VERB TENSE
She has written for the school newspaper since she was in eighth grade. What tense is has written?
Past participle
The dishes were being washed by Gregory. Active or passive?
passive. +100 if you can change the sentence to an active voice verb
The dog loves to (lie, lay) on the cool, concrete porch.
LIE = to recline
The bell sounded loudly in the silence. Is this verb action or linking?
Linking - the bell is not doing anything
The dog grabbed his bone from the neighbor's puppy. TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE?
TRANSITIVE = direct object is bone
She walks to school each morning and home again in the afternoon. What tense is walks?
present
The class raised money for a trip to ACTIVATE for our end of the year field trip. ACTIVE or PASSIVE?
Active. +100 if you can change the sentence to passive.
We (lay, laid) the napkins on the table before supper yesterday.
LAID = to place; need past tense because it was yesterday
I felt unhappy about the results of our conversation and the argument we had. ACTION or LINKING?
Linking - I am not literally touching any surface
She screamed loudly at the squirrel on the porch. TRANSITIVE or INSTRANSITIVE?
INTRANSITIVE = Loudly is an adverb, not a direct object
She will have accomplished three weeks of training for the marathon by the end of the month. What tense is will have accomplished?
future perfect
Carl shopped for groceries and then cleaned the house. ACTIVE or PASSIVE?
Active. +100 if you can change the sentence to passive
Are you going to (lie, lay) down for a few minutes before dinner?
Lie = to recline
We tasted the ice cream flavors and decided on strawberry. ACTION or LINKING?
Action - my tongue touched the ice cream
We watched an old black and white movie in history yesterday. TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE?
TRANSITIVE - direct object is movie
Ella is swimming in the pool for exercise. What tense is the verb is swimming?
present participle
The work was done by my brother's law firm. ACTIVE or PASSIVE?
passive. +100 if you can change the sentence to active voice
The little girl is (laying, lying) in her hammock reading right now.
Lying - to recline. Although lay is the past tense of lie, there is no present participle which uses laying to mean recline.
I smelled smoke and realized my cake was burning. ACTION or LINKING?
Action. I literally used my nose to sniff
Mrs. Bowen eats Chick Fil A frequently. TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE?
Transitive - direct object is Chick Fil A.
We cut the sugar cane and harvested it on Monday. What tense is the verb cut?
past tense
The students picked up their vocabulary tests from Mrs. Bowen. ACTIVE or PASSIVE?
Active. +100 if you can change the sentence to passive.
We will be (lying, laying) a new floor in the kitchen over Christmas break.
Laying = to place
The children remained watchful during the storm. ACTION or LINKING?
Linking - the children are not performing an action
The doctor is in his office today. TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE?
Neither - the verb is a linking verb. Transitive and intransitive verbs are action verbs