Definitions?
What is a Verb?
Verbs show action or state of being.
The volcano has exploded Before.
Has Exploded - Past Participle
List the auxiliary verbs of Be:
am,is,are,was,were
teach
"to give Knowledge"
borrow
"to take something but return it"
What is a Verb Phrase
Two or more verbs that work together as a unit.
I destroyed the kids igloo after the kids had destroyed mine.
Destroyed- past Had destroyed- past participle
List the auxiliary verbs of Have
have, has, had
learn
"To receive knowledge"
lie
"to recline"
What makes up the verb phrase?
Two or more Auxiliary verbs and a main verb
What are Auxiliary verbs
Helping Words!
take
"to transport a distant place"
lay
"to place"
Past and Present Participle are only part of the?
Verb Phrase
Name 3 other common auxiliary verbs?
Can, Could, May, Might, Should, Will
bring
"To transport to a near place"
rise
"to get up"
What are the 4 Principal parts of verbs?
Base form, Past -d or -ed, Past P. -d or -ed, Present P. -ing
In 1615 King Louis XIII was controlling France.
Was Controlling- Present P.
List the auxiliary verbs of Do:
Do, did
lend
"to let someone use something of yours"
raise
"to lift up"