Practice: Simple Present - Action Verbs Practice
- 2. Verbs 🡪What is an action verb? 🡪Well, in order to understand that, let’s review what nouns are first.
- 3. Nouns 🡪 A noun is a person, place or thing A person like... A place like... A thing like... alarm clock restaurant teacher
- 4. So what is an action verb? 🡪 Action verbs are words that tell you what nouns do. teaches helps sells serves ticks rings
- 5. What do athletes do? swim play practice
- 6. What do animals do? sleep run hunt eat
- 7. What do children do at home? play study watch cook
- 8. Awesome! Let’s practice some more! What are the action verbs in the sentences below? 1.My sister Jane dances ballet. 2.My friends play soccer at recess everyday. 3.Kimberly and Claire go to the same school. 4.David practices the guitar for 2 hours every weekend.
- 9. 5.Miss Josie and Miss Helo prepare the classes with a lot of love. 6.Miss Manu and Miss Le help the students do the activities in class. 7.I bring my backpack to school everyday. 8.My brother always sings in the car. 9.My friends text me on Whatsapp all the time. 10.I sometimes sleep late because I watch too much TV at night.
- 10. Cool! Now, let’s see how many different action verbs we can remember. Write in the chat as many action verbs as you can remember. But pay attention: the verbs need to be about what people do when they are on vacation! You will have 5 minutes!
- 11. Cool! Now, let’s see how many different action verbs we can remember. In groups, go to the board and write as many action verbs as you can remember. But pay attention: the verbs need to be about your theme. You will have 5 minutes. Themes: Group 1: what people do on a Friday night (5 verbs) Group 2: what people do on a Saturday morning Group 3: what people do when they are on vacation Group 4: what people do in a summer day Group 5: what people do in a winter day
- 12. Now, let’s pay attention to something very important. The verbs are not the same to all people. We need to make some changes when we are talking about HE, SHE or IT. (weirdoes) Let’s see some examples!
- 13. I run in the school. You run in the school. She runS in the school. He runS in the school. It runS in the school. We run in the school You run in the school. They run in the school. HE, SHE or IT ADD 🡪 THE ‘S’ OR ‘ES’ AFTER THE VERB IN THE PRESENT!
- 14. I swim in the swimming pool. You swim in the swimming pool. She swimS in the swimming pool. He swimS in the swimming pool. It swimS in the swimming pool. We swim in the swimming pool. You swim in the swimming pool. They swim in the swimming pool. I swim in the swimming pool. You swim in the swimming pool. She swim in the swimming pool. He swim in the swimming pool. It swim in the swimming pool. We swim in the swimming pool. You swim in the swimming pool. They swim in the swimming pool. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE SENTENCES? THEY WERE MISSING THE ‘S’ AFTER SWIM!
- 15. I driveS the car. You driveS the car. She driveS the car. He driveS the car. It driveS the car. We driveS the car. You driveS the car. They driveS the car. I drive the car. You drive the car. She driveS the car. He driveS the car. It driveS the car. We drive the car. You drive the car. They drive the car. WHAT IS WRONG NOW? WHEN WE USE THE PRONOUNS I, YOU, WE, YOU AND THEY THERE IS NO ‘S’ AFTER THE VERB!
- 16. I BRUSH MY TEETH EVERYDAY. SHE…. SHE BRUSHES HER TEETH EVERYDAY.
- 17. YOU JUMP VERY HIGH. IT…. IT JUMPS VERY HIGH.
- 18. THEY SWEEP THE FLOOR. HE…. HE SWEEPS THE FLOOR.
- 19. WE ROLL ON THE GROUND. IT…. IT ROLLS ON THE GROUND.
- 20. THEY ROAR VERY LOUDLY. IT…. IT ROARS VERY LOUDLY.
- 21. I SPLASH THE WATER ON MY FACE. SHE…. SHE SPLASHES THE WATER ON HER FACE.
- 22. YOU FEED THE DOG. HE…. HE FEEDS THE DOGS.
- 23. WE PET THE CAT. SHE…. SHE PETS THE CAT.
- 24. Now, let’s practice some more!
- 25. What does he do in this short video? He laughs about something. He takes off his glasses.
- 26. What does he do in this short video? He dances.
- 27. What does she do in this short video? She blows a candle. or She tries to blow a candle.
- 28. What does it do in this short video? It hides in a basket.
- 29. What does it do in this short video? It walks on a treadmill. It also dresses as superman.
- 30. What does it do in this short video? It jumps over the frozen water. or It tries to jump over the frozen water.
- 31. What does she do in this short video? She claps her hands. She looks bored.
- 32. What does she do in this short video? She sings. or She performs in a concert.
- 33. What does he do in this short video? He scores a goal.
- 34. What do they do in this short video? She stirs something. She mixes something. He chops something. He cuts something. He flips a steak. He cries. ☹ She cleans the excess in the spoon. She smiles.
- 35. Glue rules in the notebook. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YoTKbU7CXXf1V80_K6dHZ7a6V nLYXD1lry5_OiUJOfo/edit?usp=sharing
- 36. DO X DOES
- 37. DO YOU LIKE ICE CREAM? DO YOU PLAY SOCCER DURING RECESS? DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH ALL THE TIME IN CLASS? DO YOU WRITE IN YOUR AGENDA EVERY DAY? 🡪DO is used to ask questions. When? So let’s practice! 🡪 with I, you, we, they
- 38. 🡪DO is used to ask questions. 🡪With I, you, we, they DO I LOOK TIRED TODAY? DO YOU PAY ATTENTION TO CLASS? DO WE WEAR UNIFORMS EVERYDAY AT SCHOOL? DO THEY LIKE ARIANA GRANDE?
- 39. DO is also used to answer questions in the Present. Do you remember the first questions that I asked you? Let’s answer them again. DO YOU LIKE ICE CREAM? Yes, I do. DO YOU PLAY SOCCER DURING RECESS? DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH ALL THE TIME IN CLASS? DO YOU WRITE IN YOUR AGENDA EVERY DAY? Yes, I do. No, I do not. / No, I don’t. Yes, we do. No, we do not. / No, we don’t. Yes, I do. No, I do not. / No, I don’t. Yes, we do. No, we do not. / No, we don’t.
- 40. 🡪DO is used to answer questions too. 🡪With I, you, we, they DO I LOOK TIRED TODAY? DO YOU PAY ATTENTION TO CLASS? DO WE WEAR UNIFORMS EVERYDAY AT SCHOOL? DO THEY LIKE ARIANA GRANDE? Yes, you do. No, you do not. / No, you don’t. Yes, I do. No, I do not. / No, I don’t. Yes, we do. No, we do not. / No, we don’t. Yes, they do. No, they do not. / No, they don’t.
- 41. Excellent! What if we want to talk about HE, SHE or IT? Then, we need to use DOES and not DO. For example: DOES YOUR MOM COOK WELL? DOES YOUR DAD WATCH A LOT OF TV? DOES YOUR DOG LIKE TO PLAY? Yes, she does. No, she does not. / No, she doesn’t. Yes, he does. No, he does not. / No, he doesn’t. Yes, it does. No, it does not. / No, it doesn’t.
- 42. Okay! You know everything you should now. ☺ Let’s remember the rules. In the Present, for I, YOU, WE, and THEY, we use __________ to ask questions and to answer. In the Present, for HE, SHE, and IT, we use __________ to ask questions and to answer. DO DOES