ACTION VERBS By Katsi Powless ETCV 411 Language Arts Grade
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What is an action verb? A verb is one of the most important
parts of a sentence. It tells the reader what the subject is doing.
It is always found in the predicate of a sentence.
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These are examples of action verbs Jumping Rope Running Jumping
Laughing Sneezing Diving
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1.The dog chased the cat around the house. 2. Children like
playing games. 3. Their teacher wrote the answers on the board. 4.
I was working on my homework this morning. Can you find the action
verb in each sentence? Check your answers!
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The underlined word is the action verb. The dog chased the cat
around the house. Children like playing games. Their teacher wrote
the answers on the board. I was working on my homework this
morning. Check to see if you were right!
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Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense Action Verbs come in 3
types: Example
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1.Past tense Verbs that tell about an action or actions that
happened a while ago are called past tense action verbs. Example:
The boy wanted an ice cream cone. Wanted is a past tense verb
because the action already happened Action verbs types
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2.Present Tense A verb that describes an action happening now
is called a present tense action verb. Example: The dog is chasing
the cat. Chasing is the present tense action verb because the dog
is doing it right now. Action verb types cont.
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3.Future tense A verb that describes something happening in the
future is called a future tense action verb. Example: We will be
shoveling snow in the winter. Shoveling is the future tense action
verb because it tells of an action we will be doing another time.
Action verb types cont.
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2 Bee or Nottoobee Verb Viper Balloon Verb Game Games to
practice verb skills
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