Verbs — Action Words

Verbs — Action Words 🏃

A verb is a word that tells us what someone or something does, is, or has.

The dog runs. The bird flies. I am happy. She has a book.

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🏃 Action Verbs

Action verbs show movement or activity.

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Run

The dog runs fast.

✈️

Fly

Birds fly in the sky.

🍎

Eat

We eat healthy food.

📖

Read

I read my book.

✏️

Write

She writes neatly.

💃

Dance

They dance to music.

🎵

Sing

He sings a song.

🏊

Swim

Fish swim in water.

😴

Sleep

The baby sleeps.

🎮

Play

Children play outside.

🧹

Clean

We clean our room.

🤸

Jump

Frogs jump high.

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🌟 Being Verbs (am / is / are)

Being verbs tell us about a state or condition — not an action.

Pronoun	Being Verb	Example
I	am	I am happy.
He / She / It	is	She is tall. The cat is sleeping.
You / We / They	are	We are friends. They are playing.

💡 Rule: Use is for one person/thing. Use are for more than one.

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📋 Verbs Change with the Person

Subject	Verb Form	Example
I	run	I run every morning.
He / She / It	runs	She runs fast.
You / We / They	run	They run in the park.

💡 Rule: Add -s to the verb when using He, She, or It.

More examples:

Base Verb	He/She/It form
eat	eats
play	plays
read	reads
sing	sings
jump	jumps
fly	flies (y → ies)
go	goes
do	does

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⏰ Verbs in Different Tenses

The same verb changes depending on when the action happens:

Verb	Present	Past	Future
walk	walks	walked	will walk
play	plays	played	will play
eat	eats	ate	will eat
run	runs	ran	will run
sing	sings	sang	will sing
go	goes	went	will go

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🌍 Verbs in Sentences

Simple sentences with verbs:

1. The cat sleeps on the mat.
2. Birds fly in the sky.
3. Aditi reads her book every night.
4. The sun shines brightly.
5. We eat rice and dal for lunch.
6. The frog jumps into the pond.
7. Mum cooks delicious food.
8. I brush my teeth twice a day.

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✅ Practice Activities

Activity 1: Find the verb

Underline the verb in each sentence:

1. The dog barks loudly.
2. She reads a story.
3. We play cricket.
4. The baby cries at night.
5. Birds sing in the morning.

Activity 2: Fill in the correct verb

(run / eat / fly / read / sleep)

1. Birds ___ in the sky. (fly)
2. I ___ a book every day. (read)
3. We ___ rice for lunch. (eat)
4. The baby ___ in the afternoon. (sleeps)
5. Children ___ in the park. (run)

Activity 3: Add -s or -es

1. She ___ (play) cricket. (plays)
2. He ___ (go) to school. (goes)
3. The dog ___ (bark) at night. (barks)
4. She ___ (fly) a kite. (flies)
5. It ___ (eat) grass. (eats)

Activity 4: Choose am / is / are

1. I ___ a student. (am)
2. She ___ my sister. (is)
3. They ___ playing. (are)
4. The cat ___ sleeping. (is)
5. We ___ happy. (are)

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Verbs make sentences come alive! Every sentence needs a verb! 🌟