Verbs The name used for words that describe what a subject is doing or being – action words!

Verbs I walk I walked What has changed? When we modify a verb we show when it is happening, we say we have conjugated the verb. I walk I walked What has changed?

Verbs – the infinitive to walk to be to write The basic form of the verb without any inflections telling us about when or which subject…. Modified verb Infinitive Walked Paints Laughing Threw Had gone to walk to walk to be to paint to laugh to write to throw to go

Verbs Infinitive to walk Perfect form Simple form Progressive form From this building block verbs can be modified with inflections to show when they were performed and by who… Infinitive to walk Perfect form Simple form Progressive form Past Present Present Past Present Past I walked I walk I had walked I have walked I was walking I am walking

Verbs – the simple form To walk walked walk walked walks walked walk These use the infinitive form of the verb Present Past I He/she They We The verb stays the same walk walked walks walked walk walked … except for the third person where we add the infliction -s walk walked For the past tense, we add the inflection – ed

Verbs forms – regular verbs These good Verbs that follow the rules... you –ed for the past tense Present Past Walked Talked Moved Laughed Loved Walk Talk Move Laugh Love

Verb: __________________________________ Create a regular verb Verb: __________________________________ Defintion:__________________________________________________________________________   Past Present I it/she/he we they Add –es or -s add –ed or -d

Verbs – irregular verbs These are naughty verbs that do not follow the rules …. These words will change more when they are conjugated Present Past go make buy dig eat goed maked buyed digged eated went made bought dug ate What do you notice about the words that are irregular?

Sort the verbs To be To calculate To find To buy To kick To make To roll To write To run To see Regular Irregular

Sort the verbs To kick To be To buy To roll To see To write Regular Irregular To kick To be To buy To roll To see To write To calculate To make To find To run

played threw caught

Circle the verbs in the sentences below:   I walk in the park everyday Everyday, I go for a walk in the park. The law permits people to carry as many dinosaur as required. People require permits in order to own dinosaurs. After years of experience, I attack goblins straight away. After years of experience, I can defend against a goblin attack.

Talking about the future Verbs. The biggest irregular verb culprit! This changes so much we rarely use its infinitive, but it is super important! to be Past Present Talking about the future I He/she They We

Talking about the future Verbs. The biggest irregular verb culprit! This changes so much we rarely use its infinitive, but it is super important! to be Past Present Talking about the future I He/she They We beed be will be beed be will be beed be will be beed be will be

Talking about the future Verbs. The biggest irregular verb culprit! This changes so much we rarely use its infinitive, but it is super important! to be Past Present Talking about the future I He/she They We was am will be was is will be were are will be were are will be

Verbs – Progressive form What is it? Shows that the verb is, or was, in progress: it is, or was, continuing. I am running for the bus. I can’t talk now because I am drawing. She was listening to music when the explosion happened.

I draw birds. am ing I was drawing birds. I will be drawing birds. Verbs – Progressive form Past Present future I was I am I will be He/she was He/she is He/she will be They were They are They will be We were We are We will be How to construct it? 2. Add the inflection –ing to the verb 3. Add the verb ‘to be’. This tells us when it happened 1. Start with the infinitive and a subject I draw birds. am ing present I was drawing birds. past I will be drawing birds. future

was playing was pushing Past Present future I was I am I will be He/she was He/she is He/she will be They were They are They will be We were We are We will be was playing was pushing

Verbs – Progressive form How to find it? Find the verb (what is the subject doing?) Check to see it is proceeded by the verb ‘to be’. Mina was drawing a picture of the blackbird in the tree. Mina’s drawing of the blackbird slipped from her grasp. Noun Just because the word ends in ‘ing’ doesn’t mean it is a verb – remember to think: what job is the word doing in the sentence?

Verbs – Perfect form What is it. Harry has gone to break. Shows the verb started in the past and either: Finish in the past Is still continuing in the present Harry has gone to break. Lucy had made a booking at the restaurant. I will have finished the work by two-o’clock.

I lived in London for twenty years. have Verbs – Perfect form Past Present Future I You We They She / He/it had have has will have How to construct it? 1. Start with the past participle of the verb… 2. Add the verb ‘to have’ before the verb I lived in London for twenty years. have

has grown Past Present Future I You We They She / He/it had have has will have

Susan had entered the sports store. Verbs – Perfect form Find the verb (what is the subject doing?) Is it the past participle? Is it proceeded by the verb ‘to have’? How to find it ? Susan had entered the sports store.

Past Present Future I You We They She / He/it had have has will have