Linking Verbs
What is the linking verb in the following sentence?
He is the best gardener in the neighborhood.
is
What is the action verb in the following sentence?
People walked past the lake.
walked
What is the correct way to write this sentence?
You brings your flute to school.
You bring your flute to school.
What is the present tense of the following verbs?
play, make, clean, go
play, make, clean, go
What should the word "play" be changed to for correct subject-verb agreement?
Ella's band play three songs and then left the stage.
Ella's band played three songs and then left the stage.
What is the linking verb in the following sentence?
My slippers are inside the drawer.
are
What is the action verb in the following sentence?
Summer will arrive soon.
arrive
The neighbor water his lawn.
The neighbor waters his lawn.
What is the past tense of the following verbs?
play, make, clean, go
played, made, cleaned, went
What should the word "tell" be changed to for correct subject-verb agreement?
I tell her later in the green room.
I told her in the green room.
What linking verb works best in the following sentence? (Present tense)
My shoes ______ sitting next to the slippers.
are
What tense is the action verb in the following sentence?
Sunshine warmed the ground.
past
Change the following sentence to past tense.
So many things happen on my street in the summer.
So many things happened on my street in the summer.
What is the future tense of the following verbs?
play, make, clean, go
will play, will make, will clean, will go
Change the following sentence to future tense.
We climb the jungle gym in the neighbor's backyard.
We will climb the jungle gym in the neighbor's backyard.
What linking verb works best in the following sentence? (Past tense)
My watch ______ sitting next to the slippers.
was
What tense is the action verb in the following sentence?
I hide quietly behind the bush.
present
Change the following sentence to the past progressive tense.
Uncle Bill tells stories on the stoop.
Uncle Bill was telling stories on the stoop.
What is the present progressive tense of each of the following verbs? (singular)
play, make, clean, go
is playing, is making, is cleaning, is going
What should the word "play" be changed to for correct subject-verb agreement?
When do you think you play again?
When do you think you will play again?
Fill in the blanks with the correct linking verbs in the following sentences.
My brother _____ calling me. (Past tense)
My sisters ______ calling me now. (Present tense)
My brother was calling me.
My sisters are calling me now.
What tense is the action verb in the following sentence?
You will win the contest.
future
Change the following sentence to future progressive tense.
The ball rolls down the street.
The ball will be rolling down the street.
What is the past progressive tense of each of the following verbs? (singular)
play, make, clean, go
was playing, was making, was cleaning, was going
What is the past progressive tense of each of the following verbs?
play, make, clean, go
will be playing, will be making, will be cleaning, will be going