Identify the Tenses
Definitions
Chose the right verb
Irregular verbs
Potpourri
100
Marcella and Charlie are painting a picture of "The March of the Penguins."
What is present tense?
100
This expresses an action, states that something exists, or links the subject in a sentence with a description of it.
What is a verb?
100
Mike and Patrick (sat/set) down on the couch.
What is sat?
100
The present, past, and past participle of talk.
What are talk, talked, and have talked?
100
Identify the main and helping verbs in the following sentence: Mrs. Gus will probably not give us homework.
What are: will-helping verb give-main verb ?
200
Grace and Nat-Wal threw lacrosse balls at Hank, "accidentally."
What is past tense?
200
This is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.
What is a direct object
200
Noah, please don't (let/leave) the dog out all night!
What is leave?
200
The present, past, and past participle of bring.
What are bring, brought, and was brought?
200
Am, is, are, was, were, be, seem, look, appear, smell, taste, feel, sound, remain, grow, and become are what?
What are linking verbs?
300
Julia, Nat-Fer, and Cassy will play softball everyday on the field.
What is future tense?
300
This consists of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.
What is a verb phrase.
300
Michael and Ryan (sit/set) the heavy table in the middle of the room.
What is set?
300
The present, past, and past participle of see.
What are see, saw, and has seen?
300
Identify the tense of the following sentence: Julie has read the book, "The Schwa Was Here".
What is present perfect tense?
400
Jimmy had driven to squash practice and had missed the episode of Glee. (two verbs- same tense)
What is past perfect tense?
400
This is a verb that has a direct object. This is a verb that doesn't have a direct object. (two different questions)
What is a transitive verb? What is a intransitive verb?
400
Tortellini-With-Tomato-Sauce and Goldfish (have lain/ have laid) on the couch watching sports center all day.
What is have lain
400
The present, past, and past participle of eat.
What are eat, ate, has eaten?
400
Fill in the blank: Linking verbs do not have ______ _______.
What are direct objects?
500
Lila, Cailin, and Megan have done their homework.
What is the present perfect tense?
500
A word in the predicate that modifies the subject.
What is a predicate word?
500
Elizabeth and Lauren (lay/lie) their books on the floor.
What is lay?
500
The present, past, and past participle of go.
What are go, went, and has gone?
500
Is the following sentence transitive or not? "She moved to the United States."
What is intransitive?
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