What is a verb?

Verbs
• A verb is one of the most important parts of the
sentence.
• It tells the subject’s actions, events, or state of
being.

Example:
• The director squished his nose.
• The director is squishing his nose.
• His nose was squished.
 Types of Verbs

Verb

Action Verb Linking Verb Helping Verb

 Action Verbs
• The action verb tells what its subject does.
• The action can either by physical or mental.

Physical action: The farmer feeds the chickens.

Mental action: He likes the red rooster best.
 Example of Action verbs:

• ran
• coughed
• swallowed
• ride
• awake
• sang
 Can you find the action verb in each sentence?

1.The girls danced in the recital.

2.Our mailman drove a funny car last week.
3.His teachers wrote the answers on the
board.
4.Alice worked on her homework last night.
Tenses of the (Action)
Verbs
 Present tense
• An action verb that describes an action that is happening now is called
a present tense verb.

Example: The bird flies through the sky.

**Flies is a present tense verb because it is happening right now.

• Many present tense verbs end with s, but some end with es, or ies.

Example: sleeps, walks, splashes, crashes, plays, cries, lies

Use the present tense to express:

An action that takes place A constant, repeated, or A general truth

in the present. habitual action.

Example: Patricia takes Example: She reads best Example: Earth is our planet.
piano lessons. sellers all the time.
Use the present tense to express:

An action that will occur in the

A permanent condition future. But make sure to state the
future time clearly in the sentence.

Example: Metro Manila lies Example: We leave for

in Luzon. Boracay next weekend.
 Past tense
• Verb which tell about actions which happened some time ago are past
tense verbs.

Example: The dog wanted a bone.

**Wanted is past tense verb because the action has already happened.

• Many past tense verbs end with ed, but some end with d, or ied.

Example: walked, splashed, crashed, played, tried, cried, lied

 Future tense
• Verb which tell about actions which are going to happen are future
tense verbs

Example: She will go to the mall.

**Will go is future tense verb because the action has not happened yet.

• Future tense verbs use special words to talk about things that will
happen: will, going to, shall, aim to, etc.

Example: will enjoy, going to the mall, shall email

 Verb
A. Action Verb ☑
1. Present tense ☑
2. Past tense ☑
3. Future tense ☑

B. Linking Verb

C. Helping Verb
QUIZ#4

Instructions: Determine whether the underlined action verb is a present, past, or

future tense verb.

1. I go to the mall a lot.

2. We will reschedule the event because of a personal problem.
3. She baked a cake. It was quite delicious.
4. They went to the hotel.
5. She likes reading books.
6. I wanted to go there.
7. The boy lied about his age.
8. What lies beneath the sand?
9. I was right!
10. We shall go there.
Linking Verbs
 Linking Verb

• A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence with a word that

gives information about the subject, such as a condition or
relationship.

- There are nine common linking verbs:

**am, are, be, being, become, is, seem, was, were,

• To remember these linking verbs, use this saying:

All boys in school work. (A, B, I, S, W)

am be is seem was
are being were
become
EXAMPLES:

1. His name is Julius.

2. I am Mariz.

3. The boy was injured due to the match.

4. She seems bored.

5. They were there when it happened.

LONG QUIZ:
Instructions: Choose the appropriate verb for the following sentences.

1. Math __ hard. (is, be, harded)

2. She will __ to the mall tomorrow. (jump, go, climb)

3. Jon Snow ___ Danaerys Targaryen. (cooked, killed, dance, will dance)

4. She ___ with him yesterday. (is, was, sing)

5. I ___ bake a cake next week. (was, were, will)

6. The girl ___ feeling sick right now. (was, is, shall)

7. Don’t wait for it to ___ worse. (become, will, is)

LONG QUIZ:
Instructions: Choose the appropriate verb for the following sentences.

8. Digong ___ his last SONA yesterday. (present, presents, presented, will
present)

9. I ___ beautiful. (is, are, am, being)

10. He _____ for a living. (deliver, delivers, delivered)

11. I ___ watching TV when Paul and Simon arrived. (were, was, am)

12. She ___ to learn English in Malta next summer. (hope, hoping, hopes)

13. ____ me your hands. (Shows, Show, Showed)

14. I ___ a Filipino. (is, am, being)

15. I ___ in the Philippines now. (lives, live, lived)

LONG QUIZ:
Which word is the verb in this sentence?

1. saw the fire from the other side of the river.

A) saw
B) fire
C) side

2. Sam never goes out without an umbrella.

A) never
B) goes
C) without
LONG QUIZ:
Which word is the verb in this sentence?

3. I only knew the answer to one of the questions in the quiz last night.
A) knew
B) answer
C) question

How many verbs are in this sentence?

4. They cancelled the show last night because the singer was sick.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
LONG QUIZ:

How many verbs are in this sentence?

5. I think the music was very good but the dancing was terrible.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3

6. Where is the book I lent you last week?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3

7. A verb never changes its form.

A) True
B) False
LONG QUIZ:

8. IS is singular and ARE is plural.

A) True
B) False

9. The past of IS is WAS.

A) True
B) False

10. Mathematics is not a verb.

A) True
B) False
LONG QUIZ:

Bonus Question

For three points:

We’ve discussed action verbs and linking verbs, what is the last type of verb that
we will discuss next?
Helping Verbs
 Helping Verb

• One special category of verbs are helping verbs, also called "auxiliary
verbs.“

• These verbs do not mean anything on their own.

• They just "help" the main verbs to express their full meanings, and
are necessary for grammatical structure of a sentence.

• A helping verb does not show action. Instead, it helps another verb
show action.
 Helping Verb

Examples:

1. The school bus had broken down this morning! (had, a form of have,
is the helping verb, broken is the main verb)

2. The students were walking to school when another bus picked them
up. (were, a form of be, is the helping verb, walking/picked is the main
verb)

3. They should have just waited at the bus stop. (Both should and have
are helping verbs, and waited is the main verb)
 Helping Verbs

Examples:

4. The dog has found a bone. (has helps the main verb found show
action.)

5. The squirrels have eaten some nuts. (have helps the main verb eaten
show action.
 Helping Verbs

Using Has and Have

• Use has with singular subjects.

Example:
Jeremy has talent.

• Use has with the pronouns she, he, and it.

Example:
She/He/It has talent.
 Helping Verbs

Using Has and Have

• Use have with plural subjects.

Example:
The students have talent.

• Use have with the pronouns I, you, we, and they.

Example:
I have talent.
You have talent.
We have talent.
They have talent.
 Helping Verbs

Other helping verbs:

• is, are, am, was, were, should, must, need

Example:
The man is singing.
They are reading a good book.
I am walking.
Before we proceed to the quiz,
narrate the story of Pasilio 8 and
check if your answers to your
assignment are correct.
Quiz #6:
Instruction: Complete the sentence with the correct verb/helping
verb. (has, have, am, is, are, was, were)

1. I ____ two birds named Coco and Coco.

2. We ___ to go to the mall.
3. They ___ in the concert yesterday.
4. I __ a good girl.
5. She ___ really good before, I don’t know what happened now.
6. You ___ dogs? I didn’t know.
7. Khaleesi ___ three dragons.
8. She ___ found a way to go to King’s Landing.
9. ____ you all found something?
10. I ___ looked for a solution but I couldn’t find any.