Action Verbs: present, past, future tense

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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, 'run', 'jump', and 'swim' are action verbs.

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are happening now. For example, 'I run to school every day.'

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. For example, 'I ran to school yesterday.'

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later. For example, 'I will run to school tomorrow.'

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Identify the action verb in this sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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The action verb is 'barks'.

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Choose the correct past-tense verb: 'She _____ her homework last night.' (Options: do, did)

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The correct answer is 'did'.

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Identify the action verb in this sentence: 'They play soccer on weekends.'

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The action verb is 'play'.

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must match in number. For example, 'He walks' (singular) vs. 'They walk' (plural).

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Choose the correct action verb: 'The cat _____ on the mat.' (Options: sit, sat)

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The correct answer is 'sits'.

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What is the past tense of 'eat'?

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The past tense of 'eat' is 'ate'.