Sentence Pattern
A butterfly begins as an egg.
S - Butterfly
InV - Begins
Underline the complete verb.
My brother is keeping an insect collection.
Is Keeping
Samuel Pepys (wrote, written) a famous account of his life in the seventeenth century.
Wrote
I hope that she will remember to show her collection to me.
Future
Active or Passive?
Cockroaches are considered household pests.
Passive
Then it becomes a caterpillar.
S - It
LV - Becomes
PN - Caterpillar
What is the auxiliary verb?
Do you own a butterfly?
Do
Pepys was (born, borned) in London in 1633.
Label the verb tense: present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present progressive, past progressive, future progressive, present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, or future perfect progressive.
A monarch butterfly had trapped itself between the window and the screen.
Past Perfect
Indicative or Imperative?
Please get me the fly swatter.
Imperative
The caterpillar forms a chrysalis.
S - Caterpillar
TrV - Forms
DO - Chrysalis
What is the use of this auxiliary?
Many insects do have two sets of wings.
Emphasis
Through his diaries we have (got, gotten) a rich description of England's culture and history.
Gotten
Label the verb tense: present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present progressive, past progressive, future progressive, present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, or future perfect progressive.
I will be working on it all semester long.
Future progressive
Emphasis, Question, or Negative?
Arachnids do not have only six legs; they have eight legs.
Negative
Many moths look similar to butterflies.
Replace the parentheses with the correct form of the verb.
Yesterday, my father (hang) a charming oil portrait over the piano.
Hung
Before the tiny oysters are seven months old, workers (place, future perfect) them in hanging baskets for protection under the water.
Will Have Placed
Label the verb tense: present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present progressive, past progressive, future progressive, present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, or future perfect progressive.
I had been reading a book about insects, so I was able to identify the beetle.
Past Perfect Progressive
Wasps often kill grubs.
Active
The moth spins itself a cocoon.
S - Moth
TrV - Spins
IO - Itself
DO - Cocoon
Replace the parentheses with the correct form of the verb.
By dinner time the kittens will have (lie) in the sun for two hours.
Lain
Natural pearls were once rare and expensive. Soon after farmers (begin, past perfect) to culture them, however, pearls became more available.
Had Begun
Label the verb tense: present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present progressive, past progressive, future progressive, present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, or future perfect progressive.
Yesterday I was sitting on the porch, and I noticed a Japanese beetle.
Past Progressive
Numerous oyster farms (cultivate, present perfect) the famous black pearls of Tuamotu Archipelago.
Have Cultivated