verbs action
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Action Verbs
By: Roma Gulati
English Teacher
V.V.D.A.V Public School
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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:
coughedswallowed
awake
ran
ride sang
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Can you find the action verb in each sentence?
1. The girls danced in the recital.
2. Our mailman drove a funny car last week.
3. His teacher wrote the answers on the board.
4. Alice worked on her homework last night.
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Present verbs
An action verb that describes an action that is happening now is called a present tense verbpresent tense verb.The bird fliesflies through the sky.
FliesFlies is a present tense verb because it is happening right now.
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Present tense verbs
Many present tense verbs end with ss, but some end with eses, or iesies.
sleepss splasheses
criesies
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Past Verbs
Verbs which tell about actions which happened some time ago are past tense verbs.
The dog wantedwanted a bone.Wanted is a past tense verb because the action has already happened.
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Past tense verbs
Many past tense verbs end with ed, ed, but some end with d, d, or ied ied.
clapped
played
tried
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Future Verbs
Verbs which tell about actions which are going to happen are future tense verbs.
We will awaken at six a.m.Will awakenWill awaken is a future tense verb because the action has not yet happened.
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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.
going to start
shall email
will enjoy
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Helping Verbs
A helping verb works with a main verb to help you understand what action is taking place.
Elmer was was usingusing the computer.
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23 Helping Verbs
maymightmust
bebeingbeenamareiswaswere
(main)
dodoesdid
(main)
shouldcouldwould
havehadhas
(main)
willcanshall
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Helping Verbs
Other things to keep in mind: •Not every sentence will have a helping verb with the main verb. •When you see an "ing" verb such as "running", be on the lookout for a helping verb also.
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Helping Verbs
•Sometimes there is another word which separates the helping verb from the main verb. One common example is "not", as in: The boy couldn't find his socks. The helping verb is could and the main verb is find.
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Helping Verbs
•A sentence may contain up to three helping verbs to the main verb. An example would be: The dog must have been chasing the cat. The helping verbs are: must, have, and been; the main verb is chasing.