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Action Verbs
Verb Tenses
Find the Verb
Past, Present, Future
Find the Verb Phrases
100
Which word is the action verb?
Elisha Otis invented the elevator brake in 1852.
invented
100

Dad _____ me how to stretch paper.

a.telling

b.tell

c.told

d.telled

c. told

100

Find the verb in sentence below.

The man kicked the ball

kicked

100

Identify the verb and whether it is taking place in the past, present, or future.

Jason saw a great movie yesterday.

The verb is saw.

It is taking place in the past.

100

Shirley is going to the store when she gets off of work.

is going

200
Which word is the action verb?
Once in a while, elevator wires snapped.
snapped
200
Yesterday, Louis _____ a new game to Kim.
a. give
b. gived
c. gave
d. gives
c. gave
200

Find two verbs in sentence below.

Johnny was in the park; he spoiled the frisbee game by quitting.

was

spoiled

200

Identify the verb and whether it is in the past, present, or future.

Amy writes stories for her friends.

The verb is writes.

It is taking place in the present.

200

Michael had been crying for five minutes when his parents came home.

had been crying

300

Which word is the action verb?

Then, the elevator dropped all the way to the bottom.

dropped

300
Once, he _____ in a big show.
a. singed
b. sang
c. sanged
d. sings
b. sang
300

Find the verb(s) in sentence below.

Stanley prepared for running the marathon by stretching.

prepared


300

Identify the verb and whether it is in the past, present, or future.

Devin will play soccer this spring.

The verb is play

It is in the future.

300

If it is not a problem with you, I will be going home after my last class today.

will be going

400

Which word is the action verb?

I played a few of his games.

played

400
Daniel _____ bass in the concert last night.
a. played
b. plays
c. play
d. playing
a. played
400

Find the verb(s) in sentence below.

Mandy ate his cookie and sat down to watch T.V

ate

sat

400

Identify the verb and whether it is in the past, present, or future.

Franklyn will go to the dentist this afternoon.

The verb is go.

It is in the future.

400

If students should read the professor's syllabus, he or she should tell them that.

should read

should tell

500
Which word is the action verb?
The fluffy white dog ran across the grass.
ran
500
We _____ to the beach tomorrow.
a. will go
b. am going
c. will going
d. going
a. will go
500

Find three verbs in the sentence below.

He gave out sweat as he ran and slid underneath the finish line.

gave

ran

slid

500

Identify the verb and whether it is in the past, present, or future.

Arianna feeds the fish.

The verb is feeds.

It is in the present.

500

Let us assume that students have read the instructions because each student is required to do so on his or her own.


have read

is required