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Verbs
Grade Seven
Types
of
Verbs
Action Verbs
Action
Ex. running
verbs
show
action!
Ex. thinking
Action Verbs
Some action verbs
Ex. dancing
are visible.
That means that
you can see
the action
that is happening.
Ex. reading
Action Verbs
Some action verbs
are mental actions.
You’ll notice that no
This means pictures are appearing.
That’s because mental
actions can not be seen!
we can not see
the action happening.
Linking Verbs
Linking verbs
connect things Ex. The man is a doctor.
together.
They connect
the subject
of the sentence
to a noun
or adjective
that comes
after the linking verb.
Linking Verbs
There are eight linking verbs!
be being
was been
is
were am
are
Verbs of Condition
Verbs of condition
work like linking verbs.
The coffee seems hot.
Verbs of condition
connect things
together.
They connect
the subject
of the sentence
to a noun
or adjective
that comes
after the verb of condition.
Verbs of Condition
There are thirteen verbs of condition.
feel become
sound taste
seem stay
remain appear
grow
smell
continue
turn
look
Helping Verbs
Helping verbs
work with the Examples of Verb Phrases
main verb
of the sentence.
They “help” them.
Helping verbs
is practicing
and main verbs
work together
to form
verb phrases.
Helping Verbs
There are twenty-three helping verbs. It
helps to learn them in groups.
have could
be would
am has
had should
is
are
was will
were shall
being may
been might
must
do can
did
does
This completes the review
of verbs.
Additional review can be
done in the review folders
housed in 106 and the
library.