Verbs can either show action or state of being. Action verbs tell what someone or something is doing.
In your first sentence, "We spent a considerable amount of time," which word tells what we did?
Sentences 2 and 3 have state of being verbs.
The most common state of being verbs are:
be, am, are, is, was, were.
Which of those verbs do you see in the second and third sentences?
I'll be glad to check your answers.
I am very bad in parts of speech so I need help!
Find all the verbs in each sentnce
1. We spent a considerable amount of time hiking up the mountain.
2. It was a foolhardy to go over the waterfall. In a canoe.
3. In the carribean waters there are fish of every hue.
Thanks in advance!
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