Transcript Sentences
Grammar Skill
First Grade Unit 3 Week 4
An action verb
is something
you can do.
Here are some
verbs. These are
actions.
stop think
eat
If the action is being done by
one person, the verb
will need to end with the
letter
s.
Jen _______
skates in the
park.
skate
skates
thinks
Drew _____
about the answer.
think
thinks
If the action is being
done by more than
one person, the
verb will not need
the letter s added.
Cam and I _____
jump rope.
jump
jumps
We all climb
_____ the hill.
climb climbs
Let’s
try
somethi
ng
new!
Verbs can tell what the
action will be in the future
or what the action was in
the past. Verbs that tell
about the past end with –
ed. Verbs that tell about the
future will have the helping
word “will” before the verb
in the sentence.
When you use a verb to tell about
the past, you will usually find clue
words in the sentence like these:
yesterday
last week
last year
When you use a verb to tell about
the future, you will usually find
clue words in the sentence like
these:
soon
tomorrow
next week
next year
Yesterday, Toad jumped.
Now
Tomorrow, Toad will jump
again.
Future
barked at
The dog ________
me last night.
barks barked
Next week, Jen will
_____
play basketball.
play played
walked to
Tom _______
school yesterday.
walk
walked
Yesterday Jeff and Billy
played
_____ soccer during
recess.
play
played
Now Mrs. Ingle will
water
______ the plants.
water
watered
Look! The man will
jog around the park.
______
jog
jogged
Practice Test: 3-4 Verbs for Past and for Future
Directions: Choose the correct verb to complete each
sentence.
1. Yesterday my friends and I _____________
(play, played)
2.
at the park.
Next week we will ________________ to have a party!
(planned, plan)