Verbs Flashcards
What is verb?
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.
Verbs and also describe?
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.
The 3rd example of a verb is?
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.
In short what is a verb?
It is a doing or action word
Which is a verb?
Door, room or building?
building
What must every sentence have?
A verb
Which of these is a verb?
I, went or to?
went
What is the verb in the next sentence?
The gorilla monster roared from the roof.
roared
Which of these is a verb?
men, messy or made?
made
What is the verb in the next sentence?
The building shook.
shook
What is the verb in the next sentence?
The workers want some peace and quite.
want
The ________ is used for things that have already happened.
past tense
Past tense verbs often end in ____ but not always.
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.
The ________ is used when something is happening now or when something happens regularly.
The present tense is used when something is happening now or when something happens regularly.
I am walking to the shop.
The _________ is used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet.
I will walk to the shop.
The future tense is used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet.
I will walk to the shop.
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 → ______
'’d’’
‘‘freed”
‘‘agreed’’
‘‘ran’’
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.
woke
was
opened
was
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.
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.
