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Read the following sentences.
Prerna is a tall girl. I am a player.
O O
The boys were sad. They are students.
O O
I was studying.
O
The verbs is, are, am, was and were are the forms of the be verb. The be verb denotes
being.
Having Verbs
A having verb tells us what a person or thing has.
Read the following sentences.
Vinay has an interesting book.
O
They have a computer.
O
Mrs Bhandari had a car.
O
The verbs has, have and had are different forms of the verb have. The verb have denotes
possession.
Doing Verbs
A doing/action verb tells us what a person or thing does.
Read the following sentences.
Neha writes a letter.
O
Anil is flying a kite.
O
The verbs writes and is flying show actions done by the nouns Neha and Anil.
Practice Time 1
A. Underline the doing verbs and circle the be verbs in the following sentences.
1. Gayatri works in a school.
2. My mother was watering the plants.
3. Mohit plays football.
4. Vidya is a student. Verbs
5. Nitin likes to read books.
6. The children were in the park.
7. My brother is very naughty.
8. Kavita and Maria were classmates.
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