Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Intransitive Verb
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify an intransitive verb in the context of a sentence.
Lingolex
Lingolex.com: The 100 Most Used Verbs in Spanish
This site by Lingolex has some of the most widely used verbs in the Spanish language at the beginner level.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Balloon Verb Game
Fun game that challenges students to choose which words are verbs. Exercise students' abilities to identify verbs.
![English Worksheets Land: 4 Shades of Verbs [Pdf] Activity](https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/FPO-knovation.png "English Worksheets Land: 4 Shades of Verbs [Pdf] Activity")
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: 4 Shades of Verbs [Pdf]
Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by placing them in order on a graphic organizer.
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: Extreme Verbs Worksheet [Pdf]
Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by placing them in order on a graphic organizer from weakest to strongest.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: What Type Is Your Verb?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the basic verb types-- action verbs and verbs of being. Students are asked to identify the verbs and tell which type they are. Web links for practice activities are included.
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Language: Vocabulary Acquisition: Shades of Meaning: Verbs [Pdf]
Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by acting them out with classmates in this fun verb game.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Compound Verb
This site shows how a sentence can have more than one verb. The examples begin with one verb and then builds until the sentence has seven verbs.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Active/passive Voice: More Complex Tenses (English Ii Writing)
In this learning module, students will expand their range of editing skills and improve your writing by replacing passive verbs with active verbs and learning to use verb tense consistently. It will improve their voice, tenses, and mood.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using the Correct Verb Tense
Verb tense is used to show when an action occurs, whether it is in the past, the present, or the future. [0:56]
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Preterite Tense Regular Verbs
Excellent examples of the preterite tense for regular verbs. You can also generate a quiz where you can select 10 to 25 sample questions to help test your knowledge of regular verb conjugations in the preterite tense.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using the Present Progressive Tense
Present progressives describe an action in progress, or something that started in the past and is still happening. It is formed with the helping "to be" verb in the present tense and the present participle of the verb. [0:42]
abcteach
Abc Teach: Verb Skill Sheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Provides worksheets to use with students explaining the different types of verbs and how to use them. There is one five page mini-unit on simple present, past and future tenses. Also included are a cut...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Shifts in Verb Tenses
Shifts in verb tense are useful in helping readers understand actions occurring at different times. Verb tenses should stay consistent in every sentence. [0:42]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Perfect Verb Aspect
If a verb action is completed in the past, it's in the 'perfect aspect'. Test your knowledge!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Progressive Perfect Verb Aspect
If an action has been ongoing for some time, or was once ongoing and has since completed, we say it's in the progressive perfect aspect! Test your knowledge of this grammatical aspect.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How to Use Perfect Verb Tenses
The three perfect verb tenses show actions that have already been completed. [0:47]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Make Sure Your Subjects and Verbs Agree
A verb is the action word of the sentence and it must agree with the subject, or main character, of the sentence. When the subject is singular, a verb needs an "s", but when the subject is plural, we can drop the "s". [0:41]
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Identifying Verbs
Identifying and understanding verbs is discussed at this site. Word function, action verbs, linking verbs, and verbs that have more than one part are included.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Verbs
This video lesson focuses on verbs: action, linking, and helping. It defines each, explains how they work in a sentence, and how to identify them. Real Player is required.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Action Packed Zoo Sentences
For this lesson, If I Ran the Zoo, written by Dr. Seuss, is used as the mentor text. Students will record their favorite adjectives from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them. Students will also use...
TES Global
Blendspace: Verbs Action/doing + Linking/being + Helping
A nine-part learning module with links to texts, videos, images, and websites to use while learning about action, linking, and helping verbs.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Verb Lesson Plans
This articles discusses the importance of teaching verbs and provides tips on creating verb lessons including the definition of verbs and verb tenses.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Vivid Verbs W.5.3.d
This activity engages students in analyzing word choices. Students will write descriptive paragraphs about interesting magazine pictures and ensure that they are using vivid words in their writings.