a word that tells what somebody does; an action word
verb
Lucky (throw) the ball.
throws
Sally (test, tests) the water.
tests
Ben (blink) when he got dirt in his eye.
blinked
What tense? Present, past, future
Many people will listen to today's weather.
future
Kayla taps the drum.
drum
We (carry) the books.
carries
Ms. Wolfe (sleep, sleeps) all night.
sleeps
Dot (finish) her food.
finished
What tense? Present, past, future
The boy checked his work.
past
Maya and Kathy tell jokes.
tell
Joe (give) the test.
The dogs (fetch, fetches) the ball.
I (type) my writing.
typed
What tense? Present, past, future
Lilly sees the train go by.
present
We listen to music.
listen
The dog (fetch) the ball.
fetches
Lisa (win, wins) the game.
wins
She (stop) at he red light.
stopped
Combine the sentences.
Jill sees the girls. Jill says hello.
Jill sees the girls and says hello.
Three boys make some puppets.
make
sees
The girls (hop, hops) over the stream.
hop
Dad (pat) the dog.
patted
Ray ran to the store. Ray got milk.
Ray ran to the store and got milk.