Verb Usage

Verbs

4th Grade

​Verbs

​Verbs describe what the noun or pronoun in the sentence is doing in the present, past, or future.

Multiple Choice

Verbs only describe what the noun or pronoun is doing in the present.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Verbs describe what the noun or pronoun is doing in the....

select all that are true

• present

• past

• future

​Action Words

​Many verbs are action words that can be seen. Two examples of action words are throwing and running.

Multiple Select

Which words are action words that CAN be seen?

• throwing

• liking

• playing

• knowing

​Action Words

​Other verbs describe action that can't be seen. Two examples of actions that can't be seen are thinking and knowing.

Multiple Select

Which verbs are action words that CAN'T be seen?

Select all that are true.

• liking

• thinking

• knowing

• running

Helping Verbs

​Some verbs describe how something is. Two examples of verbs that describe how something is are am and is. These verbs are known as helping verbs.

Multiple Choice

These verbs tell how something is.

• present tense verbs

• past tense verbs

• helping verbs

• future tense verbs

​Present Tense Verbs

​Verbs that describe what the noun or pronoun is doing right now are known as present tense verbs.

​Future Tense Verbs

​Verbs that describe what will happen in the future are known as future tense verbs.

​Irregular Verbs

​Some verbs are irregular. The spelling of irregular verbs changes completely when they become past tense. The past tense of the verb bring is brought. The past tense of the verb break is broke.

Multiple Choice

The past tense of run is...

• running

• ran

• run

• runner

Multiple Choice

The past tense of throw is...

• thrower

• throwing

• threw

• throw

​Predicate

​The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what happened. The most important word in the predicate is the verb. The verb is known as the simple predicate.

Multiple Choice

The most important word in the predicate is the verb.

• True

• False

​Predicates

​Michael and Jeremy are going to the movies. The complete predicate of this sentence is going to the movies. The simple predicate is going.

Multiple Choice

walking

This is an example of a _________ predicate.

• simple

• complete

Multiple Choice

walking to the library

This is an example of a _________ predicate.

• simple

• complete

Multiple Choice

talking

This is an example of a _________ predicate.

• simple

• complete

Multiple Choice

talking with my friends

This is an example of a _________ predicate.

• simple

• complete

Multiple Choice

reading

This is an example of a _________ predicate.

• simple

• complete

Multiple Choice

reading my favorite book

This is an example of a _________ predicate.

• simple

• complete

Open Ended

List 3 verbs