Verb Tenses
in front of another verb
A helping verb will ALWAYS be located where?
past
An action that has already took place uses what verb tenses
future
An action that is going to happen uses what verb tense
present
An action that is happening right now uses what verb tense
23
How many helping verb are there?
linking
Is become an action or linking verb?
action
Is crashes an action or linking verb?
action
Is escape an action or linking verb?
action
Is explore an action or linking verb?
linking
Is feels an action or linking verb?
action
Is floats an action or linking verb?
linking
Is seems an action or linking verb?
action
Is shake an action or linking verb?
action
Is surrenders an action or linking verb?
past
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb bought
present
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb calls
present
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb cook
present
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb drive
present
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb fixes
past
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb jumped
present
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb paints
past
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb rode
past
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb sang
present
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb sees
past
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb slept
past
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb sold
past
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb talked
past
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb taught
present
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb watch
present
Is the verb past tense or a present tense verb writes
action
Is trace an action or linking verb?
regular asked
Regular or irregular past tense of ask
irregular bought
Regular or irregular past tense of buy
regular colored
Regular or irregular past tense of color
regular cook
Regular or irregular past tense of cook
irregular cut
Regular or irregular past tense of cut
irregular drew
Regular or irregular past tense of draw
irregular drank
Regular or irregular past tense of drink
irregular drove
Regular or irregular past tense of drive
irregular ate
Regular or irregular past tense of eat
irregular flew
Regular or irregular past tense of fly
irregular went
Regular or irregular past tense of go
regular helped
Regular or irregular past tense of help
regular jumped
Regular or irregular past tense of jump
regular laughed
Regular or irregular past tense of laugh
regular liked
Regular or irregular past tense of like
regular looked
Regular or irregular past tense of look
irregular made
Regular or irregular past tense of make
regular missed
Regular or irregular past tense of miss
irregular ran
Regular or irregular past tense of run
irregular sang
Regular or irregular past tense of sing
regular smiled
Regular or irregular past tense of smile
irregular told
Regular or irregular past tense of tell
irregular thought
Regular or irregular past tense of think
regular typed
Regular or irregular past tense of type
regular visited
Regular or irregular past tense of visit
regular walked
Regular or irregular past tense of walk
regular washed
Regular or irregular past tense of wash
regular worked
Regular or irregular past tense of work
irregular wrote
Regular or irregular past tense of write
verb
This tells of an action or state of being.
helping
This type of verb help main verbs express tenses
linking verbs
This type of verb tells something is existing.
present progressive
This verb tense is used for ongoing actions by adding "to be" and add -ing to the base of the verb.
will or will be
To make a verb show future tense, what helping verbs do you add before the action verb
verb phrases
Verbs that are made up of a helping verb + a main verb are called?
action verbs
Verbs that indicate action are known as what?
am are is was were been being
What are the 7 most common linking verbs?
can
What is the helping verb in the sentence: Caleb can ride his scooter.
was
What is the helping verb in the sentence: Dylan was baking cookies
has
What is the helping verb in the sentence: Keesha has turned on the light.
must
What is the helping verb in the sentence: Ned must clear the table.
could
What is the helping verb in the sentence: Perry could go to the movie.
were
What is the helping verb in the sentence: The boys were racing their toy cars.
is
What is the helping verb in the sentence: The trailer is attached to the trailer hitch.
are
What is the helping verb in the sentence: Those goldfish are swimming through the water.
appear become feel look seem smell taste turn
What other 7 words can be linking verbs?
linking
What type of verb does not show action
linking
What type of verb links the subject of a sentence to a noun, pronoun, or adjective in the predicate.
helping
What verb helps the main verb in a sentence tell when something will happen, has happened, or is happening?
linking
What verb joins or connects the parts of a sentence to make it complete.
future
using a verb in this tense shows the reader what you are talking about is going to happen either later, tomorrow, or after
ed
what do you usually add to the end of a verb that is past tense
