English

Verbs

Class 3

🎯 Learning Objectives

Students will understand that verbs are action words (doing words).
Students will identify verbs in simple sentences.
Students will learn the difference between present tense and past tense.
Students will use simple verbs correctly in sentences.

📖 Let Us Begin!

What did you do this morning? Maybe you woke up, brushed your teeth, ate breakfast, and walked to school. All these words -- woke, brushed, ate, walked -- tell us what you did.

Words that tell us what someone does or did are called verbs. Without verbs, we cannot make a sentence! Let us learn about these important words.

What Is a Verb?

A verb is a word that shows an action -- something that a person, animal, or thing does.

Examples of action words: run, jump, eat, read, write, sing, play, cook, sleep, drink.

In every sentence, there is at least one verb. The verb tells us what is happening.

"Ravi plays cricket." -- The verb is plays.

"The bird flies in the sky." -- The verb is flies.

Think about it: Can you make a sentence without a verb? Try saying "Rani a book." It does not make sense! You need the verb "reads" -- "Rani reads a book."

Finding the Verb in a Sentence

To find the verb, ask: "What is the person or thing doing?"

"Mother cooks food." -- What does Mother do? She cooks.

"The dog barks loudly." -- What does the dog do? It barks.

"Children sing a song." -- What do children do? They sing.

Present Tense and Past Tense

Verbs change their form to tell us when something happens.

Present tense -- The action is happening now: "I walk to school."

Past tense -- The action already happened: "I walked to school yesterday."

Present Tense (Now)	Past Tense (Before)
walk	walked
play	played
cook	cooked
jump	jumped
eat	ate
run	ran
sing	sang
write	wrote

Notice: Some verbs just add -ed (walk to walked). But some verbs change completely (eat to ate, run to ran). These are special verbs!

📝 Key Words

Word	Meaning
Verb	A doing word or action word
Action	Something that is done (running, eating, writing)
Present tense	The action is happening now
Past tense	The action already happened before

⭐ Key Points to Remember

A verb is a doing word. It tells us what someone or something does.
Every sentence needs a verb to make sense.
Present tense tells what is happening now: I play, she reads.
Past tense tells what already happened: I played, she read.
Many past tense verbs end in -ed, but some change completely (go - went, see - saw).

✏️ Practice Questions

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. A verb is a word that shows an .

2. In the sentence "The cat drinks milk," the verb is .

3. The past tense of "jump" is .

4. The past tense of "eat" is .

5. "She a letter yesterday." (write -- past tense)

B. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word is a verb?

(a) table(b) beautiful(c) runs(d) mango

2. What is the past tense of "play"?

(a) plays(b) playing(c) played(d) player

3. "Rani sings a song." The verb in this sentence is:

(a) Rani(b) sings(c) song(d) a

C. Short Answer Questions

1. Pick out the verbs: "The children laughed and clapped during the show."

2. Write the past tense of these verbs: cook, sing, run, walk.

3. Make two sentences -- one in present tense and one in past tense -- using the verb "read."

🎨 Think and Do -- Fun Activity

Action Diary: Write five things you did yesterday and five things you do every day. Underline the verb in each sentence.

What I Did Yesterday (Past Tense)	What I Do Every Day (Present Tense)
1.	1.
2.	2.
3.	3.
4.	4.
5.	5.

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Learning Objectives

Students will understand that verbs are action words (doing words).
Students will identify verbs in simple sentences.
Students will learn the difference between present tense and past tense.
Students will use simple verbs correctly in sentences.

Let Us Begin!

What did you do this morning? Maybe you woke up, brushed your teeth, ate breakfast, and walked to school. All these words -- woke, brushed, ate, walked -- tell us what you did.

Words that tell us what someone does or did are called verbs. Without verbs, we cannot make a sentence! Let us learn about these important words.

What Is a Verb?

A verb is a word that shows an action -- something that a person, animal, or thing does.

Examples of action words: run, jump, eat, read, write, sing, play, cook, sleep, drink.

In every sentence, there is at least one verb. The verb tells us what is happening.

"Ravi plays cricket." -- The verb is plays.

"The bird flies in the sky." -- The verb is flies.

Think about it: Can you make a sentence without a verb? Try saying "Rani a book." It does not make sense! You need the verb "reads" -- "Rani reads a book."

Finding the Verb in a Sentence

To find the verb, ask: "What is the person or thing doing?"

"Mother cooks food." -- What does Mother do? She cooks.

"The dog barks loudly." -- What does the dog do? It barks.

"Children sing a song." -- What do children do? They sing.

Present Tense and Past Tense

Verbs change their form to tell us when something happens.

Present tense -- The action is happening now: "I walk to school."

Past tense -- The action already happened: "I walked to school yesterday."

Present Tense (Now)	Past Tense (Before)
walk	walked
play	played
cook	cooked
jump	jumped
eat	ate
run	ran
sing	sang
write	wrote

Notice: Some verbs just add -ed (walk to walked). But some verbs change completely (eat to ate, run to ran). These are special verbs!

Key Words and Meanings

Word	Meaning
Verb	A doing word or action word
Action	Something that is done (running, eating, writing)
Present tense	The action is happening now
Past tense	The action already happened before

Key Points to Remember

A verb is a doing word. It tells us what someone or something does.
Every sentence needs a verb to make sense.
Present tense tells what is happening now: I play, she reads.
Past tense tells what already happened: I played, she read.
Many past tense verbs end in -ed, but some change completely (go - went, see - saw).

Examples from Daily Life

Example 1: Morning Routine

"Sita wakes up early. She brushes her teeth and drinks milk." The verbs are wakes, brushes, drinks -- all in present tense.

Example 2: Yesterday at the Playground

"Amit played football. He kicked the ball and ran fast." The verbs are played, kicked, ran -- all in past tense.

Example 3: In the Kitchen

"Grandmother cooked dal and rice yesterday. Today she makes chapati." Cooked is past tense. Makes is present tense.

Practice Questions

A. Fill in the Blanks

A verb is a word that shows an .
In the sentence "The cat drinks milk," the verb is .
The past tense of "jump" is .
The past tense of "eat" is .
"She a letter yesterday." (write -- past tense)

B. Multiple Choice Questions

Which word is a verb?
(a) table(b) beautiful(c) runs(d) mango
What is the past tense of "play"?
(a) plays(b) playing(c) played(d) player
"Rani sings a song." The verb in this sentence is:
(a) Rani(b) sings(c) song(d) a

C. Short Answer Questions

Pick out the verbs: "The children laughed and clapped during the show."
Write the past tense of these verbs: cook, sing, run, walk.
Make two sentences -- one in present tense and one in past tense -- using the verb "read."

Think and Do -- Fun Activity

Action Diary: Write five things you did yesterday and five things you do every day. Underline the verb in each sentence.

What I Did Yesterday (Past Tense)	What I Do Every Day (Present Tense)
1.	1.
2.	2.
3.	3.
4.	4.
5.	5.

Verbs

🎯 Learning Objectives

📖 Let Us Begin!

What Is a Verb?

Finding the Verb in a Sentence

Present Tense and Past Tense

📝 Key Words

✏️ Practice Questions

English -- Class 3

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