Kinds of Verbs/Verb Phrases
List the helping verb(s): Students will be studying hard for mid-terms.
Will, be
Choose the right verbs: She (have been, has been) working on her science fair project.
Has been
Is the verb Transitive or Intransitive?
We watched the ambulance drive away.
Transitive
He (run, runs) to buy some oranges.
Runs
She will (raise, rise) her hand.
raise
On rainy days, worms will (comes/come) out of the dirt and (move/moves) around.
Come, move
Is have a regular or irregular verb?
Irregular
Is the verb transitive or intransitive?
Elmo yelled at the TV producer.
Intransitive
On rainy days, the worm (comes, come) out of its hole.
Comes
Identify the subject and verb(s)
The mice in that cage are growing very fast.
Mice, are growing
Does this sentence use an action or a being verb? She has grown three inches taller than last year.
Being
Choose the correct word:
(Does, Do) the sky look dark?
Does
What is the verb in this sentence, and is it transitive or intransitive.
At 9 AM, we recovered our strength.
Recovered, transitive.
All of the monkeys (eat, eats) the single banana.
Identify the subject:
In the zoo live deer.
Deer
The dog or the cat (has/have) taken a nap.
Has
What form is the verb in this sentence in? Emma is playing tennis.
What is the verb and, what is it modifying? Also, is it Transitive or Intransitive?
He was the fastest runner on his team.
Was, Intransitive
Neither the kangaroos nor the panda (are, is) eating that bamboo.
Is
What is the subject:
By the pond live four ducks.
Ducks
Identify all the verbs in this sentence. Which are helping and which are action verbs?
Farmers all around the US have planted pumpkin seeds, are watering pumpkin seeds, and will be harvesting the pumpkins when fall comes.
HV: have, are, will, & be AV: planted, watering, & harvesting
We______about special equipment for the sport.
(learn-present perfect progressive)
Are learning
Name the verb and if it is transitive or intransitive.
Our car sat peacefully on our road.
Sat, Intransitive
Both the monkeys and the gorilla (are, is) very intelligent.
Are
Owen (laid, lay) the mats on the floor for warm-up exercises.
Lay