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Verbs
Lourdes Domínguez García
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TEDU 220
Prof. Nancy Rodríguez
March-May 2008
Welcome
Hello my little friend, in this module
you will learn about the verbs, verb
tense and verb to be.
Enjoy it!
Index
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Pre-test ------------------- 1
What are verbs? --------- 2 – 6
Verbs In The Present ----7 – 20
Verbs In The Past --------21 – 32
Verbs In The Future -----31 – 35
Verbs To Be ---------------36 – 43
Post – test ----------------- 44
Pre - Test
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What Are Verbs?
• A verb is a word that tells what
people or things do.
• Verbs are words that show action.
Examples
• She rode on the bus.
• The train leaves at three o’clock.
What is the verb in this sentence?
• Carmine flew to California.
– a. Carmine
– b. flew
– c. California
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• Carmine is not a verb. Carmine is a
noun. A noun names a person, place or
thing.
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• Flew is the verb. Verbs are the word
that shows action.
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• California is a noun. A noun names a
person, place or thing.
What is the verb in this sentence?
• The driver stopped at the library.
– a. driver
– b. stopped
– c. library
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• Driver is not a verb. Driver is a noun.
A noun names a person, place or thing.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Stopped is the verb. Verbs are words
that show action.
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• Library is not a verb. Library is a
noun. A noun names a person, place or
thing.
What is the verb in this sentence?
• The old lion walked out of the cage.
– a. old
– b. lion
– c. walked
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• Old is not a verb. Old is an adjective.
Adjective are words that modify the
noun or pronoun.
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• Lion is not a verb. Lion is a noun. A
noun names a person, place or thing.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Walked is the verb. Verbs are words
that show action.
Verb Tenses
• Verbs also tell when the action
happens.
Verbs In The Present
• A verb that tells about an action that
is happening now is in the present
time.
Verbs in the present have two forms
• The correct form depends on what
the subject of the sentence is.
Add -s to the verb when the noun in the
subject is singular.
• Examples:
– The dog barks at the snowman.
– Jill laughs.
Do not add -s to the verb when the
noun in the subject is plural.
• Examples:
• The boys shovel.
• Their parents start the car.
What is the correct verb form for this
sentence?
• My cousins____ cold weather.
– a. love
– b. loves
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Love is correct. Do not add -s to the
verb when the subject is plural.
Try Again!
• Loves is not the correct verb. Do not
add -s to the verb when the subject
is plural.
What is the correct verb form for this
sentence?
• Gregory____ big snowman.
– a. make
– b. makes
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• Make is not the correct verb. Add _s
to the verb when the noun in the
subject is singular.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Makes is the correct verb. Add -s to
the verb when the noun in the subject
is singular.
What is the correct verb form for this
sentence?
• Many children ____ down.
– a. slide
– b. slides
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Slide is the correct verb. Do not add
-s to the verb when the noun in the
subject is plural.
Try Again!
• Slides is not the correct verb. Do not
add -s to the verb when the noun in
the subject is plural.
Verbs In The Present
• Most verbs in the present end with
-s. Add -es to the verbs that end with
s, sh, ch, ss, or x when they are used
with a singular noun. Do not add -es
when the noun in the subject is plural.
Examples:
• Singular:
• Plural:
– The boy tosses the ball.
– The boys toss the ball.
– The man fishes.
– The girls fish.
– Emily mixes the salad.
– Friends mix the salad.
• Some verbs end with a consonant and y.
Change the y to i and add -es when you use
this kind of verb with a singular noun.
• Examples:
– carry + es = carries
– hurry + es = hurries
What is the correct present time?
• A boy _____ his green kite.
– a. flies
– b. fly
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Flies is the correct form. Change the
y to i and add -es with the verbs that
end with consonant and y.
Try again!
• Fly is not the correct form. Change
the y to i and add -es with the verbs
that end with consonant and y.
What is the correct present time?
• My father ___ in the lake.
– a. splash
– b. splashes
Try Again!
• Splash is not the correct form. Add
-es to the verbs that end with s, sh,
ch, ss, or x when they are used with a
singular noun.
You Are Right!
• Splashes is the correct form. Add -es
to the verbs that end with s, sh, ch,
ss, or x when they are used with a
singular noun.
What is the correct present time?
• The students ____ history.
– a. study
– b. studies
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Study is the correct form. Do not add
-es when the noun in the subject is
plural.
Try Again!
• Studies is not the correct form. Do
not add -es when the noun in the
subject is plural.
Verbs In The Past
• A verb that tells about an action that
already happened is in the past time.
Add -ed to most verbs to show
past time
• Example:
– Present
– The teacher erases the board.
– Past
– The teacher erased the board.
Which verb shows past time?
• Jesse ___ for the school bus.
– a. waits
– b. waited
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• Waits is not the correct form. Add ed to most verbs to show past time.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Waited is the correct form. Add -ed
to most verbs to show past time.
Which verb shows past time?
• The ducks ___ loudly.
– a. quacked
– b. quack
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Quacked is the correct form. Add -ed
to most verbs to show past time.
Try Again!
• Quack is not the correct form. Add
-ed to most verbs to show past time.
Which verb shows past time?
• The boy ___ for hours.
– a. plays
– b. played
Try Again!
• Plays is not the correct form. Add
-ed to most verbs to show past time.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Played is the correct answer. Add
-ed to most verbs to show past time.
• Some verbs end with e. Drop the e
and add -ed.
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Examples:
race + ed = raced
like + ed = liked
joke + ed = joked
• Some verbs end with consonant and y.
Change the y to i and add -ed.
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Examples:
cry + ed = cried
marry + ed = married
copy + ed = copied
• Some verbs end with one vowel followed by
one consonant. Double the consonant and
add -ed.
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Examples:
stop + ed = stopped
hug + ed = hugged
pat + ed = patted
Which is the correct past time
verb?
• Tina ___ at the post office.
– a. stoped
– b. stopped
Try Again!
• Stoped is not the correct form.
Verbs end with one vowel followed by
one consonant, double the consonant
and add -ed.
You Are Right!
• Stopped is the correct form. Verbs
end with one vowel followed by one
consonant, double the consonant and
add -ed.
Which is the correct past time
verb?
• A present ____ from her
grandmother.
– a. arrive
– b. arrived
Try Again!
• Arrive is not the correct form. Some
verbs end with e, drop the e and add
-ed.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Arrived is the correct form. Some
verbs end with e , drop the e and add
- ed.
Which is the correct past time
verb?
• She ___ to open the present
carefully.
– a. tried
– b. tryd
Try Again!
• Tryd is not the correct answer.. Some
verbs end with consonant and y,
change the y to I when you add -ed.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Tried is the correct form. Some
verbs end with consonant and y,
change the y to i when you add -ed
Verbs In The Future
• A verb that tells about an action that
is going to happen is in the future
time. Use the helping verb “will” to
show the future time.
Examples:
• Present:
– Kelly colors the picture.
• Past:
– Kelly colored the picture.
• Future:
– Kelly will color the picture.
Does the underlined verb show present
time, past time or future time?
• This morning I looked out the window.
– a. Present time
– b. Past time
– c. Future time
Try Again!
• Present time is not the correct
answer. A verb that tells about an
action that is happening now is in the
present time.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• A verb that tells about an action that
already happened is in the past time.
Try Again!
• Future time is not the correct
answer. A verb that tells about an
action that is going to happen is in the
future time. Use the helping verb will
to show future time.
Does the underlined verb show present
time, past time, or future time?
• My mother cleans the window.
– a. Present time
– b. Past time
– c. Future time
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Present time is the correct answer. A
verb that tells about an action that is
happening now is in the present time.
Try Again!
• Past tense is not the correct answer.
A verb that tells about an action that
already happened is in the past tense.
Try Again!
• Future tense is not the correct
answer. A verb that tells about an
action that is going to happen is in the
future time.
Does the underlined verb show present
time, past time, or future time?
• He will splash in the puddles.
– a. Present tense
– b. Past time
– c. Future time
Try Again!
• Present time is not the correct
answer. A verb that tells about an
action that is happening now is in the
present time.
Try Again!
• Past time is not the correct answer. A
verb that tells an action that already
happened is in the past tense.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Future time is the correct answer. A
verb that tells about an action that is
going to happen is in the future time.
Use the helping verb will to show
future time.
Verb To Be
The verbs am, is, are, was, and were are
forms of the verb to be. They do not
show action. They tell what someone or
something is or was.
Am, is, and are show present time. Was
and were show past time.
Examples
• Present
• I am sleepy now.
• Today we are in P.R.
• It is a four-hour drive.
Examples
• Past
• I was tired last night.
• Friday we were in P.R.
• It was a long trip.
Table
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SUBJECT
PRESENT
PAST
I
he,she,it
siingular noun
you,we,they
plural noun
am
is
is
are
are
was
was
was
were
were
Choose the correct verb for each sentence.
• The porch light ___ on.
• a. is
• b. are
• c. am
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• The correct verb to be is is. We use
the verb to be is with singular nouns
Try Again
• Are is not correct. We use the verb
to be are with plural nouns.
Try Again
• Am is not the correct verb. Use am
with I.
Choose the correct verb for each
sentence
• I ___ in the front seat of the car.
• a. is
• b. am
• c. are
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• The verb to be am is the correct
verb. Use am only with I.
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• The verb to be is, is not the correct
verb. We use is with singular nouns,
but not with I.
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• Are is not the correct verb. Use are
with plural nouns.
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Choose the correct verb for each
sentence.
• My brother ___ in the back.
• a. am
• b. is
• c. are
Try Again
• Am is not the correct verb. Use am
only with I.
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YOU ARE RIGHT!
• The verb to be is, is correct. We use
is with singular nouns.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
Try Again
• Are is not the correct verb. Use are
with plural nouns.
Choose the correct verb for each
sentence
• We ___ ready for our vacation.
• a. was
• b.
Choose the correct verb for
each sentence
were
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• Was is not the correct verb. Use was
with singular nouns.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Were is the correct verb. Use were
with plural nouns.
YOU ARE RIGHT!
Choose the correct verb for each
sentence
• Nina ___ the class reporter yesterday.
• a. was
• b. were
YOU ARE RIGHT!
• Was is the correct verb. Use was
with singular nouns.
Try Again
• Were is not the correct verb. Use were
with plural nouns.
Post - Test
• Click HERE to begin
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