Verbs: doing and being verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify the difference between a doing and a being verb.
Key learning points
- Verbs are doing and being words.
- Being verbs are "is", "are", "was" and "were".
- Verbs can be in different tenses.
- A being verb can be the only verb in a complete sentence.
Keywords
Tense - tells the reader when something happens
Present - happening now
Past - happened before now
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to recognise 'being' verbs in sentences.
Identify being verbs by showing them in their simplest form, then eliminating the nouns and adjectives from the same sentence.
Teacher tip
Keep it simple by giving examples in the simple present and simple past tense only.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the common nouns.
Q2.Is the noun in this sentence singular or plural? The dogs barked.
Q3.Match the following.
dance
Andeep
old
Q4.What is the verb in this sentence? The green grass sways.
Q5.A full sentence must contain at least one ...
Q6.Match the verb with the common noun it agrees with best.
girl
bird
star
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the tense to the correct definition.
happening now
happened before now
Q2.Identify the being verb in this sentence: Ying is helpful.
Q3.Match the different types of verb.
sing
are
Q4.Tick the sentence that is written in the past tense.
Q5.What is the verb in this sentence? The mouse is small.
Q6.Match the sentence to the tense it is written in.
present tense
past tense
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