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Verbs (Linking verbs (Common Linking Verbs (Am/is/are (I am Korean.,…

- - - - They must match the subjects.
        
        , "is"
        
        "Is" is used with
        
        "he"
        
        He is funny.
        
        she
        
        She is a teacher.
        
        it
        
        It is hot.
        
        are
        
        "Are" is used with
        
        "we"
        
        We are happy.
        
        they
        
        They are sad.
        
        "you".
        
        You are a clown.
        
        "am"
        
        "Am" is used with
        
        "I"
        
        I am strong.
        
        I am a student.
      - "Be" verbs can be turned into negative sentences.
        
        Negative sentences need "not" after the "be" verb.
        
        I am not a student.
        
        I am not strong.
        
        She is not a teacher.
        
        He is not funny.
        
        It is not hot.
        
        We are not happy.
        
        They are not sad.
        
        You are not a clown.
      - "Be" verbs can be turned into questions sentences.
        
        The "be" verb comes first in these sentences.
        
        Am I a student?
        
        Am I strong?
        
        Is she a teacher?
        
        Is he funny?
        
        Is it hot?
        
        Are we happy?
        
        Are they sad?
        
        Are you a clown?
    - - They must match the subjects.
        
        were
        
        "Were" is used with
        
        "we",
        
        We were happy.
        
        "they",
        
        They were sad.
        
        "you".
        
        You were alone.
        
        was
        
        "Was" is used with
        
        "he",
        
        He was funny.
        
        "she",
        
        She was a teacher.
        
        "it"
        
        It was hot.
        
        "I",
        
        I was strong.
        
        I was a student.
      - can be turned into negative sentences.
        
        Negative sentences need "not" after the "be" verb.
        
        I was not a student.
        
        I was not strong.
        
        She was not a teacher.
        
        He was not funny.
        
        It was not hot.
        
        We were not happy.
        
        They were not sad.
        
        You were not a clown.
      - can be turned into questions
        
        The "be" verb comes first in these sentences.
        
        Was I wrong?
        
        Was I strong?
        
        Was she a teacher?
        
        Was he funny?
        
        Was it hot?
        
        Were we happy?
        
        Were they sad?
        
        Were you a clown?
    - - negative
        
        Negative sentences need "not" after the "be" verb.
        
        I am not scared to talk to my boss
        
        She is not eager to start her new job.
        
        Bill is not anxious to buy a new car.
        
        Jane was not happy to see her friend.
        
        Bob was not glad to help.
        
        They were not sad to hear the news.
        
        We were not ashamed to tell the truth.
      - statement
        
        "Be" Verb
        
        Adjective
        
        Infinitive
        
        Complete Sentence
        
        Am
        
        Scared
        
        To talk
        
        I am scared to talk to my boss.
        
        Is
        
        Eager
        
        To start
        
        Julie is eager to start her new job.
        
        is
        
        Anxious
        
        To buy
        
        Bill is anxious to buy a new car.
        
        Was
        
        Happy
        
        To see
        
        Jane was happy to see her friend.
        
        Was
        
        Glad
        
        To help
        
        Bob was glad to help.
        
        Were
        
        Sad
        
        To hear
        
        They were sad to hear the news.
        
        Were
        
        Ashamed
        
        To tell
        
        We were ashamed to tell the truth.
      - interrogative
        
        The "be" verb comes first in these sentences.
        
        Is Julie eager to start her new job?
        
        Is Bill anxious to buy a new car?
        
        Was Jane happy to see her friend?
        
        Was Bob glad to help?
        
        Were they sad to hear the news?
  - - - I am Korean.
      - Samuel is tall.
      - We are students.
    - - Paul seems angry.
    - - Anna looks upset.
    - - The blanket feels soft.
    - - The choir students sound ready.
    - - The soup tastes good.
    - - The laundry smells bad.
    - - The dog appears happy to be home.
  - - - Action Verbs
        
        Anna looks through a telescope.
      - Linking Verbs
        
        Anna looks happy.
    - - Linking Verbs
        
        The bed feels soft.
      - Action Verbs
        
        Tom feels the fabric.
    - - Action Verbs
        
        The security guard sounds the alarm.
      - Linking Verbs
        
        The music sounds good.
    - - Action Verbs
        
        The chef tastes the soup.
      - Linking Verbs
        
        The cookie tastes delicious.
    - - Action Verbs
        
        I smell chocolate chip cookies.
      - Linking Verbs
        
        The trash smells bad.
    - - Action Verbs
        
        The dog appears in the window.
      - Linking Verbs
        
        The dog appears sad.
- - - - Action verbs need "s" at the end of the word
        when using with
        
        "she",
        
        She writes stories.
        
        She drives to work.
        
        it"
        
        It floats on water.
        
        It swims in the ocean.
        
        "he",
        
        He lives in a house.
        
        He walks to school.
      - "S" is not needed at the end of the action word with
        
        "I",
        
        I walk to school.
        
        I live in a house.
        
        "you", .
        
        You write stories.
        
        You drive to work.
        
        "they",
        
        They float on water.
        
        "we"
        
        We swim in the ocean.
    - - Negative sentences need "do not" or "does not" before the action verb.
        
        He does not walk to school.
        
        He does not live in a house.
        
        She does not write stories.
        
        She does not drive to work.
        
        It does not float on water.
        
        It does not swim in the ocean.
        
        I do not eat meat.
        
        I do not study at the library.
        
        You do not speak a different language.
        
        You do not drink milk.
        
        They do not sing at church.
        
        They do not sleep early.
        
        We do not work in an office.
        
        We do not play in the backyard.
      - the action verb does not need "s" at the end of the word.
    - - Interrogative sentences begin with "do" or "does".
        
        Use "does" before "he", "she", and it"
        
        he
        
        Does he live in a house?
        
        Does he walk to school?
        
        she
        
        Does she drive to work?
        
        Does she write stories?
        
        it
        
        Does it swim in the ocean?
        
        Does it float on water?
        
        Use "do" before "I", "you", "they", and "we".
        
        I
        
        Do I need a map?
        
        Do I hear a bird?
        
        you
        
        Do you drink milk?
        
        Do you speak a different language?
        
        they
        
        Do they sleep early?
        
        we
        
        Do we need to go home?
  - - - to turn it into past tense or past participle form
        
        Learn
        
        Learned
        
        Learned
        
        Cook
        
        Cooked
        
        Cooked
        
        Solve
        
        Solved
        
        Solved
        
        Ask
        
        Asked
        
        Asked
        
        Watch
        
        Watched
        
        Watched
        
        Listen
        
        Listened
        
        Listened
        
        Wash
        
        Washed
        
        Washed
        
        Bake
        
        Baked
        
        Baked
        
        Laugh
        
        Laughed
        
        Laughed
        
        Plant
        
        Planted
        
        Planted
        
        Base Verb
        
        Past Tense
        
        Past Participle
    - - when turned into past tense or past participle form.
        
        Base Verb
        
        Past Tense
        
        Past Participle
        
        Grow
        
        Grew
        
        Grown
        
        Know
        
        Knew
        
        Known
        
        Begin
        
        Began
        
        Begun
        
        Draw
        
        Drew
        
        Drawn
        
        Drive
        
        Drove
        
        Driven
        
        Fly
        
        Flew
        
        Flown
        
        Give
        
        Gave
        
        Given
        
        Speak
        
        Spoke
        
        Spoken
        
        Freeze
        
        Froze
        
        Frozen
        
        See
        
        Saw
        
        Seen
  - - - Present Participle
    - - Helping
        
        I am helping my mother.
    - - Jumping
        
        He is jumping on the trampoline.
    - - Bringing
        
        She is bringing a blanket.
    - - Swimming
        
        It is swimming in the ocean.
    - - Flying
        
        We are flying a kite.
    - - Breaking
        
        They are breaking the law.
    - - Writing
        
        You are writing a book.
    - - Dancing
        
        I am dancing alone.