VERBS are . . .

1. VERBS are . . . ACTION PACKED!

2. Verbs can come in many forms. Click on an action button below to learn more about that type of verb! Action Verbs Helping Verbs Past Tense Verbs Present Tense Verbs

3. ACTION VERBS! run Fly dance READ drive

4. ACTION VERBS! Action verbs are words that tell us what the subject of a sentence is doing. Verbs are also the first word or words of the predicate. John ran to the house. John is the subject of the sentence. Ask yourself, “What did John do?” He ran. Ran is the first word of the predicate.

5. ACTION VERBS! Verbs are words that we can “do.” For example, I can swim. If you are not sure if a word is a verb or not try putting it in the “I can” sentence. Click on the verb below that fits in the “I can” sentence. I can ___________. eat fork kitchen sink

6. AWESOME ACTION!

7. Whoops! Is that an action word? Will it fit in the “I can” sentence? Try Again!

8. ACTION VERBS! Click on the action verb. 1. shoe run jacket sock 2. ball goal kick point 3. music play piano note 4. read book pages cover

9. ACTION VERBS! Now let’s click on the word in the sentence that is the action verb. 1. The boy was climbing the tree. 2. The dogs bark at the cats. 3. The students wrote in their journals. 4. Did you wash the dishes? 5. Can we play basketball at recess?

10. ACTION VERBS! You’ve made it to the end of the action verbs lesson. If you are ready for a challenge keep going to learn about another kind of verb! Main menu!

11. Helping Verbs! A helping verb can work with the action verb to tell about an action. A helping verb always comes before the main verb. Have, has, and had are common helping verbs. Here are some other ones you may see. should can was shall could am will might is would are were

12. Helping Verbs! Here are some examples of how to use helping verbs in front of the main action verb. The airplane was flying through the clouds. The truck had driven through the snow. The children were running down the hill.

13. Helping Verbs! Click on the helping verb in each sentence. The cookies were baking in the oven. She has taught us how to add already. We can sing a lot of different songs. He was talking on the phone to his neighbor.

14. Helping Verbs! Click on the helping verb that makes sense to complete the sentence. I __________ reading a great book. were shall could am We ___________ swim today! could would am are She __________ studying for the big test on Friday. are can will is

15. Helping Verbs! You’ve made it to the end of the helping verbs lesson. If you are ready for a challenge keep going to learn about another kind of verb! Main menu!

16. HOORAY for HELPING VERBS!

17. Whoops! Try that one again!

18. Past Tense Verbs! A past tense verb shows that the action has happened in the past. Add -ed or -d to most verbs to make them past tense. walk becomes walked bake becomes baked

19. Past Tense Verbs! Click on the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence. The Missouri River (swelled/swell) with rain. People (fear/feared) that the river would flood. After weeks of rain, the Mississippi River (spilled/spill) over its banks. The two mighty rivers (flowed/flow) together then. Farmland (turned/turn) into lake bottoms. Animals (rush/rushed) for higher ground. The flood (lasted/last) for weeks. When it was over, people (returned/return) to their homes.

20. Past Tense Verbs! Sometimes there are special spelling changes that must be made to a verb to make it past tense. For example, try becomes tried stop becomes stopped Click here to learn the spelling rules!

21. Past Tense Verbs! If a verb ends in -y, change it to i and add -ed. Look at the ones below: spy becomes spied hurry becomes hurried If a verb ends in a vowel consonant, double the consonant and add -ed. knot becomes knotted pop becomes popped Let's practice!

22. Past Tense Verbs! Click on the correct way to spell the past tense form of the red verb. chop chopped choped grab grabed grabbed step steeped stepped flip flipped flipied

23. Past Tense Verbs! Click on the correct way to spell the past tense form of the red verb. copy coppied copied study studyed studied supply supplyied supplied spy spied spyyed

24. Past Tense Verbs! Congratulations! You have just finished the lesson on past tense verbs. For another challenge, go back to the main screen and select present tense verbs. Main menu!

25. Way PAST Cool!

26. Present Tense Verbs! A present tense verb tells about action that happens now. The correct form of the verb depends on the subject of the sentence. Add -s or -es to most present tense verbs when the subject is singular. A seal sleeps near the edge of the ice. Another seal splashes in the water near her.

27. Present Tense Verbs! If the subject of the sentence is plural the verb will not have an -s or -es ending. Two scientists search the ice for seals. The seals sleep in the warm sun. Let's Practice!

28. Present Tense Verbs! Click on the correct present tense verb to complete the sentence. Two scientists (search/searches) the ice for seals. The man (use/uses) field glasses. The woman (see/sees) two mother seals and their babies. The man eagerly (takes/take) out his camera. His movement (alarms/alarm) the seals.

29. You are IN-TENSE! (Present-Tense that is!)

30. Present Tense Verbs! Let’s do some more to make sure you’ve got it! The scientists (arrives/arrive) to late. The baby seals (dives/dive) into a hole in the ice. The mother seals (follow/follows). The two people (sit/sits) down to wait.

31. Present Tense Verbs! Congratulations! You have just finished the lesson on present tense verbs. For another challenge, go back to the main screen and select one of the verb types you have not completed yet. If you have completed all four verb types then click on the trophy below! Main menu!

32. You DID it! You deserve some applause!