Verbs
run, jump, speak, think, kick, yell, whisper, is, am, shall, was, seems, looks, thought
Verbs are the action in a sentence...
He kicked the ball 100 yards.
She painted all day.
or the "state of being" in the sentence.
He is nice.
They are tired
Additional Resources
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Identifying Action Verbs
Example
Layla plays on her school’s softball team.
Action verbs describe what someone (or something) does.
Examples
Tory dances every Tuesday after school.
Sara and Ricky cooked dinner together.
Candice dreams of becoming a doctor.
Layla and Jose play on her school’s softball team.
Examples
Verbs in Progressive Tenses
A verb is an action word that describes what someone (or something) does.
Verbs in progressive tenses use a "to be" verb with a present participle.
Examples of how to form the progressive tense:
Julia is dancing right now.
In this sentence, "is dancing" is the present progressive form of "dance."
Kevin was playing Monopoly when we arrived.
In this sentence, "was playing" is the past progressive form of "play."
##Alex and Cody are baking muffins.**
In this sentence, "are baking" is the present progressive form of "bake."
Verbs in Perfect Tenses
Verbs come in different forms called tenses depending on the time frame they mention.
Here’s how to form verbs in perfect tenses: use a "to have" verb + the past participle (which is the "-e-d" form of the verb)
Example sentence:
Noah will have traveled to Japan by the end of the year
In this sentence, "will have" is form of "have," and "traveled" is the past participle.
The perfect tenses describe completed actions from the past, present, or future.
Here are some examples of forming the perfect tense:
Olivia has taught for ten years.
In this sentence, "has taught" is the present perfect form of "teach."
Emma had walked to school before I got home.
In this sentence, "had walked" is the past perfect form of "walk."
Mason and Andy will have met their cousins by the time the party starts.
In this sentence, "will have met" is the future perfect form of "meet."