Grammar Skills

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Grammar Skills

• Verbs That Tell About Now

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• What is a verb?
• A word that shows action.
• Like running, jumping, and singing.

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• Mama and Papa eat a bagel.
• The word eat is a verb.
• Pablo eats a bagel.
• How is the verb in this sentence different?
• An s is added to the end.

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• Pablo eats a bagel.
• Who is doing the action?
• Pablo
• How many people are doing it?
• One

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• Mama and Papa bake bread.
• The word bake is a verb.
• Pablo bakes bread.
• How is the verb in this sentence different?
• An s is added to the end.

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• Pablo bakes bread.
• Who is doing the action?
• Pablo
• How many people are doing it?
• One

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• A verb is an action word.
• Verbs that tell about now are action words that
  tell about actions that are happening now.

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• An s is added to most verbs that tell about one
  person.
• When a verb tells about something I am doing now
  it does not end with an s.

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• Pablo (take, takes) jalapeno bagels to school.
• What is the correct verb?
• Takes
• How many people are dong the actions?
• one

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• Angels father (help, helps) the teacher.
• What is the correct verb?
• helps
• How many people are dong the actions?
• one

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• He (give, gives) each child a plate and napkin.
• What is the correct verb?
• gives
• How many people are dong the actions?
• one

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• He (cut, cuts) the bread.
• What is the correct verb?
• cuts
• How many people are dong the actions?
• one

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• Maria (tell, tells) the class how to make apple
  strudel.
• What is the correct verb?
• tells
• How many people are dong the actions?
• one

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• The children (eat, eats) their treats.
• What is the correct verb?
• eat
• How many people are dong the actions?
• more than one

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Verbs That Tell About Now

• Then they (play, plays) outside.
• What is the correct verb?
• play
• How many people are dong the actions?
• more than one

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Your Turn

• Turn to practice book page 104.