1. Books by the Same Author: Michael Foreman Unit 3 - Verbs
I followed her down the damp dark street.
I flooded the bathroom.
My mum came home from work.
I decided to run away.
I wondered what Mrs Cole’s house was like.
Then Mrs Cole came.
Y3: Autumn Term

2. Spot the Verbs A girl and a boy ate toast.
What do you remember about verbs?
A girl and a boy ate toast.
They dropped crumbs when they talked.
The baby lay on the settee.
A little girl tottered around the kitchen floor.
The oven door was open.
A boy chased a girl and she shrieked.
They fell in a heap and were happy.
I had three sugars in my tea.
A verb is a doing, feeling or being word.
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Unit 3 Day 1

3. What other verbs can you think of?
A verb is a doing, feeling or being word.
Some short sentences can have a verb
and two nouns.
Some short sentences can have a verb
, a noun and an adjective.
Polly
likes
rabbits
Rabbits
are
fluffy
What other verbs can you think of?
Unit 3 Day 1 – Further Teaching

4. Verbs run like am tickle was fear play become want is sing feed had
A verb is a doing,
feeling
or being word.
Polly fed the rabbit.
The boy was scared of Mrs Cole.
Mrs Cole had kids under her feet.
He wanted to run away.
Can you put past tense verbs into these sentences?
You may have to change the word endings.
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5. Verbs run like am tickle was fear play become want is sing feed had
A verb is a doing,
feeling
or being word.
Polly fed the rabbit.
The boy was scared of Mrs Cole.
Mrs Cole had kids under her feet.
He wanted to run away.
Can you put past tense verbs into these sentences?
You may have to change the word endings.
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6. The helping verbs help the sentence make sense.am is
were
Some verbs can be tricky to spot.
are
was
They help -ing verbs become active.
I am dancing in the rain. am
The helping verbs help the sentence make sense.
They am bumping down the stairs.
are
Mrs Cole am smiling at me. is

7. tottering in high-heeled shoes
-ing Verbs am is
were
are
was
Verbs which end in –ing can’t make a clause by themselves.
She is
tottering in high-heeled shoes
Michael was
feeding the piranhas
Verbs which end in –ing are not active. They need some help.
They were
tidying the table
Can you use a helping verb and complete the clauses?
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