Grammar Lesson VERBS VERBS show action or state

Grammar Lesson VERBS

• VERBS show action or state of being. Examples: go, is • An action verb expresses a physical or mental action. Example: He paints. We thought about it.

A C T V I E O R N B S • An action verb is a word that names an action. It may contain more than one word. • Notice the following action verbs. • Sports experts write about the football player Jim Thorpe even today. Thorpe blocked like a tank. He tackled like a tornado. In every game Thorpe attacked his opponents with all his might. He caught the ball skillfully and charged ahead fearlessly. Experts still remember and honor Thorpe’s greatness.

A C T I O N V • An action verb can express physical actions, such as writing and running, or mental activities such as thinking and honoring. E Physical Mental R write remember B block honor S tackle prefer catch excel charge regarded

VERB TENSE

Present, Past, and Future Tenses The tense of a verb tells when an action takes place. A present tense of a verb names an action that happens regularly. It can also express a general truth. Present Tense Forms Singular Plural I race. We race. You race. He, she, or it races. They race.

The tense of a verb tells when an action takes place. A past tense of a verb names an action already happened. The past tense of many verbs is formed by adding –ed to the base form of the verb. Past Tense Forms Singular Plural I raced. We raced. You raced. He, she, or it raced. They raced.

A future tense of a verb names an action that will take place in the future. In the future tense the word will is used with the verb. Sometimes shall is used when the pronoun I or we is the subject. Future Tense Forms Singular Plural I will (shall) go. We will (shall) go. You will go. He, she, or it will go. They will go.