VERBS (PAST TENSE)

What is a verb?

• It names a person, place, or thing.

• It is an action word. It tells what happens in a sentence.

• It names a specific person, place, or thing.

• It takes place of a noun.

Find the verb in this sentence.

Ben played hockey with his friends.

• Ben

• hockey

• played

• friends

Find the verb in this sentence.

Sarah voted for the very first time!

• voted

• the

• time

• Sarah

Find the verb in this sentence.

The teacher gave a gift to the students.

• teacher

• gave

• gift

• students

Find the verb in this sentence.

He swam in the lake yesterday.

• lake

• he

• swam

• yesterday

Find the verb in this sentence.

The students placed the computers under their desks.

• placed

• students

• under

• computers

Find the verb in this sentence.

The bear ate the berries.

• bear

• berries

• the

• ate

Find the verb in this sentence.

Allen and Kelly slept all day.

• Allen

• Kelly

• slept

• day

Fill in the blank with a verb.

Olaf __________ to the bookstore.

• threw

• sang

• went

• played

Fill in the blank with a verb.

The children ________ at the playground.

• played

• washed

• solved

• found