WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH Tonight’s HW: Complete 18 verb Phrase Questions

Warm Up: In the following sentences, state whether the verb is an action verb or a linking verb.

She seems like a nice person.

Brenda’s name sounds familiar.

Jim plays basketball.

TODAY’S RIDDLE

A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said "twelve." The member replied "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said "six." The member replied "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said "ten" and the man replied "five." but he was not let in. What should have he said?

TODAY’S ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: WHY SO TENSE?What are the different type of verb tenses beyond present, past, and future?

How can control proper control of verb tense improve your writing?

TODAY YOU WILL:

Define the different verb tenses Practice distinguishing said tenses apart from one another Practice identifying verb phrases

REMEMBER

Action verbs tell what the subject is doing

Being Verbs state existence

Linking Verbs connects the subject to a descriptor

Helping Verbs used with another verb to make a verb phrase

BEING VERBS State existence Also included as helping and linking verbs

1. am 2. is 3. are4. was 5. were 6. be7. being 8. been

REMEMBER

Action verbs tell what the subject is doing

Being Verbs state existence

Linking Verbs connects the subject to a descriptor

Helping Verbs used with another verb to make a verb phrase

COMMON LINKING VERBS smell look taste feel remain turn

appear become sound seem grow stand

being verbs

REMEMBER

Action verbs tell what the subject is doing

Being Verbs state existence

Linking Verbs connects the subject to a descriptor

Helping Verbs used with another verb to make a verb phrase

COMMON HELPING VERBS

shall

had

will

has

should

do

would

did

could

must

can

may

have

verbs of being

Verb TensePrese

ntPast

Future

Present Perfect

Past PerfectFuture Perfect

PRESENT

Expresses action or existence that is happening now or that happens continually, regularly.

Ex.: The universe is gigantic.

Ex.: It takes my breath away.

PAST

Expresses action or existence that is completed at a particular time in the past.

Ex.: Galileo, an Italian scientist, was the first scientist to use a telescope. This only landed him in hot water with the Flat Earth Society.

FUTURE

Expresses action that will take place.

Ex.: When will the universe end? Ex.: What mysteries will be solved in the twenty first century?

PRESENT PERFECT

Expresses action that began in the past but continues or is completed in the present.

Ex.: I have wondered for some time how the stars got their names. Many stars have been named after the gods of ancient times.

Key helping verb- have

PAST PERFECT

expresses action that began in the past and was completed in the past.

Ex.: I had hoped to see a shooting star on our camping trip.

Ex.: I had tried to ace the test, but found out I got two wrong.

Key helping verb- had

FUTURE PERFECT

Expresses action or existence that will begin in the future and will be completed by a specific time in the future.

Ex.: By the twenty-first century, we will have found the answers to many of our questions.

Key helping verb- will

LET’S PRACTICE A LITTLE

1. Tara had been watching the program.

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2. Judy is becoming a good tennis player.

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3. Terry will be playing her guitar in the show.

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LET’S CLOSE THIS OUT WITH A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE

1. Brian should have mowed the lawn.

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2. I am learning to speak Spanish.

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3. Joe will memorize the speech by tomorrow.

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CLOSURE….DEFINE EACH TENSE Present

Past

Future

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Future Perfect

TONIGHT’S HW

18 Verb Phrase Questions

You have the rest of class time to get started