There are two types of Verbs.

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There are two types of Verbs.

• ACTION VERBS

SIMPLE VERBS
You may have heard them called LINKING or
HELPING verbs.
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ACTION VERBS
jump climb own win think read play look
offer score depend talk make own
ACTION VERBS are things you can DO.
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SIMPLE VERBS
am are is was were do did have has had will be
being been to
You may have heard them called LINKING OR
HELPING verbs.
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Because we have two types of verbs, we have two
types of sentences.
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Two Types of Sentences
Action Sentences use Action Verbs.

• Description Sentences use Simple Verbs.

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Are these Action Verbs?
You jump.
The monkey climbs.
We read our book.
Who wins?
These are all action sentences.
I think about it very hard.
Remember - if you can do it, its an action
verb.
We own it.
We depend on the ferry.
Sam watched the play.
Sally offered us some candy.
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Description sentences use simple verbs.
The boats were old.
This is really easy.
We will be there.
You are Sally.
The boy was tall.
The car is blue.
I am a man.
The oaks grew tall.
Sally is your name.
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Two Types of Sentences
Action Sentences use Action Verbs.
But action sentences can also use Simple Verbs.
How?

• Description Sentences
• use Simple Verbs.

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In Action Sentences, Simple Verbs help show the
TENSE.
I watched.
I watch.
I was watching.
I am watching.
I had watched.
I had been watching.
I will watch.
I will be watching.
I have watched.
I have been watching.
I will have been watching.
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There are two types of Verbs.

• ACTION VERBS

SIMPLE VERBS
You may have heard them called LINKING OR
HELPING verbs.
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Action verbs make action sentences.

• Simple Verbs make description Sentences.