Verbs for Now and the Past

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Verbs for Now and the Past

• Grammar Skill
• First Grade Unit 3 Week 4
• Created by Kristi Waltke

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• An action word or verb is something you can do.

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run
jump

• Here are some verbs. These are actions.

swim
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• If the action is being done by one person, the
  verb will need to end with the letter s.

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• Bob _____ his bike.
• ride rides

rides
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• Sam _____ up.
• jump jumps

jumps
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• If the action is being done by more than one
  person, the verb will not need the letter s
  added.

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• Dad and I _____ cereal.
• eat eats

eat
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• We all _____ the bus.
• ride rides

ride
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• Now
• for something
• new!

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• Verbs can tell what the action is now or what the
  action was in the past. Verbs that tell about
  the past end with ed.

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• Toad jumps.
• Toad jumped.

Now
Past
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• The dog ________ at me last night.
• barks barked

barked
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• Tom _______ to school yesterday.
• walks walked

walked
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• Jeff and Billy _____ soccer during recess.
• play played

played
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• Now Mrs. Ingle ______ the plants.
• waters watered

waters
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• Look! The man ______ so fast.
• jogs jogged

jogs
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Learning about verbs for now and the past will
help you become a super writer!