Verbs

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VERBS
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A verb is a word that shows action.
Choose the action word, or verb, in each sentence.
Dad cooks hamburgers for everyone.
Mom helps Dad get everything ready.
Jake and Annie play Frisbee.
The family enjoys their picnic.
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A verb is a word that shows action.
Choose the action word, or verb, in each sentence.
Tiana sits at her desk.
She thinks of a great idea!
Tiana tells the teacher.
The teacher shares Tianas great idea.
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A verb is a word that shows action.
Choose the action word, or verb, in each sentence.
Grandma calls me on my birthday.
She always sings Happy Birthday.
Aunt Jessie sends me a card each year.
My friends attend my party.
They bring me lots of gifts.
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Verbs can tell about actions that happen now.
RULE If the subject names one person or thing,
add s to most verbs.
Mike reads his AR book every night.
Jan always writes neatly.
The puppy jumps and wags its tail.
Mrs. Robinson cooks and sews.
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Verbs can tell about actions that happen now. It
is important to use correct subject-verb
agreement.
verb to read
SINGULAR PLURAL I read
we read you read you read he,
she, it reads they read
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Verbs can tell about actions that happen now. It
is important to use correct subject-verb
agreement.
verb to eat
SINGULAR PLURAL I eat
we eat you eat you eat he, she,
it eats they eat
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Verbs can tell about actions that happen now. It
is important to use correct subject-verb
agreement.
verb to swim
SINGULAR PLURAL I swim
we swim you swim you swim he, she,
it swims they swim
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Choose the correct verb.
go
We _____ skiing each winter. (go, goes)
It ______ several inches. (snow, snows)
snows
We ______ warm clothing. (wear, wears)
wear
Jon and David _____ well. (ski, skis)
ski
David _________ snowboarding. (practice,
practices)
practices
Jon and Mom _______ him. (join, joins)
join
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Verbs can tell about actions that happen before
now or in the past.
RULE Add ed to most verbs to tell about actions
in the past.
Beth walked to her neighbors house.
First, they worked on their homework.
After they completed it, they played.
Then, Jen showed Beth her new game.
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Verbs can tell about actions that happen in the
past. It is important to use correct
subject-verb agreement.
verb to talk
SINGULAR PLURAL I talked
we talked you talked you
talked he, she, it talked they talked
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Verbs can tell about actions that happen now. It
is important to use correct subject-verb
agreement.
verb to visit
SINGULAR PLURAL I visited
we visited you visited you
visited he, she, it visited they visited
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Verbs can tell about actions that happen now. It
is important to use correct subject-verb
agreement.
verb to work
SINGULAR PLURAL I worked
we worked you worked you worked he,
she, it worked they worked
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Add ed to show it happened in the past.
The children ________ up the rope ladder. (climb)
climbed
They ________ in the tree house. (crawl)
crawled
They _______ a book. (open)
opened
They _________ the pictures. (enjoy)
enjoyed
happened
I wonder what _________ next. (happen)
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