Some Verbs are called ACTION VERBS. These words let us know what our subject is doing.
For example, Sally WALKS to the store. Isabella FEEDS her new puppy.
Here are some more examples of Action Verbs:
Using the list below, choose the correct action word to complete each sentence. The answers are at the bottom of the page.
Assist
train
build
design
pray
Architects ________ homes.
Engineers _______ bridges.
Nuns and priests _______ for people.
Teachers _______ boys and girls.
Nurses _______ doctors.
cure
display
paint
compose
act
Doctors ___________ the sick.
Models __________ clothes.
Actors and actresses ___________on stage.
Song writers ______________ songs.
Artists_______________pictures.
Some verbs join the subject noun or pronoun to other parts of the sentences. These are called linking verbs.
These linking verbs are usually is, was, were, has, have
Some verbs help other verbs. Together they form verb “phrases”. They are called HELPING VERBS.
Gloria _____has prepared_____ something for snacks.
Grandmother _____has cooked_____ spaghetti.
Gina _____has baked_____ pies.
Mel and I _____have seen_____ that movie.
They _____have postponed_____ the activity.
The S form of the verb such as sings, dances, expresses, reads, eats, watches, dreams and so forth, is used with singular nouns and pronouns EXCEPT I and You. Here are some examples of verbs in the S form.
She dances. I dance.
He watches. You watch.
Sheila eats. I eat.
Jenny dreams. You dream.
Architects _____design_____ homes.
Engineers ____build_____bridges.
Nuns and priests ____pray_____ for people.
Teachers _____train______boys and girls.
Nurses _____assist______doctors.
Doctors _____cure______ the sick.
Models _____display______ clothes.
Actors and actresses _____act_______on stage.
Song writers ______compose_______ songs.
Artists______paint________pictures.
