Action Verbs and Direct Objects
Simple Tenses: Past, Present, and Future
Main Verbs, Helping Verbs, and Linking Verbs
Progressive Forms of Verbs and Perfect Tenses
Irregular Verbs
100
Name the action verb and the direct object in the following sentence: People today need forests.
What is need - action verb and forests - direct object?
100
Write the tense of the verb in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence. At sunset, the gorilla band ___________ to a nesting site. (rush)
What is rushes?
100
What is the linking verb and the noun or adjective the verb links to the subject in the following sentence: The forest seems peaceful.
What is seems - linking verb and peaceful - adjective?
100
Write the correct verb in parentheses that correctly completes the sentence. We (were, will be) learning about forest preservation tomorrow.
What is will be?
100
Form the past tense of the following verb: swim
What is swam?
200
Name the action verb and the direct object in the following sentence: Many animals make their homes in the forest.
What is make - action verb and homes - direct object?
200
Write the tense of the verb in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence. The applause _________ the show five times! (stop)
What is stopped?
200
What is the linking verb and the noun or adjective the verb links to the subject in the following sentence: The spruce trees are evergreens.
What is are - linking verb and evergreens - noun?
200
Write the verb in parentheses that correctly completes the sentence. We (had, will have) walked away when the bear looked up.
What is had?
200
Form the past tense of the following verb: wear
What is wore?
300
Name the action verb and direct object in the following sentence: Trees also prevent floods.
What is prevent - action verb and floods - direct object?
300
Write the tense of the verb in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence. This forest (stretch) for miles.
What is stretches?
300
What is the linking verb and the noun or adjective the verb links to the subject in the following sentence: The entire forest smells fragrant.
What is smells - linking verb and fragrant -adjective?
300
Write the helping verb that makes the progressive form shown in parentheses. I ______ finishing a report about how primates use tools. (present progressive)
What is am?
300
Write the past form of the verb in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence. My classmates (speak) softly in the forest.
What is spoke?
400
Name the action verb and direct object in the following sentence: We made popcorn in the fireplace.
What is made - action verb and popcorn - direct object?
400
Write the tense of the verb in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence. We (explore) it more on our hike tomorrow.
What is will explore?
400
Name the helping verb and the main verb in the following sentence: People should visit forests more often.
What is should - helping verb and visit - main verb?
400
Write the helping verb that makes the progressive form shown in parentheses. Dr. Sanchez, a primate specialist, _________ describing a lemur's sleeping patterns to some students when we arrived at the exhibit. (past progressive)
What is was?
400
Write the past form of the verb in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence. Birds (fly) from branch to branch.
What is flew?
500
Name the action verb and the direct object in the following sentence: Then some of my friends arrived.
What is arrived - action verb and NO direct object?
500
Write the tense of the verb in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence. This forest (cover) much more land at one time.
What is covered?
500
Name the helping verb and the main verb in the following sentence: You can see so much here.
What is can - linking verb and see main verb?
500
Write the perfect tense phrase and identify the tense in the following sentence: By the time we get to D.C., Mom will have planned our activities for every day.
What is will have planned - perfect tense phrase and future - tense?
500
Write the past form of the verb in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence. Grass and ferns had (grow) on the forest floor.
What is grown?
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