Verbs

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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Give an example of an action verb.

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Run, jump, swim, and dance are examples of action verbs.

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What is the past tense of 'cook'?

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The past tense of 'cook' is 'cooked'.

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The verb is 'barked'.

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What is a helping verb?

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A helping verb is a verb that helps the main verb express an action or state of being, like 'is', 'are', 'was', and 'were'.

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'She is reading a book.'

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The verb is 'is reading'.

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What is the difference between a regular and irregular verb?

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Regular verbs form their past tense by adding -ed (like 'play' to 'played'), while irregular verbs do not follow this pattern (like 'go' to 'went').

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Give an example of a verb in the future tense.

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An example of a future tense verb is 'will run'.

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What is an auxiliary verb?

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An auxiliary verb, also known as a helping verb, is used with a main verb to form a verb phrase.

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'They will watch a movie tonight.'

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The verb is 'will watch'.