Action Verbs
Identify the action verb:
Charlotte spins a web.
spins
Identify the linking verb:
She is very tall.
is
Write this verb in the present tense:
She _______ a waffle for breakfast. (eat)
eats
Write a contraction:
is + not
isn't
Write the present progressive tense of each verb. Use the subject in parenthesis.
sing (you)
You are singing.
She went to the zoo over spring break.
went
Identify the helping verb and main verb:
The Wilsons are going on a family vacation.
are going
Write this verb in the past tense:
The kids __________ at the competition. (dance)
danced
Write a contraction:
do + not
don't
Write the present progressive tense of each verb. Use the subject in parenthesis.
write (I)
I am writing.
Identify the action verb:
Cinderella cleans the house all day long.
cleans
Identify the linking verb:
The ducks were on the rocks near the pond.
were
Write the verb in the future tense using will:
Mrs. Smith bakes the cake.
Mrs. Smith will bake the cake.
Write a contraction:
did + not
didn't
Write the past progressive tense of each verb. Use the subject in parenthesis.
dance (they)
They were dancing.
Identify the action verb:
I like to read books in my free time.
like
Identify the helping verb and the main verb:
The Earth is spinning quickly.
is spinning
Write the verb in the present progressive tense:
I ___ _________ to Scotland on vacation. (go)
I am going to Scotland on vacation.
What two words create the contraction aren't?
are not
Write the past progressive tense of each verb. Use the subject in parenthesis.
watch (I)
I was watching.
Identify the action verb:
On a cold winter night, I drink a hot cup of hot cocoa.
drink
Identify the helping verb and the main verb:
Sharks can swim in the ocean.
can swim
Write the verb in the past progressive tense:
They _____ _____________ on the mountain.
They were snowboarding on the mountain.
What two words make the contraction:
won't
will not
Write the past progressive tense of each verb. Use the subject in parenthesis.
read (we)
We were reading.