LESSON 1.7

LESSON 1.10
Lesser Verbs: am, be, to

Five types of verbs do not pass the verb tests. But they are still verbs.

We can summarize the five with am tenting. (I is there only to form a sentence for easier remembering.)

The first important part in I AM TENTING is am. It stands for am and be.

Am and be are almost the same word.

Am can stand alone.

Example: I am alone.

Be must have another verb to help it.

Example: I will be good, Santa!

Both am and be are always verbs.

Correct: I am going home.

Incorrect: I be going home.

Correct: I must be going home.

Find the verbs in the following. The number of verbs is in parenthesis.

1. I should be home when you arrive. (3)	4. You must be crazy. (2)
2. I am fine. (1)	5. Tonya will be here tomorrow. (2)
3. I will be glad if our bird is okay. (3)	6. I am sure he left. (2)

Find the verbs in the following:

1. I think Margarita lives here.	3. If she calls, tell her I am sick.
2. He must be home, because a light is on.	4. The carpenter said he will work on it.

The first t in I AM TENTING stands for to.

A verb is like a powerful queen. It magnetizes other words.

One word the verb magnetizes is to. If to is immediately before a verb, ….

That happens only if to comes before the queen.

Verb: I am going to play basketball.

Not a verb: I am going to the store.

Find the verbs in the following.

1. Jack wants to play in tonight’s game.	5. Try to relax before the next event.
2. Leki has decided to go to college in Florida.	6. Start a fire if you want to roast marshmallows.
3. Randy should ask her to the prom.	7. Please turn to the next chapter.
4. Sophia is sure to win a scholarship.	8. She has asked me to race her.