Helping or Main, Linking or Action
Identify whether the verb in this sentence is linking or action:
LINKING
In the sentence, “She gave her friend a gift,” what is the direct object?
"GIFT"
What is the simple past tense of the verb “jump”?
JUMPED
What is the present perfect tense of the verb “bake”?
HAS BAKED or HAVE BAKED
What is the past tense of the verb “go”?
WENT
What is the present progressive tense of the verb “wash”?
IS WASHING or ARE WASHING
Identify the verb in this sentence and tell whether it is linking or action:
ACTION
In the sentence, “James wrote his sister a letter,” what is the indirect object?
"HIS SISTER"
What is the simple present tense of the verb “talk” with the subject "I"?
TALK
Fill in the blank with the past perfect tense: “By the time I arrived, she ___ (paint) the picture.”
HAD PAINTED
What is the past participle of the verb “see”?
SEEN
Identify the past progressive tense verb phrase in this sentence: “They were cleaning the house all afternoon.”
WERE CLEANING
DAILY DOUBLE
True or False: The verb "be" (is, am, are, was, were) is always a linking verb when it is the main verb of the sentence.
TRUE
Identify the direct object in the sentence: “The coach handed the players their trophies.”
THEIR TROPHIES
Fill in the blank: “Anna ___ to her friend every day.” (simple present - call)
CALLS
Identify the future perfect tense verb phrase in this sentence: “By next week, they will have finished the project.”
WILL HAVE FINISHED
Identify the irregular verb in this sentence: “She broke her phone yesterday.”
"BROKE"
Convert this sentence to future progressive tense: “She studies for her test.”
"SHE WILL BE STUDYING FOR HER TEST."
Which sentence contains a linking verb?
B) "She looks tired after practice."
Identify the indirect object in the sentence: “I sent my cousin a postcard from Paris.”
"MY COUSIN"
Identify the simple future tense verb phrase in this sentence: “They will clean their rooms later.”
WILL CLEAN
True or False: The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
TRUE
DAILY DOUBLE:
Fill in the blank: “I have ___ (swim) in the ocean before.”
"SWUM"
Fill in the blank with the past progressive tense: “While I ___ (talk) on the phone, the doorbell rang.”
"WAS TALKING"
Rewrite the sentence; change the action verb in this sentence to make it a linking verb:
VARIOUS
Ex: The soup tastes delicious.
True or False: An indirect object always comes before the direct object in a sentence.
TRUE
Change the sentence to simple past tense: “They listen to music on weekends.”
"They listened to music on weekends"
Convert this sentence to present perfect tense: “She decorated the room.”
"She has decorated the room."
Convert the sentence to past tense: “He writes a letter to his friend.”
He wrote a letter to his friend.
Convert this sentence to present progressive tense: “They paint the fence every summer.”
"THEY ARE PAINTING THE FENCE EVERY SUMMER."