Mastering Verbs: The Heart of Every Sentence

Grasping the various types of verbs is fundamental to mastering English grammar. Verbs are the backbone of sentences, providing action, linking ideas, and indicating time. A solid understanding of verbs enhances students’ writing clarity and fluency, allowing them to express complex ideas precisely and accurately. By mastering verbs, students can craft more dynamic, engaging, and grammatically correct sentences, setting a strong foundation for effective communication. This set of teaching slides explicitly teachers students about the following verb types:

• Action verbs – the powerhouse of sentences, conveying what the subject is doing. Whether it’s running, jumping, reading, or thinking, these verbs bring clarity to your writing.
• Helping verbs – words that work alongside the main verbs to add detail.
• Linking verbs – connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement.
• Past, present, and future tense verbs – students understanding the tense is crucial for conveying when an action has occurred.
• Irregular verbs – these verbs don’t follow standard rules, so they require special attention when teaching students about them.

Verb Activities to Use in the Classroom

Along side this set of teaching slides there are a number of easy to implement verb activities that you can use during and after using these types of verbs teaching slides in your classroom, here are some suggestions:

Dive Deeper: Interactive Slides

Explore our comprehensive teaching slides to make your lessons on verbs interactive and engaging.

This resource is available to download as Google Slides.

Kendall Britnell, a Teach Starter collaborator, contributed to this resource.

More Verb Activities for the Classroom

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Past, Present, and Future - Verb Tenses Game

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Puddle Jump Active Verb Game

Hop into your next verb lesson with a fun Puddle Jump Active Verb Game.

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Enhance student understanding of the 8 parts of speech with these colorful, informative, and easily-referenced grammar wall posters for the classroom covering nouns, verbs and more!