Free practice on Verbs for Class 3, following the Cameroon primary school curriculum (English subsystem). Every answer is explained, so a parent who is not sure of the answer can still help.
A verb is a doing word — it tells what someone does. Run, jump, eat, read, sing — all verbs! Every sentence needs a verb. 'The boy runs.' — 'runs' is the verb.
Common verbs: run · jump · eat · sleep · read · write · play · sing · walk · talk
Verbs change to show when something happens. Present: I eat. Past: I ate. Future: I will eat. The tense tells us if it is happening now, already happened, or will happen later.
| Past | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|
| I walked | I walk | I will walk |
| She ate | She eats | She will eat |
| They played | They play | They will play |
Helping verbs work with the main verb. 'She is running' — 'is' is the helping verb, 'running' is the main verb. Common helping verbs: is, am, are, was, were, has, have, will, can.
Helping verbs: is · am · are · was · were · has · have · had · will · can · could · should
Which word is a verb (an action word)?
Answer: B. jump
A verb tells us what someone does: jump!
Choose the correct word: The birds ___ flying.
Answer: C. are
'Birds' are many, so we use 'are'.
Choose the correct word: Yesterday, Ekema ___ his hands.
Answer: C. washed
Yesterday needs the past tense: washed.
Write the past tense of 'play'.
Write your answer, then check below.
Answer: played
Play → played. Add -ed.
Choose the correct word: Bih ___ to school every day.
Answer: B. goes
With he/she, the verb takes -es: she goes.
Arrange the words to make a sentence.
Write your answer, then check below.
Answer: The boy is eating rice
'Is eating' shows the action is happening now.
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