Types of Verbs
This type of verb shows action.
What is an action verb?
The verb phrase in the sentence:
Sarah wins the race first.
What is wins?
The correct subject/verb use of the verb "sail" in the following sentence is:
The sailors ________ the boats through the open waters.
What is sail?
The past tense of the word "become."
What is "became?"
The progressive verb tense of the verb phrase were + walk in the following sentence:
The classmates ______ _______ in the hallway.
What is were walking?
This type of verb links the subject to a noun or an adjective in the sentence.
What is a linking verb?
The verb phrase in the sentence:
James was running his fastest in the race.
What is was running?
The correct subject/verb agreement in the following sentence using the present tense verb "laugh":
The audience ______ whole heartedly at the jokes from the actor.
What is "laughs?"
The present tense of the verb "bled."
What is "bleed?"
The progressive verb tense of the verb phrase was + fake in the following sentence:
Since Isaiah hadn't studied for the test, he ___ _____ sick to stay home from school.
What is "was faking?"
This verb comes before the main verb in a verb phrase.
What is a helping verb?
The verb or verb phrase and its type in the following sentence:
Michelle smells like a wonderful bouquet today.
What is smells is a linking verb.
Use the correct subject/verb agreement with the present tense of "delight:"
Bonnie and George ______ in giving nice gifts to their family members.
What is "delight?"
The past tense of the verb "go."
What is "went?"
The progressive verb tense of the verb phrase is + create in the following sentence:
The artist _____ _______ a self-portrait for the new gala event.
What is "is creating?"
This verb changes completely when it changes tense. It does not just have "ed" added.
What is an irregular verb?
The verb phrase in the sentence:
Randall has agreed to plan the party.
What is "has agreed."
Use the correct subject/verb agreement with the present tense of "contain:"
The Pez collection ______ a vast collection of thin-footed pieces.
What is "contains?"
The past tense of the verb "choose?"
What is "chose?"
The progressive verb tense of the verb phrase is + dance in the following sentence:
We ______ ______ in the new concert series.
What is "are dancing."
This verb shows actions that progress in the past, continue now, and will be happening in the future.
What is a progressive tense verb?
The verb phrase in the sentence:
Paul will have galloped around the whole arena by the end of the horse show.
What is "will have galloped?"
Use the correct subject/verb agreement with the present tense of "ride:"
Either Mary or her brother _____ in the front seat of the car.
What is "ride?"
The past tense of the verb ring in the sentence:
A few minutes ago, the doorbell _____ and it made me jump.
What is rang?
The progressive verb tense of the verb phrase is + listen in the following sentence:
I _____ _______ to the music for the first time.
What is "am listening?"