L3_S11_ Sentences with Verbs

L3_S11_ Sentences with Verbs

Verbs are words that show an action, occurrence, or state of being. Almost every sentence requires a verb. Verbs can be expressed in different tenses, depending on when the action is performed.

Verbs are also classified according to function.

·         Action verbs show action or possession. Action verbs are either transitive or intransitive.

·         Linking verbs show the condition of the subject.

·         Auxiliary verbs, also called helping verbs, are used with other verbs to change the tense, voice, or condition of the verb.

·         Conditional verbs are conjugated with could, would, or should, to show a possible condition. They may be in any tense.

Note: Auxiliary verbs and Conditional verbs can be together called helping verbs.

The principal parts of a verb are the four forms of the verb from which all forms of the verb can be made. In English, the four principal parts are the present (or infinitive), the past tense, the past participle, and the present participle. infinitive is the base form of a verb with to. A participle is a verb that ends in -ing (present participle) or -ed, -d, -t, -en, -n (past participle). Since the present participle is always formed similarly (add -ing), some lists of principal parts omit it.

Without a Verb, a sentence would be incomplete and unable to express its intended meaning clearly. Verbs are important because they: Convey the primary action or state of the subject in the sentence.

Examples

Sentence with Action Verb- I play football.  

Sentence with Linking Verb- The Rose smells good.

Sentence with Auxiliary verb- Students should obey rules.

Sentence with Conditional verb- If you played carefully, you may not be injured.

Sentences with four principal parts-

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past	Past Participle
Begin	Beginning	Began	Begun
She wanted to begin the work.	There is a beginning for an end.	The program began already.	The classes had begun before I arrived.

Activity

1.    Identify and Underline the verbs in each sentence.

1. The teachers arranged a book week parade for the students to participate in.

2. Everyone enjoyed dressing up and dancing in the parade.

3. Tim went walking with his dog and then fed him some snacks.

4. Everyone had finished eating their lunch so they went and played on the slide.

5. Jim chased the ball which was rolling down the hill.

6. The children were jumping on the bouncy castle while the parents watched.

7. Mia helps her mum feed the dog every day.

8. The ambulance traveled fast to get to the hospital and arrived safely.

9. The fish swam fast to get away from the hungry shark that was chasing them.

10. She is tidying and packing away her toys.

2. Write sentences using the given verbs.

1. know

2.  obey

3. help

4. think

5.  aim

 

Extra Task

Write some verbs under the four types of verbs based on function  (at least 3 in each category), which is not mentioned in this worksheet. You may write the words that you already know or you may also refer to any book in English and write that. Then frame sentences of your own using those verbs.