Action Verbs
Dad _____ me how to stretch paper.
a.telling
b.tell
c.told
d.telled
c. told
Find the verb in sentence below.
The man kicked the ball
kicked
Identify the verb and whether it is taking place in the past, present, or future.
Jason saw a great movie yesterday.
The verb is saw.
It is taking place in the past.
Shirley is going to the store when she gets off of work.
is going
Find two verbs in sentence below.
Johnny was in the park; he spoiled the frisbee game by quitting.
was
spoiled
Identify the verb and whether it is in the past, present, or future.
Amy writes stories for her friends.
The verb is writes.
It is taking place in the present.
Michael had been crying for five minutes when his parents came home.
had been crying
Which word is the action verb?
Then, the elevator dropped all the way to the bottom.
dropped
Find the verb(s) in sentence below.
Stanley prepared for running the marathon by stretching.
prepared
Identify the verb and whether it is in the past, present, or future.
Devin will play soccer this spring.
The verb is play
It is in the future.
If it is not a problem with you, I will be going home after my last class today.
will be going
Which word is the action verb?
I played a few of his games.
played
Find the verb(s) in sentence below.
Mandy ate his cookie and sat down to watch T.V
ate
sat
Identify the verb and whether it is in the past, present, or future.
Franklyn will go to the dentist this afternoon.
The verb is go.
It is in the future.
If students should read the professor's syllabus, he or she should tell them that.
should read
should tell
Find three verbs in the sentence below.
He gave out sweat as he ran and slid underneath the finish line.
gave
ran
slid
Identify the verb and whether it is in the past, present, or future.
Arianna feeds the fish.
The verb is feeds.
It is in the present.
Let us assume that students have read the instructions because each student is required to do so on his or her own.
have read
is required