Verbs 動詞
BasicVerbs are action words.
- Verbs are doing words: run, eat, play, read, sing, jump.
- Use the base form after I, you, we, they: I run fast.
- Add s after he, she, it: He runs fast.
文體小知識：Learn basic grammar.
§Text Passage
1Tom loves his school days. In the morning, he runs in the playground with his friends. They run fast and laugh loudly. At recess, he eats a bun and drinks some water. The bun is warm and nice.
2After recess, he plays football with Sam. They play in the playground until the bell rings. In the Music lesson, they sing. In the PE lesson, they jump and run again. Tom is busy and happy.
3At home, he reads a book with his mother. The book is about animals. Run, eat, play and read are things we do. They are action words called verbs. Tom does many things every day, and he is very happy.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Tom loves his school days.
Tom 好喜歡他的校園生活。
In the morning, he runs in the playground with his friends.
早上，他和朋友在操場上跑步。
They run fast and laugh loudly.
他們跑得好快，又笑得好大聲。
At recess, he eats a bun and drinks some water.
小息時，他吃一個麵包、喝一些水。
The bun is warm and nice.
麵包又暖又好吃。
After recess, he plays football with Sam.
小息之後，他同 Sam 踢足球。
They play in the playground until the bell rings.
他們在操場玩到鐘聲響。
In the Music lesson, they sing.
音樂課上，他們一起唱歌。
In the PE lesson, they jump and run again.
體育課上，他們又跳又跑。
Tom is busy and happy.
Tom 又忙又開心。
At home, he reads a book with his mother.
回到家，他同媽媽一起看書。
The book is about animals.
這本書是講動物的。
Run, eat, play and read are things we do.
Run、eat、play 同 read 都是我們做的動作。
They are action words called verbs.
這些叫做動詞。
Tom does many things every day, and he is very happy.
Tom 每天做很多事情，他很開心。
1Summary 重點摘要
Verbs are action words.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
A doing word, like run or eat.
To move fast with your legs.
To put food in your mouth.
To do things for fun.
To look at words and understand them.
To make a happy sound.
To make music with your voice.
To push your body up with your legs.
To take in water or milk.
3Step by step Steps
- Verbs are doing wordsRun, eat, play and read are actions we do. These words are called verbs. The test is simple: if you can do the action, the English word is a verb. Do the action first, then say the word, and your body and mouth remember it together.
- Find verbs in paragraph 1Read the first paragraph and find Tom's four actions: Tom runs in the playground, laughs loudly, eats a bun and drinks some water. One short paragraph holds four verbs. Circle the action words while you read, and verbs become easy to spot.
- Find verbs in paragraph 2In the second paragraph you find plays football, sing, jump and run, reads a book. Match each action with its English word and say the word as you do the action. Notice that jump and run are two verbs joined by and, meaning both actions happen.
- Verbs change shapeWhen the person in the sentence changes, the verb changes too: I run. becomes He runs.; I play. becomes She plays. After he, she or it, a present-tense verb takes s: He plays football. Remember this rule and you will never forget to add the s.
- Use the base form after canAfter the modal verb can, the verb stays in its base form with no s: I can run. She can sing. Whether the subject is I, you, he or she, the verb after can does not change. Compare He runs. and He can run. — one has s, the other does not.
- Action matchingMatch actions with words: eat for food, drink for water, read for books, sing for songs. Think about what goes with each action: say eat with food and drink with water. Once the matching game is familiar, the right verb comes out naturally when you speak.
- Sentence practiceMake two sentences with each pattern: I eat a bun at recess. and She reads a book. After I the verb keeps its base form; after He or She the verb takes s. Read your sentences aloud and check that every s is in the right place.
5Worked example Example
Verb change race: turn four I-sentences into He-sentences, then add time and objects to make richer sentences.
- Read the four verbs first: run, eat, play, read. Do each action as you say it to help you remember.
- Make four I-sentences: I run. I eat. I play. I read. The verbs after I keep their base form.
- Change them to He: He runs. He eats. He plays. He reads. Every verb now ends with s.
- Add time and objects: He eats a bun at recess. He plays football after school. The sentences come alive.
- Pick the right verb: say drink water, never eat water; say read a book.
- Finally take turns with a classmate: one says an I-sentence and the other quickly changes it into a He-sentence.
- Answer: I run / eat / play / read; He runs / eats / plays / reads. Extra sentences: He eats a bun at recess. He plays football after school. Remember: add s after He or She, but use the base form after can.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Which one is a verb: bun, fast or run?
Q2Fill in: He ___ (play) football.
Q3Which verb do we use for water?
Q4Fill in: I ___ (read) a book at night.
Q5What does Tom eat at recess?
8Recap Recap
- Verbs are doing words: run, eat, play, read, sing, jump.
- Use the base form after I, you, we, they: I run fast.
- Add s after he, she, it: He runs fast.
- Use the base form after can: I can swim.
- Say the verb out loud when you do the action.