Unit 5
Verbs
5.1 Action Verbs
What is an action verb?
• An action verb is a word that expresses
action.
• Think back: Every sentence has two parts,
a subject and a predicate. The main word
in the predicate is often an action verb.
• The action verb tells what the subject of
the sentence does or did.
What are the action verbs in the
following sentences?
• Sylvia entered the short story contest.
• Now many people read her story.
• We enjoy her tale about a leprechaun.
Verbs can also express action you
cannot see.
• I wonder about the contest.
• Robin hoped for a prize.
Show What You Know!!
• Get out your blue remotes.
• Directions: Choose the action verb in each
sentence. Today’s work is a grade!! 
1. We read the contest rules.
a. We
b. read
c. Contest
2. The judges outlined the rules.
a. outlined
b. judges
c. rules
3. Only fifth graders enter the contest.
a. fifth
b. contest
c. enter
4. We work on our stories all week.
a. work
b. on
c. week
5. Sylvia planned her story carefully.
a. Sylvia
b. planned
c. carefully
6. Sylvia writes in a diary.
a. diary
b. in
c. writes
7. Her story comes from her diary.
a. comes
b. from
c. Story
8. Details interest Sylvia.
a. details
b. interest
c. Sylvia
9. Past prize winners visited the state
capital.
a. past
b. visited
c. winners
10. Sylvia hopes for a good prize.
a. good
b. for
c. hopes
Unit 5
Verbs
5.2 Main Verbs
and Helping Verbs
Think Back…
• You remember that sometimes a simple
predicate can be more than one word.
Some sentences have two verbs!!
• The main verb shows what the subject
does or is.
• The helping verb helps the main verb to
show an action in the sentence.
– By itself, a helping verb cannot show action.
Examples
• Stan and Jan are entering the talent
contest.
• I can help them rehearse.
• They will dance together.
Common Helping Verbs
am
is
are
was
were
will
shall
have
has
had
can
could
Show What You Know!!
• Get out your blue remote!!
• Choose the helping verb in each sentence.
1. Gerald is practicing for the contest.
a. is
b. practicing
c. for
2. He has danced in many talent shows.
a. danced
b. many
c. has
3. He will perform some difficult dance
steps.
a. some
b. perform
4. We have started our rehearsals.
a. have
b. startedc. our
c. will
5. We can meet every afternoon.
a. we
b. meet c. can
**Put your blue remote up. Get out one
sheet of paper and your book.
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Unit 5
Verbs
5.3 Verb Tenses
• The verb you use in a sentence helps you
determine when something happens. The
time expressed by a verb is called its
tense.
• There are three main tenses:
past, present, and future.
Present Tense Verbs
• Show something that is happening now.
• Example:
Joanna wants something different.
**Add s or es to a present-tense verb when
a singular noun is its subject.
Your turn!!! Give me a present-tense
verb example.
Past Tense Verbs
• Show action that has already happened.
• Example
Yesterday she wanted an Olympic medal.
**Add
ed to the present tense of the
verb to form the past tense of most
verbs.
Your turn!!! Give me an example of
a past-tense verb.
Future Tense Verbs
• Show something that has not yet happened.
• Example
Tomorrow Joanna will want something else.
**Add shall or will before the present
tense of the verb to show future
tense.
Your turn!!! Give me an example of
a future-tense verb.
Tell whether the underlined verb is in
the present, past, or future tense.
1. The team skied downhill.
2. Each team member practices daily.
3. We will watch them ski.
4. The best athletes will receive the prize.
5. Our team earned the bronze medal.
Get our your blue remotes.
Directions: Tell if the verb in the sentence is
in the present, past, or future tense.
1. I like figure skating.
a. Present
b. Past
c. Future
2. Winners will receive medals.
a. Present b. Past c. Future
3. Machines scraped the ice this morning.
a. Present
b. Past
c. Future
4. A skater twirled on the ice.
a. Present
b. Past
c. Future
5. The best athletes will practice for hours.
a. Present
b. Past
c. Future
6. My favorite skater races today.
a. Present
b. Past
c. Future
7. I cheered for Stacy yesterday.
a. Present
b. Past
c. Future
8. Yesterday Ellen talked to all her friends.
a. Present
b. Past
c. Future
9. They all love sledding.
a. Present
b. Past
c. Future
10. They will meet at the top of the hill today.
a. Present
b. Past
c. Future
Put your blue remote away.
Get out your Language book and one sheet
of paper.
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Verbs
5.4 More About Verb
Tenses
A verb changes its form to agree, or work, with
the subject to show its tense.
Rules for Forming the Present Tense
1. Most verbs: add s
stop stops
climb climbs
2. Verbs ending in s,
ch, sh, x, and z: add es
buzz buzzes
guess guesses
rush rushes
fix fixes
catch catches
3. Verbs ending with a consonant and y:
change the y to i and add es.
fry fries
hurry hurries
Rules for Forming the Past Tense
1. Most verbs: add ed
Verbs adding with e: add d
mend mended
free
freed
2. Verbs ending with a consonant and y:
Change the y to i and add ed
carry
bury
carried
buried
3. Verbs ending with a single vowel and a
consonant:
Double the final consonant and add ed.
slip
fan
slipped
fanned
Examples
Tell the past tense of the underlined verb
in each sentence.
1. We vote for a class president.
2. Students elect the person of their choice.
3. I pick the winner every time.
4. Sandra and I support Chris.
5. Chris believes in student government.
Take out your blue remotes! Tell
whether the verb is present, past, or
future tense.
• 1. I like camp very much.
• A. present B. past C. future
• It rains here everyday.
• A. present B. past C. future
• Yesterday, we pitched the tent between
storms.
• A. present B. past C. future
• We usually sleep in cabins.
• A. present B. past C. future
• Tomorrow, we will stay in the tents.
• A. present B. past C. future
• We will cook dinner over the campfire.
• A. present B. past C. future
• I swim each morning.
• A. present B. past C. future
• Soon, I will help others in my class.
• A. present B. past C. future
Unit 5
Verbs
5.5 Subject – Verb
Agreement
• Add s or es to the present-tense verb
when the subject is a singular noun or he,
she, or it.
• Example:
The winner rushes by us.
He appears happy.
• Do NOT add s or es to the present-tense
verb when the subject is a plural noun or
I, you, we, or they.
• Example:
Morris and Cora seem excited.
They rush into the room.
Let’s Practice!
•
Tell which of the verbs in parentheses
completes each sentence correctly.
1. Bill (enter, enters) the spelling bee.
2. We (wish, wishes) him well.
3. He (tell, tells) us his plan.
4. He (study, studies) the dictionary every
night.
5. Janet and I (spell, spells) well, too.
Show What You Know!!
• With your mouth closed…get out your blue
remote!
• Directions: Tell the correct form of the verb
in parentheses.
1. The spelling bee (begin, begins) today.
a. begin
b. begins
2. The teachers (choose, chooses) the
words.
a. choose
b. chooses
3. Winners (receive, receives) a dictionary.
a. receive
b. receives
4. The words (seem, seems) difficult.
a. seem
b. seems
5. We all (learn, learns) quickly.
a. learn
b. learns
6. The contest (start, starts) in a minute.
a. start
b. starts
7. I (read, reads) the rules first.
a. read
b. reads
8. Brad (organize, organizes) the class car
wash every year.
a. organize
b. organizes
9. We (raise, raises) money for a class trip.
a. raise
b. raises
10. Tina (wash, washes) cars in the morning.
a. wash
b. washes
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Unit 5
Verbs
5.5 and 5.6 Using
Irregular Verbs
Irregular Verbs (they are spelled
differently)
• You form the past tense of regular verbs
by adding ed to the verb. Irregular verbs
are spelled differently in the past tense.
Irregular Verbs
Present
Past
Past with helping verbs
See
Saw
Has, have, had seen
Run
Ran
Has, have, had run
Come
Came
Has, have, had come
Go
Went
Has, have, had gone
Give
Gave
Has, have, had given
Eat
Ate
Has, have, had eaten
Write
Wrote
Has, have, had written
Drive
Drove
Has, have, had driven
Irregular Verbs
Present
Past
Past with helping verbs
Ride
Rode
Has, have, had ridden
Take
Took
Has, have, had taken
Speak
Spoke
Has, have, had spoken
Choose
Chose
Has, have, had chosen
Fly
Flew
Has, have, had flown
Draw
Drew
Has, have, had drawn
Let’s Practice!!
•
Tell the past-tense form of the verb in
parentheses.
1. Aesop (write) about clever and foolish
animals.
2. He (give) them names and ideas of their
own.
3. Becky (choose) a book of funny animal
fables.
More Irregular Verbs
Present
Past
Past with helping verbs
Sing
Sang
Has, have, had sung
Swim
Swam
Has, have, had swum
Drink
Drank
Has, have, had drunk
Do
Did
Has, have, had done
Grow
Grew
Has, have, had grown
Throw
Threw
Has, have, had thrown
Know
Knew
Has, have, had known
Wear
Wore
Has, have, had worn
Irregular Verbs
Present
Past
Past with helping verbs
Bring
Brought
Has, have, had brought
Teach
Taught
Has, have, had taught
Say
Said
Has, have, had said
Make
Made
Has, have, had made
Sit
Sat
Has, have, had sat
Let’s Practice
•
Tell the past-tense form of the verb in
parentheses.
1. The audience (sit) down in the theater.
2. Some of the stars (do), too.
3. An actor had (sing) the theme song
already.
4. An excited director has (make) a speech.
• Get out your blue remotes!!
• Directions: Tell the correct past-tense form
of the verb.
1. The last story has ____ me an amusing
idea.
a. gave
b. given
2. I have ____ a humorous fable, too.
a. written
b. wrote
3. He had ____ many famous actors for
years.
a. known
b. knew
4. A pop star ____ another song.
a. sung
b. sang
5. John and I ____ about the fables.
a. spoken
b. spoke
6. John ____ his favorite fable.
a. chose
b. chosen
7. The judges ____ at a table.
a. Sat
b. Sit
8. A famous actor ____ the movie on the
screen now.
a. Made
b. make
9. The animals ____ in a race.
a. ran
b. run
10. Two sharks ____ toward the beach.
a. swum
b. swam
11. A bear ____ the entire race.
a. saw
b. seen
12. A bird has ____ to the finish line.
a. flown
b. flew
13. One star has ____ something nice.
a. say
b. said
14. She has ____ her best for her family.
a. done
b. did
15. All the winners have ____ long
speeches.
a. made
b. make
Unit 5
Verbs
5.9 Using Commas
Think back…
• What do you do if you are wanting to
combine two sentences to make them into
a compound sentence?
• You use a comma to separate the
sentences!!!
• We also use commas to separate words in
a series or list.
• Example:
• We brought poles, hooks, and hip boots.
**Use a comma to separate each item in a
list.
***Use the conjunction and or or before the
last item in the list.
Do I need a comma in this
sentence?
We brought poles and hooks.
**NO, because it is not a series.
Let’s practice!!
•
Tell where commas are needed in the
following sentences.
1. The fish are judged by size weight and
beauty.
2. We can sign up on Monday Tuesday or
Wednesday.
3. The fish are red blue green and silver
4. Linda caught a bass and a trout.
5. We can fish from the boat the shore or
the dock.
• Get out your language book and one sheet
of paper.
• Head your paper.
• Turn to page ?.
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Verbs
5.10 Vocabulary
Building: Prefixes.
Prefixes
• You can change the meaning of a word by
adding a part to it.
• A prefix is a word part added to the
beginning of a base word.
• Prefixes change the meanings of base
words.
Prefix
un
dis
mis
im
in
non
Meaning
re
pre
again, back
not, opposite of
not, opposite of
bad or wrong
not, without
not, without
not, opposite of,
without
before
Base Word
tied
obeyed
read
possible
direct
fiction
New Word
untied
disobeyed
misread
impossible
indirect
nonfiction
write
view
rewrite
preview
Substitute the word with a prefix for
the underlined word or words.
• Example:
• We tried to start the computer again.
• restart
• We must have read the directions wrong.
• This is not believeable.
• Jason is not interested.
• This floppy disk is not perfect.
• That computer is not breakable.
• We need to write our message again.
Your turn!
• Open language book to page 171 and
complete # 16-20.
• REMEMBER to head your paper and turn
in on back table.