All About Verbs
Name the verbs and helping verbs, and then tell what tense the sentence is in.
I have been practicing verbs for one week.
Have been practicing, present tense.
What do you need to have to make any participle?
A helping verb
Match the verb to the tense. What tense is this sentence in?
We watch as George ______________________ off the ladder. (fall)
We watch as George FALLS off the ladder.
What kind of noun is the bolded word?
Alice wrote a book on the French revolution .
Subject Noun
What pattern is this sentence? How do you know?
In the middle of a storm, the car rushes across the highway to the garage.
Name the verbs and helping verbs, then say what tense the sentence is in.
We had taken our seats before the show began.
Had taken, began, Past Tense
How do you form a present participle?
Helping verb + Verb ending with -ING
Match the verb to the rest of the sentence. What tense is the sentence in?
Mrs. Johnson ______________________ a deep breath and then opened the door (take)
Mrs. Johnson TOOK a deep breath and then opened the door.
Past tense.
What kind of noun is the bolded word?
He offered her a flower.
Direct Object.
What pattern is this sentence? How do you know?
The librarian placed the book about astronomy on the the bookshelf.
Pattern two.
Name all of the present tense helping verbs.
Am, is, are, do, does, have, has
Name the verb and helping verb, then say what kind of participle is in the sentence.
The cookies were baked fresh this morning.
Choose the verb that makes this sentence past tense.
The sun ______________________ before I ______________________ to bed (set, go)
The sun SET before I WENT to bed.
What kind of noun is the bolded word?
He gave them a bag full of money.
Indirect Object
What type of sentence is this? How do you know?
My father is a scientist.
Pattern four.
Find the helping verb and verb, then tell what tense the verb phrase is in.
The girl will do her homework before dark.
WILL DO, Future tense
Name the helping verb and verb, and then name the participle in this sentence.
The animals in the zoo had gone into their habitats to play.
Had gone, Past Participle
Put the entire sentence into PAST TENSE.
When I ____________________ him he ____________________ a picture of his wife. (see / paint )
When I SAW him he PAINTED a picture of his wife.
What kind of noun is the underlined word?
Mark and John are baseball players.
Predicate Noun
What do you need for a pattern 3 sentence? Create one.
Subject, verb, direct object, indirect object
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Find the verb and helping verb, then tell what tense the verb phrase is in.
The bird in the tree was chirping all throughout the night.
Was chirping, past tense
Turn this verb into a present participle.
The horse goes across the track.
The horse is going across the track.
Put this entire sentence into PAST TENSE.
This bike ____________________ in our family for the last 14 years. My father ____________________ it for the first five years, then my brother ____________________ it and I ____________________ it afterward. (be, use, ride, get)
This bike WAS in our family for the last 14 years. My father USED it for the first five years, then my brother RODE it and I GOT it afterward
The sun gave the farm its light in the morning.
What do you need for a pattern 4 sentence? Create one.
Subject, linking verb, predicate noun
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