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:
| Affirmative Sentence | Negative Sentence | Interrogative Sentence | | I sing a song. | I do not (don't) sing a song. | Do I sing a song? | | You sing a song. | You do not (don't) sing a song. | Do you sing a song? | | He (she) sings a song. | He (she) does not (doesn't) sing a song. | Does he (she) sing a song? | | We sing a song. | We do not (don't) sing a song. | Do we sing a song? | | They sang a song. | They did not (didn't) sing a song. | Did they sing a song? |
[Quiz 6.1]
Correct the verb errors in the sentences below. Some sentences may be correct as is.
1)I runs a marathon.
2)You look sleepy.
3)She do not dance.
4)Does you leave today?
5)We don't stay here.
6)It come with rice.
Cevaplara Bakın[6.1]
1) runs -> run
3) do -> does
4) Does -> Do
6) come -> comes
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