Main Verbs
True or False
Ran is the main verb in this sentence.
She should have ran faster.
True
True or False
"Is" is a helping verb.
True!
True or False
"Cooking" is an action verb.
What are you cooking for dinner, Mom?
True
True or false
"Have" is a verb phrase.
I have two four-wheelers.
False. A verb phrase has at least one helping verb and one main verb.
Which of the following is an irregular verb?
A. to be
B. to dance
C. to walk
D. to jump
A. to be
Chose the correct main verb for the sentence.
She ______ all night long.
A:cries B: crying C:cry D: cried
D: Cried
Chose the correct helping verbs for the sentence. I _______ ________ studied more!
A: should have
B: will have
C: must have
A: should have
Chose the best action verb for the sentence.
My friend and I ________ two laps around the pool.
A: swimmed
B: swum
C: swim
D: swam
D: swam
Chose the correct verb phrase for the sentence.
I _____________ last night, but I was busy at baseball practice.
A: would have come
B: will come
C: am coming
D: is coming
A: would have come
What is the past tense form of "to leave"
A: leave(s)
B: left
C: leaving
D: had left
B: left
What word in this sentence is a main verb?
She should have eaten her supper.
A: should
B: have
C: eaten
C: Eaten
What word in this sentence is a helping verb?
I might come to the game.
A: might
B: come
C: to
A: might
Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
She ran so fast that she passed out!
A: ran
B: so
C: fast
D: out
A: ran
Which of the following is a verb phrase?
A: blue car
B: should have tried
C: hard work
D: above the tree
B: should have tried
What is the past participle form of "to break"?
A: break(s)
B: broke
C: breaking
D: had broken
D: had broken
Which of the following can be a main verb?
A: during
B: from
C: leap
C: leap
Which of these can be a helping verb?
A: Could
B: From
C: School
A: could
Which of the following can be an action verb?
A: should
B: are
C: kind
D: give
D: give
Which of the following is a verb phrase.
A: must have made
B: after the ceremony
C: before the party
D: pretty, blue truck
A: must have made
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence.
The soloist ______ very loudly.
A: sung
B: sang
B: sang
Correct the following sentence:
She can ran tomorrow.
She can run tomorrow.
Which of the the following is a helping verb?
A: should
B: After
C: dog
A: should
Which of the following is an action verb.
A: read
B: not
C: should
D: moose
A: read
Which of the following sentences has a verb phrase?
A: I ran home.
B: I quickly ran home.
C: I should have ran home.
D: I is home.
C: I should have ran home. The helping verbs are should have and the main verb is ran.
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence.
Have you ______ the gray mare?
A: rode
B: ridden
B: ridden