Sadlier Unit 3 Verbs

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What is an action verb?

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An action verb is a word that describes what someone or something does. For example, in the sentence 'The dog runs fast,' 'runs' is the action verb.

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Identify the action verb in this sentence: 'Musicians play many different instruments in orchestra.'

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The action verb is 'play.'

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What are helping verbs?

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Helping verbs are verbs that help the main verb express an action or state of being. Examples include 'is,' 'are,' 'was,' and 'were.'

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What is a main verb?

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A main verb is the primary verb in a sentence that shows the main action or state of being. For example, in 'She is running,' 'running' is the main verb.

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What is an irregular verb?

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An irregular verb is a verb that does not follow the regular pattern of adding '-ed' for the past tense. For example, 'go' becomes 'went' in the past tense.

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Complete the sentence with the correct irregular verb: 'Jesse had _____ one of the songs we will perform.'

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'Jesse had written one of the songs we will perform.' The correct verb is 'written.'

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What is a present-tense verb?

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A present-tense verb describes an action that is currently happening or a state of being. For example, 'She walks to school.'

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What are progressive verbs?

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Progressive verbs indicate an ongoing action. They are formed using a form of 'to be' plus the '-ing' form of the main verb, like 'is running' or 'were playing.'

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Identify the helping verb in this sentence: 'She is reading a book.'

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The helping verb is 'is.' It helps the main verb 'reading.'

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What is the past tense of the verb 'write'?

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The past tense of 'write' is 'wrote.'