Verbs

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Verbs

• SED 340

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Discussion

• Why are verbs and verb tenses so difficult for
  young deaf/hard of hearing students?
• What is the solution?

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What are the 3 Kinds of Verbs?

• Action
• Linking
• Helping

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Action Verbs

• Action verbs show action
• Examples
• Snakes slither through the grass.
• The plane soared.

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Linking Verbs

• Linking verbs link the subject to the word/phrase
  that describes the subject.
• Examples
• The sushi looks fabulous.
• He was frustrated with the computer.

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Helping Verbs

• Helping verbs work together with other verbs.
• Examples
• I must have slept for hours.
• We will watch the movie later.

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Irregular Verbs vs. Regular Verbs

• With regular verbs the past tense is formed by
  adding d or ed to the present form of the verb.
• With irregular verbs the past tense is formed in
  many different ways.

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Regular Verbs

• Present
• Scrub
• Mend
• Jump
• Type
• Play

• Past
• Scrubbed
• Mended
• Jumped
• Typed
• Played

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Irregular Verbs

• Present
• Bring
• Cost
• See
• Swim
• Tear

• Past
• Brought
• Cost
• Saw/Seen
• Swam/Swum
• Tore/Torn

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Irregular Verbs vs. Regular Verbs

• How did you learn to use regular verbs and
  irregular verbs?
• How can you teach regular verbs and irregular
  verbs?

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Verb Tenses

• Why do verbs have tense?
• There are twelve verb tenses
• Simple Present
• Simple Past
• Simple Future
• Present Progressive
• Past Progressive
• Future Progressive
• Present Perfect
• Past Perfect
• Future Perfect
• Present Perfect Progressive
• Past Perfect Progressive
• Future Perfect Progressive

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Simple Present

• Simple present tense demonstrates an action or
  condition that is taking place in the present.
• Form base form of verb add s or es for third
  person singular subjects.
• Examples
• I count the votes
• They are happy.

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Simple Past

• Simple past tense demonstrates an action or
  condition that has been completed.
• Form add ed for regular verbs.
• Examples
• We visited the museum last summer.
• It was cloudy yesterday.

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Simple Future

• Simple future tense demonstrates actions or
  events in the future.
• Form will or shall base form of verb.
• Examples
• The recycling center will open next week.
• They will enter.

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Present Progressive

• Present progressive tense demonstrates activity
  in progress, not finished, or continued.
• Form am, is, or are -ing form of the verb.
• Examples
• We are going.
• He is singing.

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Past Progressive

• Past progressive tense demonstrates past action
  that took place over a period of time or past
  action that was interrupted by another action.
• Form was or were -ing form of the verb.
• Examples
• They were driving through the desert.
• The engine was running when he left the car.

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Future Progressive

• Future progressive tense demonstrates future
  action that will continue for some time.
• Form will or shall be -ing form of the verb
• Examples
• He will be studying.
• They will be driving.

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Present Perfect

• Present perfect tense demonstrates action that
  was completed in the past or began in the past
  and leads up to and includes the present or
  habitual or continued action started in the past
  and continuing into the present.
• Form have or has -ed form of regular verbs.
• Examples
• I have eaten.
• She has smoked for years.

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Past Perfect

• Past perfect tense demonstrates an action or
  event completed before another event in the past.
• Form had -ed form of the verb.
• Example
• 1. He had finished reading the list when Mary
  came into the room.

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Future Perfect

• Future perfect tense demonstrates actions or
  conditions that are ongoing until a specific time
  in the future.
• Form will or shall have -ed form of word.
• Examples
• They will have walked.
• We will have finished.

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Present Perfect Progressive

• Present perfect progressive demonstrates action
  that began in the past, continues to the present,
  and may continue into the future.
• Form have or has been -ing form of the verb.
• Examples
• He has been running.
• They have been meeting.

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Past Perfect Progressive

• Past perfect progressive demonstrates an ongoing
  condition in the past that has ended.
• Form had been -ing form of the verb.
• Examples
• They had been looking.
• She had been speaking.

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Future Perfect Progressive

• Future perfect progressive demonstrates ongoing
  actions or conditions until a specific time in
  the future.
• Form will or shall have been -ing form of
  the verb.
• Examples
• They will have been paying.
• She will have been traveling.

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• Questions?

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Lets try it!
Learn
Learned
Will Learn
Is Learning
Was Learning
Will Be Learning
Has Learned
Had Learned
Will Have Learned
Will Have Been Learning
Has Been Learning
Had Been Learning
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Identify the verbs!

• Identify the verbs and tell what kind action,
  linking, or helping.
• The presidential candidates were asked to explain
  what they were doing when they were twenty.
• He inherited an interest in current events from
  his dad.
• His accent was thick and it was obvious he was
  from the South.

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Identify the verbs!

• He generated press releases for the voter
  campaign.
• He played soccer, hockey, and lacrosse and scored
  three goals in Yales first soccer victory.
• He was elected in January.
• Riots had erupted in the city just a few weeks
  earlier.
• They were active in politics.