense?
was/were + ing
What is a physical verb?
A physical verb is a verb that you can see someone doing.
What is the trick to determine if a verb is a linking verb of not?
To help determine whether or not one of these verbs is a linking verb, try substituting is or are for the verb. If the sentence still makes sense, the verb is probably a linking verb.
What is the past tense? What do you do most of the time to make a verb past tense?
Past tense happened previously. Most of the time, you just add -ed.
What is the future perfect tense formula?
will have + [past participle]
What is the formula for the Future Progressive Tense?
What is a linking verb?
Linking verbs connect or “links” the subject with a noun or an adjective in the predicate that names or describes the subject.
What is a verb phrase? What are the two kinds of verbs in a verb phrase?
A group of words that acts as a single verb is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase consists of one or more helping verbs followed by a main verb. The main verb expresses the action or state of being.
What is future tense? What do you do to make a verb future tense?
Future tense will happen in the future. You just add will/shall
What is the Past Perfect Tense of the verb "to work"?
had worked
Make the verb "perform" in present progressive tense.
is/ are/ am performing
What is a "state of being verb"?
Other verbs express a state of being.
These verbs do not refer to action of any sort. The simply just tell what the subject is. The most common being verbs are forms of the verb be itself. Other verbs can express a state of being.
What is a helping verb? Give 5 examples.
Be , am , is , are
Was, were, been
Has, have, had,
Do, does, did
Can, could
Shall, would
Will, would
Might, may
What is the present participle and the past participle formula.
Present participle = (am/is/are) +ing
Past Participle = had/have/has+ ed
What is the Future perfect tense of the verb "to have"?
Will have had
Make the verb "play" Past Progressive.
was/were playing