Mrs. B

There are three kinds of verbs! Action Verbs: tell what the subject is doing. Ex: We played until it was dark. Everyone laughed at the funny movie

Linking Verbs: link a subject to a noun or an adjective that names or describes it.

Ex: Their dog is a Saint Benard The buttered popcorn smells delicious

Helping verbs: come before the main verb. Helping verbs help state the action or show time.

Ex: Arnold will paint the door tomorrow He has been painting the frame today.

The Verb in a sentence must agree in number with the subject

If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural. Apple pies are delicious with vanilla ice cream.

If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular. Ice lemonade is refreshing on a hot day.

1. Mrs. Baker is forty-two years old.2. She works at an automobile

manufacturing plant in Michigan.3. She has been working there for twenty

years.4. In twenty more years, she will retire.5. Mr. Baker was forty-two years old last

year.6. He is a year older than Mrs. Baker.7. He is a librarian at a school library

1. He finds books for students.2. He has been helping students for fifteen

years.3. He likes his job.4. He will work in the library for twenty

more years.5. Then he and Mrs. Baker will travel

around the country.