Types of Verbs

Types of Verbs

Verbs

A Verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.

Action Verbs

• An action verb is a verb that describes an action.

• Examples: run, jump, kick, eat, break, cry, smile, or think.

Helping Verbs

• A helping verb (also known as an auxiliary verb) is used with a main verb to help express the main verb's tense, mood, or voice.

• The main helping verbs are "to be," "to have," and "to do."

• They appear in the following forms: To Be: am, is, are, was, were, being, been, will be.

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Linking Verbs

• Linking verbs are verbs that serve as a connection between a subject and further information about that subject.

• They do not show any action; rather, they “link” the subject with the rest of the sentence.

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Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb action or linking?

I looked out the window and saw something dark.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb action or linking?

Our new neighborhood looks very dangerous.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb action or linking?

This milk smells rotten.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb action or linking?

The dog smelled a cat and started barking.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb action, linking, or helping?

Finally, they did finish it, and it turned out great.

• Action

• Linking

• Helping

Multiple Choice

Is the following underlined verb action, linking, or helping?

It seemed impossible, but they worked hard.

• Action

• Linking

• Helping

Multiple Choice

Is the following underlined verb action, linking, or helping?

The next day, they decided to rebuild the house.

• Action

• Linking

• Helping

Multiple Choice

Is the following underlined verb action, linking, or helping?

Thankfully, the children were not in it at the time.

• Action

• Linking

• Helping

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb helping, action, or linking?

The kids had spent weeks building a treehouse.

• Action

• Linking

• Helping

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb helping, action, or linking?

The kids had spent weeks building a treehouse.

• Action

• Linking

• Helping