Grammar Skill First Grade Unit 3 Week 5 Created by Kristi Waltke

am are is were was Grammar Skill First Grade Unit 3 Week 5 Created by Kristi Waltke

An action word or verb is something you can do.

jump run swim

If the action is being done by one person, the verb will need to end with the letter s.

rides Bob _____ his bike. ride rides

If the action is being done by more than one person, the verb will not need the letter s added.

eat Dad and I _____ cereal. eat eats

Verbs can tell what the action is now or what the action was in the past. Verbs that tell about the past end with –ed.

Now Toad jumps. Toad jumped. Past

barked The dog ________ at me last night. barks barked

Now for something new!

am are is were was These words are verbs also!

Some of these words are used to show action now, and some tell about the past. Here’s how the words are sorted. Past Now was am were is are

Some of these words are tell about one. The others tell about more than one. This is how they’re sorted. More than One One are am were is was

Let’s practice picking the right one of the verbs to fit in a sentence. You can do it!

is The dog ____ cute. are is

were The cats _____ playing. was were

are They ____ happy. are is

am I _____ flying! is am

was Jane ____ reading. was were

Learning about am, is, are, was and were will help you become a super writer!