English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
A verb is either an action verb or an existence verb. Nearly every existence verb is derived from the verb to be. The verb to be takes on many forms. All of these sentences use forms of the verb to… Read more553. Action Verb or Existence Verb?
A verb showing existence is also called a linking verb because the verb links the subject to a noun or an adjective. Linking verbs use a form of the verb to be. Some linking verbs link the subject to another… Read more554. Existence Verbs – Also Called Linking Verbs
Section A: Find the action verb in each sentence below.1. Mike drives a semi-truck.2. Mom baked a cake for my birthday.3. Susie rides her bike to school each day.4. The door slammed shut.5. Josh swims at the YMCA on Tuesdays.6…. Read more555. Practice with Action and Linking Verbs
The word tense means time. A verb in present tense means an action in present time. A present tense verb shows action happening right now. The action verb throw is a present tense verb and can be used with different… Read more556. Action Verbs – Present Tense
The present progressive tense is used to show action that is happening right now in a continuous way. We add an -ing ending to an action verb and use a helping word in front of the action verb. Look at… Read more557. Action Verbs – Present Progressive
A linking verb links the subject to an adjective or a noun. The most common present tense linking verbs are am, is and are. In each of these sentences, the linking verb links the subject to a noun that renames… Read more558. Present Tense Linking Verbs
The present progressive verb takes an –ing ending and uses the helping verbs am, is, and are. The words is, am, and are work together with the -ing form of the action verb to create a two-word verb. I am… Read more559. The Difference Between Present Progressive Verb and Present Tense Linking Verb
Section A: Use the verb in parentheses to make a present progressive verb by adding -ing and either am, is, or are. Example: Mom ___ a cake. (bake) Mom is baking a cake.1. I ____ today. (work) 2. The sun… Read more560. Practice with Present Tense
A past tense verb tells action that happened anytime before right now. Regular past tense verbs add an -ed ending. Look at these sentences. The first sentence has a present tense verb. The second sentence changes the verb to past… Read more561. Past Tense Verbs
A past tense verb tells action that happened in the past – anytime before right now. Most verbs add an –ed ending to show past tense. However, verbs that end in a -y are a little different. Anytime you want… Read more562. Past Tense Verbs with -ied Ending