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3.L.1 3.L.2 4.L.2 Vivid verbs Lesson 2: Verbs in the Present Created by Krista Mehrtens © 2012 Stellar-Students Lesson 2: verbs in the present Verbs show action in a sentence. Verbs also tell when the action happens. A verb in the present tense tells about an action that is happening NOW. Verbs in the present have two forms The correct form to use depends on what the subject of the sentence. 1. Add s to the verb when the noun in the subject is singular. The dog barks at the snowman. Jill laughs. 2. Do NOT add s to the verb when the noun in the subject is plural. The boys shovel. Their parents start the car. Examples of verbs in the present Singular Subject Sally makes The dog barks William tells Teacher talks Joy sings Whale swims Plural Subject The children walk The tigers growl The cars speed Pencils write Let’s practice Directions: Underline the correct verb form for each sentence. 1.Sheila ( make, makes) big pancakes. 2.Larry ( get, gets) out the syrup and butter. 3.The boys ( race, races) to get a spot at the breakfast table. Let’s check our answers! practice makes perfect Directions: Underline the correct verb form for each sentence. 4. Two dogs (jump, jumps) on the table in order to steal a pancake. 5. The toddler (wipe, wipes) his sticky hands on their fur. 6. The sticky dishes ( fill, fills) the sink. Let’s check our answers!
