Verbs

Question 1

What is verb?

Answer 1

A verb is a word used to describe an action, state or occurrence.

Verbs can be used to describe an action, that’s doing something.

For example, like the word ‘jumping’ in this sentence:

The rabbit was jumping in the field.

Question 2

Verbs and also describe?

Answer 2

They can also be used to describe a state of being, that’s feeling something.

For example, the word ‘likes’ here:

The monster ‘‘likes’’ rollercoasters.

Question 3

The 3rd example of a verb is?

Answer 3

Or a verb can be used to describe an occurrence, that’s something happening.

For example, the word ‘became’ in this sentence:

The caterpillar ‘‘became’’ a butterfly.

When writing, make sure every sentence includes a verb.

Question 4

In short what is a verb?

Answer 4

It is a doing or action word

Question 5

Which is a verb?
Door, room or building?

Answer 5

building

Question 6

What must every sentence have?

Answer 6

A verb

Question 6

Which of these is a verb?
I, went or to?

Answer 6

went

Question 7

What is the verb in the next sentence?
The gorilla monster roared from the roof.

Answer 7

roared

Question 7

Which of these is a verb?
men, messy or made?

Answer 7

made

Question 8

What is the verb in the next sentence?
The building shook.

Answer 8

shook

Question 9

What is the verb in the next sentence?
The workers want some peace and quite.

Answer 9

want

Question 10

The ________ is used for things that have already happened.

Answer 10

past tense

Question 11

Past tense verbs often end in ____ but not always.

Answer 11

The past tense is used for things that have already happened.

Past tense verbs often end in ‘–ed’ but not always.

I walked to the shop.

Question 12

The ________ is used when something is happening now or when something happens regularly.

Answer 12

The present tense is used when something is happening now or when something happens regularly.

I am walking to the shop.

Question 13

The _________ is used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet.

I will walk to the shop.

Answer 13

The future tense is used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet.

I will walk to the shop.

Question 14

When verbs are written in the past tense they often end in -ed.

If the word already ends in an ‘e’ then you just need to add a -__

For example:

free → ________

or

agree → _______

However, this is not always the rule. Sometimes the word completely changes.

For example:

run → ______

Answer 14

'’d’’
‘‘freed”
‘‘agreed’’
‘‘ran’’

Question 15

Change the verbs into past tense:
Charlie usually ‘‘wakes’’ up at 6am on school day. As she ‘‘is’’ a creature of habit, she always ‘‘opens’’ the window to see what the weather ‘‘is’’ like.

Answer 15

woke
was
opened
was

Question 16

Change the verbs into past tense:
Then, she races to the bathroom, brushes her teeth and ‘‘makes’’ her way downstairs to ‘‘eat’’ her breakfast. She eats her cereal quickly and then ‘‘drinks’’ her fresh juice.

Answer 16

Then, she raced to the bathroom,
brushed her teeth and ‘‘made”her way downstairs to eat her breakfast. She ‘‘ate’’ her cereal
quickly and then ‘‘drank’’ her fresh juice.