Tenses
Helping Verbs
Irregular Verbs
More Irregular Verbs
Confusing Verbs
100
What verb tense is used in this sentence: "Jeff played baseball."
past
100
Name one helping verb.
is, was, has, had, are, were, have
100
Name two irregular verbs.
"be, bring, come, do, go, make, run, say, sing, swim, tell, wear"
100
Use the correct verb form in parentheses in this sentence. "Her pitching has _________ to improve with practice. (begin)
"begun"
100
What is the correct verb in this sentence? "Riley (set, sit) the plate of warm cookies on the table."
"set"
200
What is the tense of the verb in this sentence: "Leaves collect carbon dioxide."
Present tense
200
What is the helping verb in this sentence: "I (have, has) visted several different states in our country."
have
200
Use the correct verb form of the verb in parentheses. "She _______ us about a ranger's job. (tell)
"told or tells"
200
Which sentence uses the verb correctly: "Seth threw the softball to his coach." "Seth thrown the softball to his coach."
"First one"
200
Is the verb in this sentence, incorrect or correct? "My little sister lays down for a nap everyday."
Incorrect
300
What is the verb tense in this sentence: "Healthy trees will clean the air around cities."
Future tense
300
What is the correct helping verb in this sentence: "My grandfather (are, is) building a log cabin."
is
300
Complete the sentence using the correct from of the verb in parentheses: " My family _______ in Uncle Lee's lake last summer." (swim)
"swam"
300
Pick the correct verb in parentheses to complete the sentence: "The chimpanzees have (ate, eaten) all the popcorn in their cage."
"eaten"
300
What is the difference between "sit" and "set"
"sit" means "to rest" AND "set" means "to put down"
400
Say the correct verb from using the verb tense in parentheses. " I ________ all kinds of cookies. (present tense of enjoy)
"I enjoy all kinds of cookies."
400
When is a singular helping verb used?
When there is a singular subject.
400
Choose the correct verb form in each sentence: "Jada has (went, gone) outside to get soil for the garden."
"gone"
400
What makes a verb irregular?
You can't add -ed to the end of it.
400
Create two sentences using "can" and "may"
Answers vary. Judges discretion
500
Say the correct verb form that goes in this sentence using the word in parentheses. " She __________ the cookies to the party tonight." (future tense of take)
will take
500
What is the complete helping verb in this sentence: "Holly and James have played."
have played
500
"Luke wears a sweater." How would this sentence read if we added the helping verb "has" to the verb?
"Luke has worn a sweater."
500
Come up with one sentence using the irregular verb "fly", using "have, had, or has" in the sentence.
Answers vary. Judges discretion.
500
Underline the correct verb in this sentence: "Our class goldfish have (swum, swam) in circles for hours."
"swum"