Today we will review: Subject + Action Verb

What is the subject of the sentence?

• A pronoun (I, he, she, we, they, you…)
• A noun (the name of a person, an animal, or an object)

Action Verbs

   When we use the verb to be, the verb always ends in -ing. But we aren’t using the verb to be, so we will not use -ing.

• walk , run, jump, play, throw, eat, fight, hold, have, take, speak, talk…

 

Subject + Action Verb

Pronouns as the subject (present tense)

• I run.
• She walks.
• He speaks.
• We shop.
• They eat.

*** When speaking in present  tense add an “s” to the verb***

 

Pronouns as the subject (past tense)

• I ran.
• She walked.
• He spoke.
• We shopped.
• They ate.

Pronouns as the subject (future tense)

• I will run.
• She will walk.
• He will speak.
• We will shop.
• They will eat.

 

Subject + verb to be+ going to +Action Verb

Pronouns as the subject (future tense)

• I am  going to run.
• She is going to walk.
• He is going to speak.
• We are going to shop.
• They are going to eat.

 

Subject + Action Verb

People, animals, and objects as the subject

• The teams play.
• Mary walks.
• The dogs bark.
• The city shines.
• My plates dry.
• Everyone cries.

 

Subject + Action Verb+ A Place

• I run home.
• She walked to the store
• He spoke at the school.
• Everyone cried  at the game.
• The dogs barked outside.

Time Phrases

• Today
• Earlier
• Next week
• Monday
• Again
• Last year

Subject + Action Verb+ A Place+ Time Phrase

• I will run home right now.
• She ran to the store earlier.
• He will speak at the school tonight.
• Everyone will cry at the game this weekend.
• The dogs barked outside all night long.

 

Time Phrase + Subject + Action Verb+ A Place

• Right now, I will run home.
• Earlier, she walked to the store.
• Tonight he will speak at the school.
• This weekend, everyone will cry at the game.
• All night long the dogs barked outside.

Adverbs= describe a verb and end in -ly

• Quickly
• Quietly
• Loudly
• Willingly
• Tiredly
• Accidentally
• Awkwardly
• Rapidly
• Frequently

Subject + Action Verb+ adverb+ A Place+ Time Phrase

• She walks quickly to the store earlier.
• He will speak nervously at the school tonight.
• Everyone will cry profusely at the game this weekend.
• The dogs barked loudly outside all night long.

Subject + Action Verb+ describing word/adjective + A Place+ Time Phrase

• I will run to my home right now.
• She walked to the corner  store earlier.
• He will speak at the high school tonight.
• Everyone will cry at the football game this weekend.