Verbs being

1. State of Being Verbs
Activity

2. What is a state of being verb?
•State of being verbs are often
called linking verbs because they
link the subject of the sentence
with information about it.
SUBJECT
PREDICATE

3. What is a state of being verb?
•There are 8 state of being verbs:
–is, am are
–was, were,
–be being been.
Hear the 8
state of
being
verbs!

4. The teacher is tall.
•In the first sentence, is links the teacher to
information about her-the fact that she is tall.
That is her state of being.

5. This candy tastes so sweet.
•In the second sentence, tastes links candy to
information about it—its sweetness. Did you
think taste was an action verb? Well, it is—
when the subject is doing the tasting. But
here, the candy isn't doing any tasting. The
candy itself tastes sweet. That is its state of
being.

6. Can you tell which are being verbs?
were run will be jump
shine skip sing is
could has drive draw
Ready to
move on?

7. OOPS! That is an action verb.
Try again

8. Yes! That is a state of being verb.
Try
another!

9. Online Verb Games
The Linking Verb
State of Being Verb Quiz
2Bee or Nottoobee Verb Game
Doing and Being Verb Sentence Sense
Doing and Being Verb Sentence Sense II
Linking Verbs