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Vivid verbs
Lesson 2: Verbs in the Present

Lesson 2: verbs in the present Verbs show action in a sentence. Verbs also tell when the action happens. A verb in the present tense tells about an action that is happening NOW.

Verbs in the present have two forms

The correct form to use depends on what the subject of the sentence. 1. Add s to the verb when the noun in the subject is singular. The dog barks at the snowman. Jill laughs. 2. Do NOT add s to the verb when the noun in the subject is plural. The boys shovel. Their parents start the car.

Examples of verbs in the present

Singular Subject Sally makes William tells

The dog barks

Teacher talks

Joy sings

Whale swims

Plural Subject The children walk The tigers growl The cars speed Pencils write

Lets practice
Directions: Underline the correct verb form for each sentence. 1.Sheila ( make, makes) big pancakes. 2.Larry ( get, gets) out the syrup and butter. 3.The boys ( race, races) to get a spot at the breakfast table. Lets check our answers!

practice makes perfect

Directions: Underline the correct verb form for each sentence. 4. Two dogs (jump, jumps) on the table in order to steal a pancake. 5. The toddler (wipe, wipes) his sticky hands on their fur. 6. The sticky dishes ( fill, fills) the sink. Lets check our answers!