Victor is training for a race, but he doesn't know his friend Vivian is also  training to run in the race! While studying for their test on verbs, Vivian and Victor use several verbs to describe the upcoming race, and soon Victor guesses Vivian's secret!  Concepts covered include: basic definition and usage of verbs; action and being verbs; past, present, and future tense; progressive tense; irregular verbs; main verbs; and helping verbs. Writing activity in the back reinforces text concepts. Glossary and additional resources.