VERB: Verbs are words that express actions, occruences, or states of being.
Although these games are designed for K-12 students, they provide very useful practice with immediate feedback.
1. Every verb has an infinitive.
Verb | Infnitive |
Fight | To fight |
Read | To read |
Built | To build |
Was | To be |
2. Verbs change form according to three variables: person, number, and tense.
Person | Indicates the speaker (first person), the person whom the speaker is addressing (second person), and the person or object about which the speaker is speaking (third person). |
Number | Indicates whether the reference is a single thing (singular) or multiple things (plural). |
Tense | Indicates the time in which an action or state of being is occuring (present tense), occured (past tense), or will occur (future tense). |