Helping verbs (auxiliary verbs) do just what their name implies. They help the main verb in the sentence by telling more about the verb's tense, mood, and voice.
Verb phrases consist of one main verb and one or more helping/auxiliary verbs.
(Every sentence needs to have at least one main verb, but not every sentence needs a helping/auxiliary verb.)
Sometimes, these verbs are separated by other words.
Verb Phrases Act as Verbs
This seems obvious, right? They are made up of verbs, so what else would they be acting as?
The point here is that they are made up of multiple words and all of the words come together to act as one part of speech, a verb.
Might be exploding is telling us what the cheesecake is doing (an action).
Did call is asking what you did (an action).
Has become is telling us Owen's state of being (a state of being verb).
Sentence Diagramming & Helping Verbs
Sentence diagrams show us how parts of sentences are related. They make the relationships between words, phrases, and clauses visual. They are awesome. :) Verb phrases are diagrammed on horizontal lines right after the subject.
I have been singing. Ismaili dua written in english.
She must have jumped across the stream.
Do you want to learn more and test yourself? Check out this introductory lesson on diagramming!
Would of, Could of, Should of
This is a common mistake. Would of, could of, and should ofare incorrect. The correct version is would have, could have and should have or would've, could've, and should've.
No. These guys are different from phrasal verbs, so if you're looking for information on phrasal verbs, you're in the wrong spot!
Click here to learn about phrasal verbs.
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This list of verbs will help you understand verbs a little better. For a more in-depth look at verbs, see the verb page.
Verbs are words that show action or state of being. There are three major categories of verbs.
1. Helping Verbs (Auxiliary Verbs)
2. Action Verbs
3. Linking Verbs
These do just what their name implies. They help the main verb in the sentence by telling us more about its tense and the subtleties of its meaning. The main verb will be either an action verb or a linking verb. You'll find more on those verbs below.
The helping verb(s) and the main verb come together to form a verb phrase. Here is a list of 24 common helping verbs. Use the list of verbs and this lovely song to memorize them. (Listen to me sing the song in the video!) List Of 23 Linking Verbs
Action VerbsAs their name implies, action verbs show action. Keep in mind that action doesn't always mean movement. In that example, the verb thought doesn't show movement, but it is still an action verb. There are many, many action verbs. Here's a small list of verbs that show action.
If you've checked out this site much, you know that I think sentence diagramming rules when it comes to teaching and learning grammar. Sentence diagramming is a way to visually show how all of the words in the sentence are related to each other.
All verbs are diagrammed on a horizontal line after the subject. A vertical line separates the subject from the verb, and the rest of the sentence depends on the type of verb you are diagramming. Let's look at the different kinds of action verbs!
1. Transitive ActiveCertain action verbs called transitive active verbs transfer action to something called a direct object.Helping Verbs Activityate are transitive active verbs. Ball and cake are direct objects.2. Transitive PassiveThis type of action verb transfers its action to the subject. Isn't that crazy?3. Intransitive CompleteList of VerbsYou can call these either linking verbs or intransitive linking verbs. |
Forms of be | be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being |
Other Linking Verbs | appear, become, feel, grow, look, seem, remain, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn |
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