Tell which verb is correct: Last year we (was, were) in the woods.
was
were
What is the verb? My grandmother calls on my birthday.
calls
birthday
grandmother
A verb is a word that _______.
shows an action
is a person, place or thing
Find the verb: Jake plays Minecraft.
Jake
Minecraft
play
Yesterday, Gus (walk, walked) to the library.
walked
walk
Time words like now and today tell you it is the _______.
future
past
present
Tell how to make the words into a contraction: They (are not) sure when the game will start.
are'nt
aren't
The verb BE has special forms to tell about present and past. The following are present or past forms: am, is, are
present
past
Tell how to make the words into a contraction: It (did not) stop raining all day.
didn't
don't
Write the correct verb: He (make, makes) lunch for us.
makes
make
Tell how to make the words into a contraction: We (cannot) wait for Christmas.
cannot'
can't
True or false, the verb BE has special forms to tell about the present and past.
true
false
Write the verb in past tense: He (marched, march) in our city.
march
marched
Write the correct verb: We (visit, visits) Ed on New Year's Day.
visits
visit
What is the verb? My friends send me a card.
send
friends
card
Write the verb in past tense: Dr. King (talk, talked) to many people.
talked
talk
The children (laugh, laughs) today.
laugh
laughs
Find the verb: Sadie sings a song.
Sadie
sings
song
Tell which verb is correct: Today we (is, are) outside.
is
are
Tell which verb is correct: We (is, are) ready for more winter.
is
are
Find the verb: Gus claps his hands.
claps
Gus
hands
Find the verb: Anna spins around.
spins
Anna
around
Mom and Dad (kick, kicks) up their feet.
kicks
kick
Elliot (wish, wished) for a new bike.
wished
wish
Time words like then or yesterday tell you it is the ______.
future
present
past
A contraction is a short form of two words. An apostrophe takes the place of letters that are _____.
shorter forms of two words
left out