1. Present-Tense Verbs Created by Andrea White 2 nd Grade

2. The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. The lady walks the dog The lady walked the dog. The lady will walk the dog.

3. Present-tense verbs tell about actions that happen now. The boy throws the ball. She brushes her hair. She sees a cat.

4. Add –s to present tense verbs that tell about one person or thing. Mike jumps the fence. The grass grows fast.

5. hug (add –s) hugs eat (add –s) eats read (add –s) reads write (add –s) writes clean (add –s) cleans send (add –s) sends

6. Add –es if the verb ends with s, ch, sh, x, or z Dad watches T.V. The child wishes for a new bike.

7. Examples: verb: miss (add –es) misses She misses her old friends. verb: mix (add—es) mixes The cook mixes the cake.

8. verb: match (add –es) matches Mom matches the socks together. verb: toss (add—es) tosses Coach tosses the ball to me.

9. verb: buzz (add –es) buzzes The bee buzzes by the flower. verb: wash (add—es) washes Grandpa washes the car.

10. Can you correct the verb? She wish me luck wishes

11. The man ride the bike. rides

12. The ball zoom right by me. zooms

13. Steve fix the broken deck. fixes

14. She learn how to add 3 numbers. learns

15. Our school watch the game. watches

16. She teach me how to play Monopoly. teaches

17. Grandma read the newspaper. reads

18. Let’s Review The tense of the verb tells when the action takes place. Present-tense verbs tell about actions that happen now. Add –s or –es (s, ch, sh, x, or z)