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Identify and indicate whether it is an action or linking verb:
Wolves always howl at the moon.
howl - action
Identify and indicate whether it is an action or linking verb:
The sailors looked intently at the horizon for signs of another ship.
looked - action
My son did his homework last night.
What is the tense of the underlined verb?
Simple past
Barry threw the ball to first base.
What is the tense of the verb?
Simple past
Identify and indicate whether it is an action or a linking verb:
The students were happy about their marks.
were - linking
Identify and indicate if it is an action or linking verb:
1. The pie smells good.
2. He looks taller than Mario.
smells - linking
looks - linking
Identify the verb, then decide if the verb is in the active or passive voice.
I was frightened by the storm.
My heart was broken.
frightened - passive
was - passive
Indicate the tense of the underlined verb:
1. The disaster relief team has sprung into action.
2. By the time you get to school, the bell will already have rung.
1. Present perfect
2. Future perfect
Which one of the following sentences is written in the simple future tense?
A. He is finished painting my house.
B. He will finish painting my house soon.
C. He will be finished painting my house by tonight.
D. He has finished painting my house.
B.
Which one of the following sentences is written in the simple past tense?
A. They have lived here for two months.
B. They will have been living here for two months by the end of the week.
C. They lived in Halifax before moving here.
D. They have lived in Halifax and Charlottetown.
C.
Give two sentences using the verb taste, one as an action verb and another as a linking verb.
(answers may vary)
Ex. (1) I tasted my mother's pasta. (2) The pasta tastes good.
Identify the verb tenses:
1. Yesterday, Carl had kicked the ball across the field.
2. You will be leaving Bathurst tomorrow, won’t you?
3. My aunt was giving lectures in Asiatic culture this summer.
4. He had been learning Chinese at school.
1. had kicked - past perfect
2. will be leaving - future progressive
3. was giving - past progressive
4. had been learning - past perfect progressive
Give a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb to talk.
(the answer may vary)
Ex. I have talked to him about you.
Identify the verb tenses:
1. Today, Carl kicks the ball across the field.
2. Today, Carl is kicking the ball across the field.
3. Tomorrow, Carl will kick the ball across the field.
4. Carl has been kicking the ball that way for years.
1. kicks - simple present
2. is kicking - present progressive
3. will kick - simple future
4. has been kicking - present perfect progressive
Give a sentence in the future perfect tense using the verb to wash.
(answers may vary)
Ex. I will have washed your clothes.
Identify the verbs, then indicate if it is an action or linking verb:
1. The dog jumped over the fence.
2. The baseball hit the boy in the face.
3. His car smashed into a bridge.
1. jumped - action
2. hit - action
3. smashed - action
Identify the verbs, then indicate if it is an action or linking verb:
1. We watched a movie last night.
2. Mr. Smyth was my uncle.
3. My sister’s name is Paula.
1. watched - action
2. was - linking
3. is - linking
Identify the verbs, then indicate if it is an action or linking verb:
1. I felt sick after the party.
2. He felt the smoothness of the fur pelt with his hand.
1. felt - linking
2. felt - action
Identify the verbs, then indicate if it is an action or linking verb:
1. She fell down the stairs and broke her leg.
2. This stew tastes good on a cold winter’s night.
1. fell, broke - action
2. tastes - linking
Identify the main verb and the helping verb (if any).
1. Heather will rarely drive the car in winter.
2. He must have taken my jacket by mistake.
3. We played ball against their team Saturday.
1. main verb - drive; helping verb - will
2. main verb - taken; helping verb - must have
3. main verb - played
Give a sentence in the future perfect tense using the verb to know.
(answers may vary)
Ex. I will have known your agenda.
(answers may vary)
Ex. (1) She enjoys the movie. (2) I dream of having a car someday. (3) He analyzes the data carefully.
Give sentences in the past, present, and future perfect progressive tense using the verb to do.
(answers may vary)
Ex. Past: I had been doing fine without you; Present: I have been doing great. Future: I will have been dong something else.
Identify the main verb and the helping verb (if any).
1. The washing machine has broken down.
2. He might have consulted a doctor.
3. Sue may never have been given that letter.
4. I shall never agree to his proposal.
5. A child can easily learn this song.
1. main verb - broken; helping verb - has
2. main verb - consulted; helping verb - might have
3. main verb - given; helping verb - may have been
4. main verb - agree; helping verb - shall
5. main verb - learn; helping - can
Give at least five irregular verbs.
(answers may vary)
Ex. fly, grow, do, hold, lose