1. Learning Objective : Use regular verbs correctly W.C. 1.3

2. What will we use today? Regular verbs correctly RegularVerbs Save/savedHelp/helped Try/triedCry/cried Jump/jumpedPlay/played Skip/skippedJog/jogged

3. Identify the action taking place in the below pictures Partner Share Runningswimmingcookingreading

4. Verbs: is word that expresses action or a state of being A regular verb forms the past tense by adding –d or –ed to the end of the verb. Example: Tim patiently cooks spaghetti for dinner. The action in the sentence is cooks. When verbs can also indicate the tense of the sentence: Present tense: Tim patiently cooks spaghetti for dinner. Past tense: Tim patiently cooked spaghetti for dinner (notice regular verbs in with –d or –ed ) Future tense: Tim will cook spaghetti for dinner. (notice the helping verb “will” comes before the action verb)

5. Why is it important to know how to use verbs correctly? It will help us to become better speakers and writers

6. Which word is the verb in the sentence? 1.We waited patienly for the parade to begin. 2.Charlie will slowly play a song for his brother. 3.She raced rapidly down the hill. 4.Thomas assertively twists the top off the jar. Steps for identifying verbs Step 1: Read the sentence Step 2: find the words that expresses an action Step 3: Determine whether the sentence is present, past, or future past future past present

7. Closure What is a verb? How do you identify a verb? Which word in the sentence is the verb and what is the tense? – Mary accidently tripped her friend. past