Definitions
Action Verb
What is a word that expresses a physical or mental activity
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: Sally is happy.
What is is
Identify the verb tense in the following sentence: She jumped when she heard the fire alarm go off.
What is past tense?
Give the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:
She _______ the bike to the store yesterday (ride)
What is rode
Identify the progressive verb in the sentence:
She is going to the movies tomorrow.
What is is going.
Identify the helping and main verb in the following sentence: Sheila has driven her car for 4 hours.
What is has driven?
Identify the verb tense in the following sentence: She will study so she doesn't fail the test.
What is future tense.
Give the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:
I _______ the dog his food this morning. (give)
What is gave.
What is the correct contraction for the sentence:
She could not wait for spring break.
What is couldn't
Does the following sentence have a helping or linking verb: Alex and Marsha have questioned whether they should go to the movie by themselves.
What is helping?
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty.
What is past tense.
Give the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:
My dogs _________ to bark when the mailman came to the door. (begin)
What is began.
Identify the progressive verb in the sentence:
The dogs were barking and the lawn mowers.
What is were barking.
Progressive Verb
A verb that shows an action is in progress of happening.
Identify the main verb in the following sentence: Luke and Samantha were dancing the night away at the prom.
What is dancing.
Identify the verb tense in the following sentence: Marsha was extremely upset about her failing grade on the test.
What is past tense
Give the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:
Ms. Perkins _________ kale and tomatoes in her garden (grow)
What is grew
Write the correct contraction used in the sentence:
They have not gone to Colorado this year because of the pandemic.
What is haven't
Contraction
What is a group of words shortened to make a word
Identify the linking verb in the sentence: She was starving.
What is was?
Identify the tense in the following sentence: She dances like no one is looking.
What is present tense.
Give the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:
They _________ a cake for the birthday party today.(make)
What is make.
Write the correct contraction used in the sentence:They cannot wait for summer vacation.
What is can't.