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In today’s English class, we will be learning about Verbs.
Verbs are best described as the hearts of English sentences. You will soon find out why this is so..
A verb is a word or a combination of words that indicates action or a state of being or condition. It is the part of a sentence that tells us what the subject performs.
Some examples are:
- Jacob walks in the morning. (A common action)
- David and his friends are going to school. (A condition of action)
- Emeka does not like to walk. (A negative action)
- Anna is a good girl. (A state of being)
Verbs are related to a lot of other factors like the subject, person, number, tense, mood, voice, etc.
Let’s look at some basic forms of verb
There are six basic forms of verbs. These forms are as follows:
- Base form: Children play in the field.
- Infinitive: Tell them not to play
- Past tense: They played football yesterday.
- Past participle: I have eaten a burger.
- Present participle: I saw them playing with him today.
- Gerund: Swimming is the best exercise.
In summary, Verbs are the action words in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing. It is the part of a sentence that tells us what the subject performs.
Evaluation
Identify the Verbs used in these sentences
- He came to the house last month
- Our teachers drive to school
- We ate without washing our hands
- Doctors treat patient
Weekend Assignment
Explain what Verbs are using (3) different examples
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