Action Verbs
Action verbs express
action and are the most common verbs.
Action verbs need s at the end with third-person, singular subjects.
- He eats bread.
- She walks to the station.
- It floats on the sea.
Negative sentences need
do not, does not, or did not.
- I do not eat bread.
- He does not eat bread.
- You did not walk to the station.
- It does not float on the sea.
Interrogative sentences
begin with do, does, or did.
- Do you eat bread?
- Does he eat bread?
- Does she walk to the station?
- Did they finish it?
Do not can be shortened
to don't, does not to doesn't, and did not to didn't.
- I don't eat bread.
- She doesn't walk to the station.
- It doesn't float on the sea.
- They didn't finish it.
Remember the variations
of action verbs:
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Affirmative Sentence
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Negative Sentence
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Interrogative Sentence
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I sing a song.
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I do not (don't) sing a song.
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Do I sing a song?
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You sing a song.
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You do not (don't) sing a song.
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Do you sing a song?
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He (she) sings a song.
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He (she) does not (doesn't) sing a song.
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Does he (she) sing a song?
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We sing a song.
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We do not (don't) sing a song.
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Do we sing a song?
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They sang a song.
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They did not (didn't) sing a song.
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Did they sing a song?
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