Verbs Flashcards
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What is a verb?
A verb expresses an action or a state of being.
Why are verbs important?
The verb says things about the subject of the sentence.
The verb might say what the subject does.
The verb might express the subject’s state of being.
What is an action verb?
Verb that expresses physical or mental action.
What is a linking verb?
Verb that expresses a state of being. It connects the subject of a sentence with a word in the predicate that explains or describes the subject.
What are examples of LV conjugated from ‘to be’?
am, is are, was, were, has/have/had been, shall/will be, may/might/can/should be, would have been
What are some other linking verbs?
appear, look, sound, become, remain, stay, feel, seem, taste, grow, smell, turn
Can some verbs be both AV and LV?
Yes, depending on the context of the sentence
What is a verb tense joke?
The past, the present, and the future walked into a room. It was tense.
What are the 3 verb tenses?
Past, present, future
How do you transform a regular verb to past tense?
Add -d or -ed
How do you transform a regular verb to present tense?
YOU DON’T! Present tense is the main form of the word
How do you transform a regular verb to future tense?
Add will- to the front of it
What are the principle parts of verbs?
Base form
Present participle
Past
Past participle
How do you make a base form verb?
To + verb
How do you make a present participle verb?
Is + verb+ing
How do you make a past verb?
Verb+ed
How do you make a past participle verb?
Have/has + verb+ed
What is conjugation?
Breaking a verb into its separate forms
What is SV-A?
The subject and the verb must go together/fit
What is a regular verb?
Forms its past and past participle by adding -d or -ed to the base form. In other words, regular verbs follow a pattern
What are some examples of regular verbs?
Talk, jump, travel, consider, receive, shop, look
What is an irregular verb?
Forms its past and past participle in some other way than by adding -d or -ed to the base form. In other words, irregular verbs do not follow a pattern
What are some examples of irregular verbs?
Drive, speak, run, go, begin, see, come
What is a main verb?
Describe main action of the sentence
