Unit 10 Verbs

What is a verb?

Something you do?

Action Verbs

An action verb is a word that names an action.

Action verbs may be more than one word.

They express physical and mental actions. Ex. Shout flash, memorize, think, praise,

appreciate

Verbs

HAVE, HAS, HAD Are also action verbs when they name what

the subject owns or holds

The coach has the roster for the game. This classroom had a swimming pool, but it

was removed because of budget cuts.

Action Verbs

Exercise 1, even independently

When you and your partner are finished, compare answers.

Practice!

A transitive verb has a direct object.

Intransitive verbs do not.

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

A direct what?

In order to tell the difference, say the verb and ask WHO? Or WHAT?

Ex. The actor remembered lines from the play. The actor remembered WHAT? If you can answer the question with part of

the sentence, it is transitive.

Don’t worry.

Looks like what word? If you think...

Transitive

Look at Exercise 3 on page 404

On page 404, do the odd numbered sentences. Write transitive or intransitive.

Practice!

These are the nouns that follow the verb.

Questions to help you tell the difference

Direct and Indirect Objects

Direct Object answers WHO? or WHAT?

The word in the sentence that answers these questions is the direct object.

Quick intro to Direct and Indirect Objects...

Ex.

The student plays the flute.

The student plays WHO or WHAT? The flute.

Flute is the Direct Object

Direct Objects

GREAT NEWS: you can only have an indirect object if you have a direct object.

Indirect objects answer the questions TO WHOM? Or FOR WHOM?

Ex. Students brought the teacher an apple.

Indirect Objects

Ex. Students brought the teacher an apple.

Find the Direct object: Brought what? An apple.

Brought an apple for or to whom? The teacher. Teacher is the indirect object.

Indirect Objects

Let’s go through sentences 1-10 together.

Turn to page 406

Write the direct object and indirect object (if there is one) #11-20

PRACTICE!

WRITE THESE DOWN:

Is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, become, seem, appear, look, grow, turn, taste, feel, smell, sound

LINKING VERBS

A linking verb connects (links) the subject with a noun or adjective (describing word) in the predicate.

Ex.

Jerry was part of the Penn State Football Program.

THE dreaded Linking Verb

Was is the verb.

Jerry is connected to what word?PART!

The difference is that the describer (noun or adjective) cannot be removed from the subject; it is part of it.

Jerry was part of the Penn State Football Program.

The milk was sour. The milk turned sour. The milk carton turned somersaults.

He grew tired of the game. He grew horns when he became angry.

Part or linked to subject noun

If you have a linking verb, the word your subject is connected to is either a predicate noun or adjective.

I was tired. I was a teacher. Bob seemed weary. Bob is a builder.

Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives

Look at the verb. Does it answer “WHAT or WHO”? Or perform

an action? Yes? = Action

NO? = Linking

Is it part of the subject noun? = Linking

Action vs Linking

Together we will do Exercise 7 on page 408.

Practice!

Exercise 8 odd.

Compare with partner

Practice?

Present tense: names an action that occurs regularly or expresses a truth.

Super athletes make large sums of money.

Look at plural and singular tenses on page 409

Past and Present Tenses

The past tense of a verb names an action that has already happened.

The students completed the assignment. They walked quietly in the hallway.

-ed is used for many endings of past tense verbs

Past and Present Tenses

Exercise 9 page 410 odd Write the correct form of the verb to fit the

sentence and write whether it is present or past.

PRACTICE!

There are four parts used to form all tenses of verbs

PARTS OF A VERB Base Present Participle Past Past Participle

Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

Base ACT Present Participle ACTING Past ACTED Past Participle ACTED

Past is past Present participle is occurring NOW

PARTS OF A VERB

Is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, do, did, does, can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must

Helps the verb tell about the action

Helping verb + main verb (participle) = verb phrase

HELPING VERBS

We will do exercise 12 together.

Then you will do exercise 11 on your own.

Practice! Page 412

HINT: -ING

Present progressive is happening NOW Past progressive did happen for a period of

time in the past.

Progressive Forms

Exercise 13

What to be called upon. We will give both present and past

progressive forms.

Practice! Page 414

On your own, complete Exercise 14

Practice! P. 414

Look at page 415 has, have, had

Present Perfect Tense: names action that happened at an indefinite time in the past and could still be happening now

Past Perfect Tense: names action that took place prior to another action

Read the examples

UGH! Perfect Tenses

In partners complete

Exercise 15, Odd of 16 and 17

Practice! P 416

Verb names action that will be completed prior to another event

Use past tense of main verb + ◦ will have or shall have

I will have cleaned the house before the party starts.

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

P. 418 Exercise 18 on your own

Exercise 19 with partner.

Practice!

Defined difference: Active: subject performs the action Passive: subject receives action

For passive: add form of be with past participle.

Active or Passive Verbs

Exercise 20, odd

Exercise 21, even

Practice! P. 420

Pp 421-23

Irregular Verbs