am are is was were Grammar Skill First Grade Unit 3 Week 5 Created by Kristi Waltke Edited by Cheryl Phillips

An action verb is something you can do.

jump run swim

If the action is being done by one person, the verb will need to end with the letter s.

Bob _____ his bike. ride rides

If the action is being done by more than one person, the verb will not need the letter s added.

Dad and I _____ cereal. eat eats eat

Verbs can tell what the action is was in the past or what the action will be in the future.

Add –ed to the end of base words to make verbs that tell about the past. Yesterday I jumped rope. jump + ed = jumped

To make a verb tell about the future, use the word “will” in front of it. Tomorrow I will jump rope again!

Toad jumped. Toad will jump. Past Future

The dog ________ at me last night. will bark barked

My cat ________ when I pet her. will purr purred

Time for somethin g new!

am are is was were These words are verbs also! They are called linking verbs or helping verbs.

Some of these words are about one. The others tell about more than one Some of these words are about one. The others tell about more than one. This is how they’re sorted. More than One One are am were is was

am is are Past Now was were Some of these words are used to show action now, and some tell about the past. Here’s how the words are sorted. Past Now was am were is are

Let’s practice picking the right one of the verbs to fit in a sentence. You can do it!

The dog ____ cute. are is is

The cats _____ playing. was were

They ____ happy. are is are

I _____ flying! is am am

Jane ____ reading. was were

Let’s practice for the test! 1. Right now I __________ doing my work. (am, are)   2. The stories ____________ not hard. (is, are) 3. All of my friends _________ here today. (are, is) 4. The dog ____________ in my yard. (was, were)