Verb Forms & Linking Verbs
Identify the verb form of the verb phrase "have seen" in the following sentence:
We have seen the movie.
What is past participle?
Expresses an action that passes from a doer to a receiver.
What is a transitive verb?
The subject is the doer of the action in the sentence.
Formed with a form of the verb be and the present participle.
What is progressive tense?
Used when the speaker is making a statement or asking a question.
What is indicative mood?
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:
George Washington became president.
What is became?
Is the verb "smiled" transitive or intransitive in this sentence?:
The baby smiled.
What is intransitive?
The subject is the receiver of the action in the sentence.
What is passive voice?
Formed with a form of the verb have and the past participle.
What is perfect tense?
Uses do or does for present tense and did for past tense before the base form of the verb.
What is emphatic mood?
Identify the linking verb and the subject complement in the following sentence:
My aunt is a doctor.
What is is and doctor?
Find the verb in the following sentence and tell whether it is transitive or intransitive:
I bought a car.
What is bought and transitive?
Tell whether the verb "bought" in this sentence is in the active or passive voice:
I bought some new shoes.
What is active?
Complete the sentence below with the verb in parentheses in the progressive tense indicated:
I _________ to Benjamin. (talk- past)
What is was talking?
Used to express a command or a request.
What is imperative mood?
Identify the verb phrase and form in the following sentence:
They are writing an essay.
What is are writing and present participle?
Tell whether the verb is transitive or intransitive in the following sentence:
He runs a small grocery store.
What is transitive?
Tell whether the verb in this sentence is in the active or passive voice:
The video was posted online by Ali.
What is passive?
Write whether the verb phrase "have walked" is in the present perfect or past perfect tense:
They have walked to this store many times before.
What is present perfect?
Used to express a wish or desire, a command, request, or suggestion following that, or to express something that is contrary to fact and has to include some form of the verb be.
What is subjunctive mood?
Identify the verb phrase and form in the following sentence:
They have driven home together before.
What is have driven and past participle?
Tell whether the verb is transitive or intransitive in the following sentence:
He runs along the beach every morning.
What is intransitive?
Tell whether the verb in this sentence is in the active or passive voice:
The game is being won by our team.
What is passive?
Tell the perfect tense verb phrase in the following sentence. Write whether it is in the present perfect or past perfect tense:
Julie had traveled to hundreds of countries before she moved to Spain.
What is had traveled and past perfect.
Identify the subjunctive verb in the following sentence in and tell what it expresses:
If he were here, we could play tennis.
What is were and contrary to fact?