Verbs as action words

The words in a sentence that tell us what is happening are called verb. They can be thought of as 'action' or 'doing' words.

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All the action words in these sentences show what someone or something is doing.

More on verbs in the present tense.

The verb 'to be' is tricky but we use it all the time. This page looks at 'to be' in the present tense.

A further look at the simple past tense for older children.

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