Action
Verbs
Action or Linking?
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
Verbs and Their Tenses
Direct and Indirect Objects
100
Nick asked a teacher stopper.
What is asked
100
The flower smelled sweet.
What is smelled, linking
100
I am going to the mall tomorrow.
What is am-helping, going-main
100
The classroom was transformed into a tropical island.
What is was transformed, past
100
Nick's mom bought him a dictionary.
What is DO-dictionary, IO-him
200
Mrs. Granger assigned Nick a report.
What is assigned
200
The pizza tasted delicious!
What is tasted, linking
200
Nick is known for his time wasters.
What is is-helping, known-main
200
Miss Deaver thought the students were so creative!
What is thought, past
200
He passed Janet a note about the blackbird discovery.
What is DO-note, IO-Janet
300
She wanted him to learn the information himself.
What is wanted
300
He appeared in front of me.
What is appeared, action
300
Mrs. Granger does love the dictionary!
What is does-helping, love-main
300
Nick will pull off a teacher stopper before the end of the year.
What is will pull, future
300
Mrs. Granger gave the class a homework assignment.
What is DO-assignment, IO-class
400
Nick gave the speech in front of the class.
What is gave
400
I tasted the soup.
What is tasted, action
400
The report should be over soon.
What is should-helping, main-be
400
Mrs. Granger assigns a new word for the week.
What is assigns, present
400
The students gave Nick a round of applause when he finished his report.
What is DO-round of applause, IO-Nick
500
Mrs. Granger enjoyed the speech more than Nick wanted her to.
What is enjoyed
500
I smelled the coffee brewing.
What is smelled, action
500
Nick and Mrs. Granger will not get along.
What is will-helping, get-main
500
The students applaud Nick for his performance.
What is applaud, present
500
Nick's mom asked him a question.
What is DO-question, IO-him