Principal Parts of Verbs
Verb Phrases
Regular and Irregular Verbs
Verb Phrases
Regular and Irregular Verbs
List the past, past participle, and present participle of the base word sail
sailed, (have) sailed, sailing
Which of the two (transitive or intransitive) verbs has a direct object?
Transitive verbs
Which tense tells about an action that happens again and again and about general truths?
Simple Tense
Which mood is used when the speaker is making a statement or asking a question?
Indicative
I (sit or set) the table. Which verb am I using?
Set
Spell out the past tense of try.
Tried
What must I ask after the verb in order to find the direct object?
Whom or what
The progressive tense is formed by what?
A form of the verb be and the present participle
Which mood is used when the speaker is making a command?
Imperative
What does a linking verb do?
Joins the subject of a sentence with a subject complement.
What makes up a verb phrase?
Auxiliary (helping) verb and a main verb
Is the verb transitive or intransitive? If transitive, what is my direct object? I called Maria earlier.
Transitive; Maria (answers "whom")
If a verb phrase is a form of the verb have and the past participle of the verb, it is what tense?
Perfect Tense
What mood is used? I did run a mile this morning.
Emphatic
Which troublesome verb is transitive?
The sun rose above the mountains.
The airport worker raised a flag.
raised
What is the verb or verb phrase in this sentence? Do you know anything about Christopher Columbus's early life?
Do know
Is the verb transitive or intransitive? If transitive, what is my direct object? We ran around the track.
Intransitive
We will be looking at the artifacts today. What tense and voice are the verbs in?
Future progressive; active voice
Which mood is used? Did you see Toy Story?
Indicative
Which modal auxiliary verb expresses necessity?
Must
List out the past, past participle, and present participle of drive.
Is the verb transitive or intransitive? If transitive, what is my direct object? The student worked diligently.
Intransitive
I had known very little about snakes. What tense and voice are the verbs?
Past perfect; active
What are the three ways the subjunctive mood is used?
1) express a wish/desire
2) express a command, request, or suggestion after the word that
3) express something contrary to fact (untrue)
What are the seven things modal auxiliaries express?
Possibility, permission, ability, necessity, obligation, intention, willingness