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Action Verbs
  • A Project LA Activity
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What is an action verb?
  • A verb is one of the most important parts of the sentence. It tells the subjects actions, events, or state of being.  It is always found in the predicate of a sentence.  A verb that shows action is called an action verb.
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The words are action verbs:
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Can you find the action verb in each sentence?
  • The girls danced in the recital.
  • Our mailman drove a funny car last week.
  • His teacher wrote the answers on the board.
  • Alice worked on her homework last night.
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No, try again.
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Yes, that word is an action verb!
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Present verbs
  • An action verb that describes an action that is happening now is called a present tense verb.
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Present tense verbs
  • Many present tense verbs end with s, but some end with es, or ies.
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Past Verbs
  • Verbs which tell about actions which happened some time ago are past tense verbs.
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Past tense verbs
  • Many past tense verbs end with ed, but some end with d, or ied.
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Future Verbs
  • Verbs which tell about actions which are going to happen are future tense verbs.
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Future tense verbs
  • Future tense verbs use special words to talk about things that will happen: will, going to, shall, aim to, etc.
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Helping Verbs
  • A helping verb works with a main verb to help you understand what action is taking place.
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23 Helping Verbs
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Helping Verbs
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Helping Verbs
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Helping Verbs
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Online Verb Games
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  • Take Dave’s Quiz
  • Helping Verb Quiz
  • Print and complete the Action Verb Worksheet
  • Find the Verb Game
  • Jeopardy Challenge Board
  • Present and Past Tense Matching Game
  • Verb Machine
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More Verb Activities
  • Irregular Verb Worksheet
  • Verb Concentration Game
  • ANTS PICNIC (Irregular Verb Game)
  • Verb Worksheet