Action & Linking
The cat licked its paws.
is 'licked' an action verb or a linking verb?
action verb
What are the three (regular) verb tenses?
past, present, and future tense
What is the past tense of bring?
brought
Identify the verb phrase in the sentence.
I am going home after school.
am going
What are the three perfect tenses?
past perfect, present perfect, and future perfect
This game seems difficult.
is 'seems' an action verb or a linking verb?
linking verb
The girl painted her bedroom walls.
What tense is 'painted' written in?
past tense
What is the past tense of teach?
taught
Identify the verb phrase in the sentence.
I will be home in 5 minutes!
will be
had seen / past perfect
This cake tastes delicious!
is 'tastes' an action verb or a linking verb?
linking verb
Sarah watches tv everyday after school.
What tense is 'watches' written in?
present tense
broke
Identify the verb phrase in the sentence.
After math, they are going to art class.
are going
What perfect tense is the sentence written in?
I have looked everywhere for my necklace, but I can't find it!
have looked / present perfect
She ran after the bus.
What is the verb? Is it action or linking?
ran / action verb
I am going to eat lunch at 3:00 today.
What tense is the sentence written in?
future tense
What is the past tense of find?
found
Identify the verb phrase in the sentence.
The boys will be walking home from practice today.
will be walking
What perfect tense is the sentence written in?
She will have traveled to 10 states by the end of this trip.
will have traveled / future perfect tense
These questions are very difficult.
What is the verb? Is it action or linking?
are / linking
Daniel was late to school yesterday.
What is the verb? What tense is it in?
was / past tense
What is an irregular verb?
a verb that does not follow the standard rule of making a verb past tense.
What are the two parts of a verb phrase?
Which helping verbs do each of the perfect tenses use?
past perfect - had
present perfect - has or have
future perfect - will have