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Verb Phrases
100

What is the action verb(s) in this sentence?

The runner sprints for 30 yards.

sprints

100

What is the linking verb(s) in this sentence?

I am the star of the show.

am

100

What is the helping verb(s) in this sentence?

I should go to school soon.

should

100

Past tense of...

play

played

100

What is the verb(s) or verb phrase in this sentence?

The farmer is plowing his fields.


is plowing

200

What is the action verb(s) in this sentence?

Johnny paints a picture of his sister while she reads a book. 

paints

reads

200

What is the linking verb(s) in the sentence?

Mark was the lucky winner of the lottery.

was

200

What is the helping verb(s) in this sentence?

That kid is riding his bicycle by himself!

is

200

Present tense of...

took

take, takes, or taking

200

What is the verb(s) or verb phrase in this sentence?

I had eaten breakfast this morning before school.

had eaten

300

What is the action verb(s) in this sentence?

When the actor acts, the director directs, and the camera records.

acts

directs

records

300

What is the linking verb(s) in this sentence?

The puppies seem as though they are hungry.


seem

are

300

What is the helping verb(s) in this sentence?

The rainbow can seem as though it is a million miles away.

can

300

Future tense of...

speak

will speak

300

What is the verb(s) or verb phrase in this sentence?

Hey! You can't sit there!

can sit

400

What is the action verb(s) in this sentence?

She is in the middle of a meeting, so please wait outside for her.

wait

400
What is the linking verb(s) in this sentence?

He and I were at the same restaurant eating burgers and fries.

were

400

What is the helping verb(s) in this sentence?

The student would have been punished for his actions but he went to the bathroom instead.

would have been

400

Past tense of...

drive

drove

400

What is the verb(s) or verb phrase in this sentence?

The elite triathlete rides a bike on the street and swims in the pool every Wednesday.

rides, swims

500

What is the action verb(s) in this sentence?

The athlete runs to the field because she has a game this afternoon.


runs

500

What is the linking verb(s) in this sentence?

I watched the monkeys jumping in the trees as the kid was in the stroller next to me.

was

500

What is the helping verb(s) in this sentence?

The pencil could have been in the notebook.

could have

500

Present tense of...

dug

dig/digs/digging

500

What is the verb(s) or verb phrase in this sentence?

Those girls are trying very hard.

are trying

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