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Action Verbs
Show action
• The kids ran across the street.• Mark dribbles the ball down the
court.• Sue jumped over the puddle.
Linking Verb
A linking verb links the subject with a word or words in the predicate.
Sue is nice.Anna looks sad.
Helping + Main Verbs
The main verb shows action. The helping verb works with the main verb.
Main verb + helping verb = verb phrase
Sue is winning the race.
Don’t get confused!!!!
Some verbs can be linking or helping verbs.Sue is helping her dad. Helping
Sue is helpful. Linking
Direct ObjectsA word in the predicate that receives the action
of the verb. A direct object answers the questions What or
Whom?
Sam hit the ball. Mom baked cookies.
The captain called the crew members.
Indirect Objects
- tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done and who is receiving the direct object.• She gave me the report. (Who received the
report? Me.) • Mark gave Tom the ball.• I read Sara a bedtime story.
Verb Tense
• Present – happening now• Past – happened in the past• Future – something is about to happen
We walk to school.
We walked to school.
We will walk to school.
Present Tense• A present tense verb and the subject have to
agree.• You must change the form of the verb if the
subject is singular.
Singular subject Plural subject
The boy plays football. The boys play football.
Mom mixes the cookies.
Sue and Jane mix the cookies.
Rules
Add “s” Sam plays football.Alex swims everyday.
Verbs ending in s, x, ch, z, sh – add “es”
Mark reaches for the cookies.The soda fizzes when it’s poured.
Verbs that end in “y”, change the “y” to “i” and add “es”
Sue carries the groceries.
Past Tense - RulesMost verbs – add ed Play-played
Suggest – suggested
Verbs ending in “e” – drop the “e” add ed
Believe – believedHope - hoped
Ending in a consonant + yChange y to I and add ed
Study – studiedHurry - hurried
One syllable verbs with one vowel + consonant Double the final consonant and add ed
Hop – hoppedPlan - planned
Future Tense
Add will or shall before the verb
Sue will shop all day.Sue and Jane will shop all day.
Shall is used with I or me.
Subject/ Verb Agreement
Singular subject = singular verbPlural subject = plural verb
She talks loud.They talk loud.
Sue has come to help you set up for the party.
base past past participle
see saw have seen
do did has done
come came has come
Mark has eaten all the cake.
base past past participle
eat ate have eaten
drink drank has drunk
sing sang has sung
The bell has rung three times.
base past Past participle
ring rang has rung
freeze froze have frozen
choose chose have chosen
The kids have broken the dishes.
base past past participle
speak spoke has spoken
break broke have broken
know knew have known
Tom has blown up 3 balloons.
base past past participle
grow grew have grown
throw threw has thrown
blow blew has blown
The kids have written their names five times.
base past past participle
fly flew have flown
take took have taken
write wrote has written
Confusing Verbs
let To permit
leave To go awayLet remain in place
Please let me go to the movies.Please leave me alone.
Confusing
lie & layLie means to rest Lay means to put in place
I like to lie under the tree in the summer.Please lay your book under the tree.
Confusing
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