Simple tenses
Irregular
Direct objects
Spelling changes
Action/linking/helping
100
Charlie skated to school on the Brandywine River. What is the tense?
What is past?
100
Choose the correct verb: Drew ______________ a letter to Brianna at camp last summer. (writes, wrote, will write)
What is wrote?
100
Find the direct object...if there is one! Remember: direct objects follow ACTION verbs and they are always a noun or pronoun. Eddie and Bayard joined the same lacrosse team.
What is team?
100
Correct the error if there is one. Or say correct Sydney swated the fly during the picnic.
What is swated? Correct spelling SWATTED
100
What type of verb? Action/linking/helping and main? The birds are singing their hearts out.
What is helping/main= are singing?
200
Avery and Charlotte will enter the drawing contest together. What is the tense?
What is future tense?
200
Choose the correct verb: When Sophia called Cameron, they _____________ about their plans for the weekend. (speak, spoke, have spoken)
What is spoke?
200
Find the direct object...if there is one! Remember: direct objects follow ACTION verbs and they are always a noun or pronoun. Mackenzie seems extra happy today; that's nice.
What is NO DIRECT OBJECT! seems is a linking verb and happy is an adjective.
200
Although Patrick trys his hardest, he cannot make Ava giggle.
What is trys? Should be tries.
200
What type of verb? Action/linking/helping and main? The water looks frigid from here.
What is linking? looks is not an action in this sentence
300
"What shall you do with all of your extra time?" Mrs Zehner asked the students when she announced that there would be no homework. What is the tense of shall do?
What is future tense?
300
Matthew ________________ before, but he was still nervous. (flies, flew, had flown, will fly)
What is had flown?
300
Find the direct object...if there is one! Remember: direct objects follow ACTION verbs and they are always a noun or pronoun. Claire gave Maya a thumbs up.
What is Maya?
300
Tyler carried the water bottles for the team yesterday.
What is CORRECT
300
What type of verb? Action/linking/helping and main? The blue skies shielded me from gloom and doom.
What is action? skies are being personified with an action
400
Sophia had ridden her bike over to Elizabeth's house many times before. What is the tense?
What is past tense?
400
By the time Sarah had _________ her final lap, the medal was hers! (swim, swam, swimmed, swum)
What is swum?
400
Find the direct object...if there is one! Remember: direct objects follow ACTION verbs and they are always a noun or pronoun. The coach pulled Henry and Caitlin aside to give them the play.
What is Henry and Caitlin?
400
The teammate catched the ball with five seconds left in the inning.
What is catched? Should be caught.
400
Are you taking the same classes as me?
What is helping/main? are taking
500
William throws the football to Charles...touchdown! What is the tense?
What is present tense?
500
" Jennifer, have you and Constantine ____________ the news to Mrs. Zehner about the pop quiz?" (breaks, broke, will break, broken)
What is broken?
500
Find the direct object...if there is one! Remember: direct objects follow ACTION verbs and they are always a noun or pronoun. We are the champions, my friends!
What is NO DIRECT OBJECT are is a linking verb connecting We (the subject) with champions (a noun renaming the subject)
500
Gift of Service week is a fun-filled event planed by the student council.
What is planed? Should be planned.
500
I forgave my sister for all of her wrongdoings as a child.
What is action? forgave- irregular past tense
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