Verbs and their tenses
Identify the verb or verb phrase, then tell if it is the present, past, past participle or present participle
My sister practices playing the piano everyday.
practices - present
Choose the correct verb for the following sentence:
The dog is (laying lying) in the sun to cool off.
lying
Identify the linking verb and the subject complement:
She looks tired.
looks - LV
tired - SC
Choose the correct verb for the sentence:
The dog (bark barks) at the mailman every morning.
barks
Does this sentence appeal to the sense of sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch?
The snow-covered mountains sparkled in the bright sunlight.
sight
Identify the verb or verb phrase, then tell if it is the present, past, past participle or present participle
She is playing soccer at the moment.
is playing - present participle
Choose the correct verb for the following sentence:
If you're done with your homework, (than then) you can go to the park.
then
Identify the linking verb and the subject complement:
The elephant's skin feels rough.
feels - LV
SC - rough
Choose the correct verb for the sentence:
My brother and sister (are is) going to the park.
are
Identify the 2 things being compared in the sentence, then tell if the comparison is a simile or metaphor:
The baby’s skin was as soft as silk.
skin - silk
simile
Identify the verb or verb phrase, then tell if it is the present, past, past participle or present participle
We danced to the loud music.
danced - past
Choose the correct verb for the following sentence:
I like to (write right) in my journal everyday.
write
Identify the linking verb and the subject complement:
The person standing in the front is my teacher.
is - LV
SC - teacher
Choose the correct verb for the sentence:
(Was Were) you able to find your missing library book?
Were
Does this sentence appeal to the sense of sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch?
The birds chirped happily in the early morning, filling the air with music.
sound
Identify the verb or verb phrase, then tell if it is the present, past, past participle or present participle
They have earned a special reward for their behavior.
have earned - past participle
Choose the correct verb for the following sentence:
Did you see that car speed (pass past) us?
past
Identify the linking verb and the subject complement:
He became famous overnight.
LV - became
SC - famous
Choose the correct verb for the sentence:
She (don't doesn't) know where she left her phone.
Identify the 2 things being compared in the sentence, then tell if the comparison is a simile or metaphor:
Her voice is music to my ears.
voice - music
metaphor
Identify the verb or verb phrase, then tell if it is the present, past, past participle or present participle
He is writing a letter right now.
is writing - present participle
Choose the correct verb for the following sentence:
Please (set sit) the vase down on the table.
set
Identify the linking verb and the subject complement:
Although ready for the test, she felt nervous about taking it.
LV - felt
SC - nervous
Choose the correct verb for the sentence:
My friends (enjoys enjoy) playing video games together.
enjoy
Identify the 2 things being compared in the sentence, then tell if the comparison is a simile or metaphor:
His heart is a stone, cold and unfeeling.
heart - stone
metaphor