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 todidn'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.

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[6.1]
1) runs -> run
3) do -> does
4) Does -> Do
6) come -> comes