Grade 1, English Olympiad (CBSE) - Verbs 

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Grade 1  |   English  |   Verbs, Verbs, Olympiad, CBSE, ICSE, Maths Olympiad, Science Olympiad, English Olympiad

Verbs — Grade 1 (Doing Words)

A verb tells what a person or thing does, what happens, how something is, or how it changes. (From Latin verbum “word”) In simple words: verbs are action or being words that show activity.

What is a verb?

Examples
  • Ria runs. (action)
  • The sky rains. (event)
  • The bag is red. (state/being)
  • Seeds grow. (change)
Syntax note (kid-friendly)

A sentence needs a who/what and a verb to tell what happens.
The boy jumps.

4 helpful kinds (Grade-1 friendly)

Action

What someone does.

runjumpplayreadeatsleep

Event

What happens by itself.

rainhappenbloommelt

State / Being

How something is / has.

amisarehashaveseem

Change

How something becomes different.

growbecometurnfreeze

More verbs from your list (event • state • change)

Verbs describing an event

rainbuilddrinktalk hugbakepasscall

State / Being

amisarehashave seemappear

Change

becomegrowturn

Be-verbs: am / is / are

Quick rule

  • I am …
  • He/She/It is … (one)
  • We/You/They are … (many)
Examples
  • I am ready.
  • She is kind.
  • They are here.

Have-verbs: has / have

Quick rule

  • He/She/It has …
  • I/We/You/They have …
Examples
  • The bird has wings.
  • We have snacks.

Now vs. Yesterday (past)

Base (now)Yesterday (past)Example sentence
playplayedWe played in the park.
walkwalkedMaya walked to school.
runranRohit ran fast.
gowentWe went to the zoo.
eatateI ate an apple.

Many verbs add -ed (play ? played). Some change form (go ? went).

Common mistakes (and quick fixes)

I with “am”

Write: I am fine. (Not “I is fine”)

He/She/It with “is”

Write: She is playing. (Not “She are playing”)

Has vs. Have

He has a toy. • They have toys.

Past form mix-up

Say went (not “goed”), ran (not “runned”).

Try it (mini practice)

Circle the verb

The birds sing on the tree.

Ravi is my brother.

Fill the blanks

I ___ (am/is/are) ready. • The dog ___ (has/have) a bone.

Answers: am, has

MCQ Practice (5 Questions)

  1. Which word is a verb?

    • A. apple
    • B. run
    • C. red
    • D. chair
    Answer & Explanation

    B run shows an action.

  2. Choose the correct word: “I ___ happy.”

    • A. is
    • B. are
    • C. am
    • D. has
    Answer & Explanation

    C With “I” we use am.

  3. Pick the sentence that uses has/have correctly.

    • A. He have a kite.
    • B. They has a kite.
    • C. He has a kite.
    • D. I has a kite.
    Answer & Explanation

    C Use has with he/she/it; use have with I/we/you/they.

  4. Choose the best verb: “The girl ____ a song.”

    • A. sings
    • B. red
    • C. pencil
    • D. slowly
    Answer & Explanation

    A sings is an action; the others are not verbs.

  5. Choose the past form: “Yesterday, we ____ to the park.”

    • A. go
    • B. goes
    • C. went
    • D. going
    Answer & Explanation

    C Past of go is went.


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