W5 Verbs - Action, Linking, Verb Tense
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Action Verbs
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Linking Verbs
Present Past and Future-Tense Verbs
Sam and Tilly dig holes.
They hunt moles.
Moles tunnel underground.
The children in our class are good at multiplication.
Who is the fastest on Xtramath?
I am!
We were late to lunch.
Present-tense verbs tell what is happening now.
When the subject is not I or you:
- add -s to tell what one person or thing is doing.
Verbs that end in sh, ch, s, x, z
- add -es
Verbs that end in y
- change y to i and add -es
My sister know how to repair things.
She fix clocks and watches.
She try to figure out what is wrong.
Past-tense verbs tell about an action that has already happened. Most verbs have the suffix -ed to form the past-tense.
Verbs that end with consonant+y
- change y to i and add -ed
Verbs that end with a vowel+consonant
- double the consonant add -ed
Verbs that end with consonant+e
- drop the e, add -ed
We hurry to finish our work.
She want to be done before dark.
The farmer tug at the weeds.
We care for the plants last week.
Future-tense verb tells about action that is going to happen. Use the verb will to write about the future.
We learn about decimals in 4th grade.
This summer I go to the beach.
It be the best vacation ever!
We care for the plants next week.
She was so hungry she ate all the broccoli!
I am happy today.