Verb tense
Action, linking, helping/main verb?
Find the verb
Vocab
Irregular verbs
100
The birds tweet outside my window all day long.
tweet= What is present tense?
100
The sailors were hoisting the sails. 


were hoisting= 

What is a verb phrase? were= helping, hoisting= main verb
100
The small child wobbled over the uneven floor. 
What is wobbled?

wobbled= action word

100
Synonym for deviate?
What is veer off the path? change course? move away?


**practice using in a sentence:)

100
Today I draw, yesterday I ________, I have _______________
What is drew, drawn?
200
What will you bring to the party?
will bring= What is future tense?
200
The mountain is breathtaking!


is= 

What is a linking verb?

Is connects mountain to the adjective breathtaking.

200
After the storm, the sun seemed brighter than usual. 
tricky one

What is seemed?

seemed is always a linking verb- remember our song!

200
Antonym for shrivel?

What is grow? enhance? Get bigger?


**practice using in a sentence:)

200

Today I set the table, yesterday I ________ the table, I have _______________ the table. 

What is set, set?
300
Even with hands, trembling, mouth dry, the young lad had delivered his speech with great success. 
had delivered= What is past tense? Actually called past perfect- we'll learn more about that in 6th:)
300
The flowers look wilted to me. 


Hmmm- look?

What is a linking verb?


Remember sensory words: look, smell, feel, taste- can often be linking verbs if there is no action involved.

300
The geese have flown south for the winter. 
What is have flown?


have flown= verb phrase have=helping flown=action

300
What do you do if you refute someone's idea?

What is say they are wrong? or argue against them?



**practice using in a sentence:)

300

Today I shrink, yesterday I ________, I have _______________

What is shrank, shrunk?
400
She carries his books to school each day so he can catch salamanders. 
carries/can catch= What is present?
400
The clowns are eager to join the circus. 


are=

What is a linking verb?


Are connects clowns to the rest of the sentence. 

400
Can you guide me down the stairs?
What is can guide?


Remember- in questions, the helping verb often comes at the start of the question. Answer the question to help: you can guide me down the stairs.

400
What is a synonym for dismantle?

What is take apart?


**practice using in a sentence:)

400
What's wrong here?


Today I think, yesterday I thank, I have thunk?

What is thought, thought?
500
The cowboy rode into town on a brown and white mustang. 
rode= What is past tense?
500
Did the policeman ask for your license? 


did ask=

What is a verb phrase?


did= helping

ask= main verb

500
What is the answer to this question?
What is is?:)


Is= linking verb

Again- answering the question can help:

The answer to the question is...

500
Provide an example where someone might ignite a crowd.
What is at a rally? at a sporting event? at a concert?
500

Today I swear, yesterday I ________, I have _______________

What is swore, sworn?
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