Verbs

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Verbs

• Is, am, was, are, and were

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Day 1Verbs

• Review Verbs-
• A Verb is a word that tells what someone or
  something does or did.
• A Verb can show something that happens now, in
  the past or in the future.
• Cont.

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Verbs- is, am, are, was

• This weeks verbs do not show action.
• They show what someone or something is or was.
• The verbs am, is, and are tell about now.
• Examples
• I am an inventor.
• Jen is an inventor.
• Des and Ali are inventors.
• Cont.

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Day 1 cont.

• The verbs was and were tell about the past.
• Bill was an inventor.
• Kate and Sean were inventors.

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Lets practice!

• -Use is, was, are, were, or am in each blank.
• 1. George ____ in the club, too.
• 2. Today inventors ____ everywhere.
• 3. Zippers _____ invented not long ago.
• 4. I ___ in the young inventors club.

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Day 2Use Verbs-is, was, am, are, were

• He _____ the best player of the game.
• She ____ a good reader.
• I ____ a writer.
• They ____ classmates.
• The plants _____ healthy.

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Day 3Practice using is, was, am, are, were in
sentences.

• I _____ a singer.
• Nat _____ a singer.
• They _____ singers.
• Snoopy ____ a Beagle.
• She _____ taller than her brother.
• They ______ curious.
• Follow up- Activity on next slide.

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Day 3 Follow-up activity

• Call up one student at a time to write a sentence
  for each verb- am, is, are, was, were.
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Day 4Review and Practice

• Name the 5 verbs that are not action verbs.
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Day 4Practice

• Do together using practice page 59 and
  smartboard. Use verbs- am, is, are, was, and
  were.
• 1. Carver ________ a great man.
• 2. Peanuts _______valuable for many reasons.
• 3. Inventors ______ hard workers.
• 4. I _______ an inventor.
• 5. The invention ________ useful.
• 6. Cars ________ a good invention.

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Day 5 Review

• The verbs- am, is, are, was, and were
• show what someone or something is or was.
• Am, is, and are tell about now. Was and were tell
  about the past.
• Use am, is, and was to tell about one person,
  place or thing.
• Use are and were to tell about more than one.

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Day 5 Pretest Practice

• Peanuts ______ good for people.
• Different crops ______ better than others.
• The inventors life _____ simple.
• I ______ fond of peanuts.
• A daisy ____ not a weed.