Understanding Verb Tenses and Actions

This video tutorial introduces verbs to kids through engaging physical activities. It explains the concept of verbs as action words and provides examples of different actions. The tutorial covers verb tenses, including past, present, and future, and introduces helping verbs that indicate the time of an action. Through examples and explanations, students learn to identify verbs in sentences and understand their role in language. The video concludes with a summary of key points and encourages students to recognize verbs in everyday actions.

What was the first physical activity you were asked to do?

• Running in place

• Walking

• Singing

• Jumping

Which song did you sing during the activity?

• Old MacDonald Had a Farm

• Row Row Row Your Boat

• Happy Birthday

• Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Which of the following is an example of a verb?

• Cat

• Beautiful

• Run

• Quickly

What action is being performed in the sentence: 'James runs down the street'?

• Runs

• Street

• Down

• James

In the sentence 'Agatha will be eating ice cream tonight', what is the verb?

• Agatha

• Ice cream

• Tonight

• Eating

Which verb tense is used in the sentence: 'Agatha ate the ice cream'?

• Future

• Present

• Past

• Continuous

What is the helping verb in the sentence: 'Thomas was standing in the rain'?

• Thomas

• Standing

• Rain

• Was

Which of the following is a helping verb?

• Beautiful

• Is

• Quickly

• Run

In the sentence 'Our dog is being good today', what is the helping verb?

• Dog

• Good

• Today

• Is

Which sentence uses a helping verb to indicate a future action?

• Agatha will eat the ice cream

• Agatha is eating the ice cream

• Agatha has eaten the ice cream

• Agatha ate the ice cream