Grammar: action verbs
german
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• a verb tells what the subject does or is.
• an action verb tells what the subject does, did, or will do.
• action verbs can have different tenses. they can show action in the
past, present, or future.
read each sentence and circle the action verb. on the line, write past,
present, or future to name the tense of each underlined verb.
1. the angry baby cries loudly for her bottle.
2. the weatherman will predict the weather after this commercial break.
3. she played the piano beautifully at the concert.
4. scientists will search for the tomb inside the pyramid.
5. the audience laughed at the comedian's jokes.
6. birds protect their babies from predators.
7. my friend and i will walk home from school together.
8. the computer made a loud and unusual noise.
9. my aunt raises money for a local charity. -
10. the theater dimmed the lights at the beginning of the movie.