Primary Longman Elect 6B Chapter 2 Action verbs Reporting verbs

Action verbs Jim was sailing. We use action verbs to describe what characters did in a story. Jim was sailing.

Action verbs We swam in the sea. We use action verbs to describe what characters did in a story. We swam in the sea.

Action verbs Action verbs turn into arrive / reach leave fall appear disappear chase fight save catch rub drop find wave win lose

Practice Complete the sentences. Use the past tense form of the verbs. drop find fight save lose win rub appear 1 George was a brave knight who _______ the dragon and _______ the princess. 2 Aladdin _______ the magic lamp and a genie _______ . 3 The king _______ the battle and the giant _______ . The giant became the king of the land. 4 Cinderella _______ her lovely slipper and the prince _______ it. fought saved rubbed appeared lost won dropped found

Practice Complete the sentences. Use the past tense form of the verbs. chase reach catch wave fall turn into 5 Jim _______ overboard so he started to swim as hard as he could. He swam and he swam until he _______ an island. 6 The three bears _______ Goldilocks out of the house and down the garden path but they didn’t _______ her. 7 The wizard _______ his magic wand and the boy _________ a frog. fell reached chased catch waved turned into

Reporting verbs We use reporting verbs in dialogues when we report what the characters said in a story. Reporting verbs can be put before or after the subject, e.g. Rapunzel said, ‘Your teeth are black.’ ‘Your teeth are black,’ said Rapunzel.

Reporting verbs We can use different reporting verbs in different situations. When the character is asking a question: Rapunzel asked, ‘How often do you brush your teeth?’

Reporting verbs We can use different reporting verbs in different situations. When the character is answering a question: The prince replied, ‘Once a week.’

Reporting verbs We can use different reporting verbs in different situations. When the character is telling someone an idea: Rapunzel suggested, ‘You ought to brush your teeth twice a day.’

Reporting verbs We can use different reporting verbs in different situations. When the character is speaking to someone: The prince said, ‘Look, my teeth are clean.’

Reporting verbs We can use different reporting verbs in different situations. When the character carries on saying something after a pause: The prince continued, ‘My fingernails are clean too.’

Reporting verbs We can use different reporting verbs in different situations. When the character is yelling at someone or saying something loudly: Tommy shouted, ‘You’re a naughty boy!’

Reporting verbs We can use different reporting verbs in different situations. When the character is saying something loudly because he/she is dissatisfied or annoyed: The goat cried, ‘Oh dear! I can’t get out!’

Reporting verbs We can use different reporting verbs in different situations. When the character is speaking quietly: Jenny whispered, ‘Let me tell you a secret.’

Practice Complete the sentences. Use the past tense form of the verbs. cry ask reply shout ‘Jack, did you sell the cow at the market today?’ _______ Mum. ‘No, I swapped it for some magic beans,’ _______ Jack ‘You stupid boy!’ _______ Mum. ‘Now we haven’t got any money!’ she _______ . asked replied shouted cried

Practice Complete the sentences. Use the past tense form of the verbs. shout ask reply Father Bear opened the door and saw a little girl standing there. ‘Who are you? he _______ . ‘I’m Goldilocks and I’m very sorry for breaking the baby bear’s chair,’ she _______ . ‘Speak up! I can’t hear you!’ _______ Father Bear. asked replied shouted

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