VERB PHRASES :
A verb phrase consists of a
main verb and one or more helping verbs.
Some common helping verbs are forms of be, have, & do. Here are some additional helping verbs.
main verb and one or more helping verbs.
Some common helping verbs are forms of be, have, & do. Here are some additional helping verbs.
Will go can go would
go could go must go
go could go must go
Shall go may go should
go might go
go might go
The words that make up a verb
phrase are sometimes separated by other words that are not verbs.
phrase are sometimes separated by other words that are not verbs.
Should not have gone will
probably arrive
probably arrive
Might never have happened could barely understand
IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES,
IDENTIFY THE HELPING VERBS AND MAIN VERBS:
IDENTIFY THE HELPING VERBS AND MAIN VERBS:
1.
Bruce might have
gone to the movie.
Bruce might have
gone to the movie.
2.
Can you play the
guitar?
Can you play the
guitar?
3.
You should have
closed the door.
You should have
closed the door.
4.
Jamie could never
finish the watermelon.
Jamie could never
finish the watermelon.
5.
The student might
have talked to the principal.
The student might
have talked to the principal.
Different forms of a verb are
used to show the time of an action or a state of being. These forms are called the tenses of the
verb.
used to show the time of an action or a state of being. These forms are called the tenses of the
verb.
Tense changes are made in
three ways:
three ways:
1. By a change in the
ending: talk, talked
ending: talk, talked
2. By a change in the
spelling: ring, rang, rung
spelling: ring, rang, rung
3. By a change in the helping
verbs: has talked, will talk
verbs: has talked, will talk
Here are five important
tenses:
tenses:
Past tense: she
calls we speak
calls we speak
Future tense: she will call we shall speak
Past tense: she called we spoke
Present perfect tense: she
has called we have spoken
has called we have spoken
Past perfect tense: she had called we had spoken
IDENTIFY TENSES IN THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCES:
FOLLOWING SENTENCES:
1.
He jogs early
every morning.
He jogs early
every morning.
2.
Answer the
question.
Answer the
question.
3.
Have you found
your cell phone yet?
Have you found
your cell phone yet?
4.
We hiked in the
mountains of alps.
We hiked in the
mountains of alps.
5.
Debra will light
the candles tonight.
Debra will light
the candles tonight.
