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Verbs…

Verbs…. A Quick Review # 1. Action Verbs. Action verbs tell what someone or something does. Examples: He speaks loudly. ( What does he do? He speaks .) -William and Alicia run every day. ( What do they do? They run . ) They leave each morning at 8:00 A.M.

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Verbs…

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  1. Verbs… A Quick Review # 1

  2. Action Verbs • Action verbs tell what someone or something does. • Examples: • He speaks loudly. (What does he do? He speaks.) -William and Alicia run every day. (What do they do? They run.) • They leave each morning at 8:00 A.M. (What do they do? They leave.) • The ball drops onto the field. (What does the ball do? It drops.) Free template from www.brainybetty.com

  3. Linking Verbs… • Linking verbs do NOT show action. Linking verbs join the subject of a sentence with the predicate of a sentence. • Common Linking Verbs: am, is, are, was, were seem, feel, become, appear, look, sound, smell, and taste Free template from www.brainybetty.com

  4. Verb Tense… • Verbs not only show action or link subject to predicate, but they also indicate time. This time is called tense. • Present tense – action happens now • Past tense – action has happened already • Future tense – action will happen Free template from www.brainybetty.com

  5. Subject-Verb Agreement • A sentence may have a single subject whish is about one person, one place, or one thing. • The subject must have a verb which agrees with that one person, one place, or one thing. • Disagree: Our catlove the sun. • Agree: Our catloves the sun. Free template from www.brainybetty.com

  6. OR… • A sentence may have a plural subject (more than one person, place, or thing). The plural subject must have an agreeing plural verb. • Example: • Our catslove the sun. Free template from www.brainybetty.com

  7. Spelling Rules for Present Tense • Add nothing. *Usually add nothing to verbs used with plural subjects. ~Frogs eat insects. • Add –s *Usually add –s to verbs with singular subjects. ~A frog eats insects. Free template from www.brainybetty.com

  8. Add –es to verbs that end in –s, -z, -ch, -shand –x when used with a singular subject. *to miss = misses ~Sharon misses her friends. *to buzz = buzzes ~The bee buzzes on the flower. *to catch = catches ~He catches the bus every day. *to blush = blushes ~Andrea blushes at the compliment. *to fix = fixes ~She fixes old machinery. Free template from www.brainybetty.com

  9. Add –es. For verbs ending with a consonant and –y, change the –y to an –iand add –es. *to worry = worries *to dry = dries Free template from www.brainybetty.com

  10. Past Tense Spelling Rules • When a verb ends in –e, drop the –e and add –ed. *to smile = smiled *to race = raced • For verbs ending with a consonant after a short vowel, double the final consonant before adding –ed. *to shop = shopped *to hop = hopped *the exception is –x: ~The mechanic fixed the car. Free template from www.brainybetty.com

  11. For verbs ending with a consonant and –y, change the –y to an –i and add – ed. *to carry = carried *to dry = dried Free template from www.brainybetty.com

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