LITERACY ENHANCED ACADEMIC

REACH INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM 3

SCHOOL A.Y. 2019-2020

Paseo de Magallanes Commercial Center, Makati, Metro Manila

English
Week no. 1 Lesson
Action Verbs

after by going how of

Let’s read before we begin!
round then
again could had just old some think
an every has know once stop walk
any fly her let oven take where
ask from him live over thank when
as give his may put them

What are Action Verbs?

Action verbs are verbs that specifically describe what the

subject of the sentence is doing. These types of verbs
carry a great deal of information in a sentence and serve to
make the sentence complete (remember that all sentences
need a subject and a verb).

How to distinguish an Action Verb

To determine if a word is an action verb, look at the

sentence and ask yourself if the word shows something
someone can do or something someone can be or feel. If it
is something they can do, then it is an action verb.

Examples of Action Words:

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Present Verbs

Action verbs that are describing an action that is happening right now is called a
present tense verb.
Example:
o The crow flies across the sky. → flies is a present tense verb as it is happening
right now.
o A lot of present tense verbs will end with s, but there are some that end with
-es, or -ies. E.g. eats, cries, splashes

Past Verbs

Verbs that tell us about actions that have happened a while ago are past tense verbs. 
Example:
o The cat wanted some food. → wanted is a past tense verb as the action as
already happened.
o A lot of past tense verbs will end with -ed, but there are some that end with -d,
or -ied. E.g. Smacked, cried, played 

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Future Verbs

Verbs that tell us about actions that are going to happen in the future are future tense
verbs.
Example:

o You will awaken at seven a.m. → will awaken is a future tense verb as the
action has yet to happen.
o Future tense verbs have to use special words so they can talk about things that
are going to happen. E.g. will, going to, shall, aim to, etc.

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