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