action verbs
Find the verb-- Fred prepared a pie.
prepared
find the helping and main verbs--Yolanda is showing her prize pig.
is showing
We chatted about the weather.
chatted--past
Rocky and Louie have (begin) a garden.
begun
do not = ?
don't
find the verb-- First, he mixed the crust.
mixed
find the main verb and helping verb-- The dog has slept under a tree.
has slept
Snow will fall next week.
will fall-- future
Last year they (grow) tomatoes.
grew
are not = ?
aren't
Find the verb-- Sue helped him.
helped
find the main verb and helping verb-- The band will play three song.
will play
make it present-- A bucket (catch) the water.
catches
The year before they had (grow) corn and beans.
grown
cannot = ?
can't
find the verb-- The oven made a funny noise.
made
find the main verb and helping verb-- I am leaving for home now.
am leaving
make it past-- He (hum) in the elevator
hummed
Louie almost (break) the shovel.
broke
should not = ?
shouldn't
find the verb-- The pie baked for 40 minutes.
baked
find the main verb and helping verb-- We had waited for you at the fairgrounds.
had waited
use has or have in the sentence-- The students (have, has) practiced the song.
have
The girls (is, are) sisters.
are
will not = ?
won't