Sentences and Verbs
A sentence is a group of words used to communicate one idea or complete thought. 
 A sentence (nearly) always contains a verb and a subject.

Verbs are words which show what we do, feel and experience.

They change their form when the tense changes.
The main tenses are:
  • the present tense
  • the past tense
  • the future tense

I take the bus to work every day.

I took the bus home last night.

I shall take the bus home tonight.

The verb take is in the present tense.

The verb took is in the past tense.

The verb shall take is in the future tense

The verb must also agree with the subject

Subjects are either nouns or pronouns
The subject often does the action of the verb. Examples are:

I take the bus home.

Sarah takes the bus home.

 I is the subject; take is the verb.

Sarah is the subject; takes is the verb.
See the added s when the subject is
he, she, it or the name of one person, place or thing.

For example:

  • A child plays with toys.
  • London grows busier by the day.
  • The chair falls over.
  • It rains more in summer than in winter.