Action Verbs
What is the verb in this sentence?
The birds chirp all morning.
Please complete the sentence: My friend _______ the contest. (win)
My friend wins the contest.
Complete the sentence: The girl _______ hard for her test. (study)
The girl studies hard for her test.
Complete the sentence: The whole family ________ the vacation. (enjoy)
The whole family enjoyed the vacation.
Future or not future tense?
I played lacrosse last year.
Not future
What is the verb in this sentence?
My brother yawns at the end of the night.
yawns
Please complete the sentence:
Marie ______ the shiny paper carefully. (cut)
Maria cuts the shiny paper carefully.
What is the mistake in this sentence?
My brother pass the plate of turkey.
My brother passes the plate of turkey.
What is the mistake in this sentence?
I stoped riding my bike before dinner.
I stopped riding my bike before dinner.
Complete the future tense sentence:
My brother _____________ with the team next year. (swim)
My brother will swim with the team next year.
What are the verbs in this sentence?
Greg sits and reads under a tree.
sits and reads
What is the mistake in this sentence?
The dog bark at the noisy truck.
The dog barks at the noisy truck.
What is the mistake in this sentence?
The donkey carrys a heavy load.
The donkey carries a heavy load.
What is the mistake in this sentence?
My mom fryed eggs for breakfast.
fried
What is the mistake in this sentence?
He will practiced every weekend.
He will practice every weekend.
What is the verb in this sentence?
The students really enjoy this animal project.
enjoy
What does present tense mean?
Present tense tells about an action that happens now.
When a verb ends in a consonant and y and the noun is singular, what do you do to the verb?
Change y to i and add -es.
What is a verb in the past tense?
An action that already happened.
What is a verb in the future tense?
An action that is going to happen
Ex: will look
What is an action verb?
An action verb is a word that tells what someone or something does.
What do you do to the verb when the noun in the subject is singular?
Add -s to the verb.
When a verb ends in ss, ch, sh, or x, and the noun is singular, what do you add to the verb?
Add -es to the verb.
For verbs that end in one vowel followed by one consonant, how would you make them past tense?
Ex: step
Double the consonant and add -ed.
Stepped
Future tense is known as what type of tense?
A simple tense