Action words or verbs bring our language to

Action words, or verbs, bring our language to life.

o. Action Verbs o The main word in the predicate is the verb. o A verb is a word that can show action. o When a verb tells what people or things do, it is called an action verb.

Action Verbs read write catch paint swim eat ride point

The Special Verb be o The verb be has special forms for different subjects. o The verb be does not show action. It tells what someone or something is or is like.

The Special Verb be present The dog is barking. past The dog was barking. I am reading. I was reading. We are happy. We were happy. You are sick. You were sick. She is sleeping. She was sleeping.

Main Verbs and Helping Verbs o A verb may be more than one word. o The main verb is the most important word. o The helping verb comes before it. Some Common Helping Verbs am was has is were have are will had

Main Verbs and Helping Verbs Helping Main Verb I am writing a funny story. We were swimming at my friend’s house yesterday. She was The baby The men riding her new bicycle. is sleeping in her carriage. are playing a game of cards.

Making Subjects and Verb Agree o A verb in the present tense must agree with the subject of the sentence. o Singular Subjects: When the subject is a singular noun or he, she, or it, add s to the verb. o Plural Subjects: When the subject is a plural noun, or I, we, you, or they, do not add an s to the verb.

Making Subjects and Verbs Agree Singular Subjects he hammers Plural Subjects the leaves fall the stars shine she sews the boy washes we play they marry the horse jumps the boats sail

Making Subjects and Verbs Agree Treat I and you the same as plural subjects; do not add an s to the verb. you race I cheer I jump you drive you surf I ski

Contractions with Not o Sometimes you can join a verb with the word not. o The shortened word you make when you join the two words is called a contraction. o An apostrophe (’) is used to take the place of the letter or letters that you leave out.

Contractions with Not two words o have not contraction haven't o cannot can't o should not shouldn't o will not won't o had not hadn't o were not weren't

Of Verbs Part 1 Verbs Part 2: Verb Tenses Created by D & W's Teacher Resources Music by Yuko Ohigashi