Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
Helping Verbs
Irregular Verbs
Simple Tense:Present, Past, Future
100
What is an action verb?
It tells what the subject does or did it also tells about actions that we cannot see.
100
What is a linking verb?
A linking verb connects/links the subject of a sentence to a noun, pronoun, or an adjective in the predicate.
100
What is a helping verb?
It helps the main verb show an action. Together the main verb and the helping verb form a verb phrase.
100
What are irregular verbs?
They are verbs that do not add "-ed" to form the past tense.
100
Tell me the difference between present, past, and future tense.
1. Present tense tells about an action that is happening now, adding "es" "ies" or stay the same.
2. Past tense tell us about an action in the past and we add "ed"
3. Future tense verbs tell about actions that are going to happen we use will/shall
200
Read each set of words, tell me the action verb:
1. bush, table, cheer
2. sing pencil, chair
3. think, book, read
1. cheer
2. sing
3. think and read
200
What is the linking vern in the following sentences?
1. The school garden show was a great success.
2. These daffodils smell so sweet!
3. For some reason, your house appears larger to me.
1. was
2. smell
3. appears
200
Tell me the helping verb of the following sentences:
1. Ted is writing the script for the skit.
2. Nora has visited Peru.
3. Four students were serving the fruit.
1. is
2. has
3. were
200
Tell me the irregular verb of the following verbs:
1. begin
2.fly
3. go
4. bring
1. began
2. flew
3. went
4. brought
200
Write the present tense of the verb:
1. A fifth grader down to the school bus. (hurry)
2. My Dad work around midnight. (finish)
3. The students their projects on time. (complete)
1. hurries
2. finishes
3. complete
300
Fill in the blanks with the correct action verbs:
1. Tina behind the sofa but she did not her missing shoe.
a. looked, find b. walked, purple c. Smith, see d. flowers, shoelace
1. a. looked, find
300
Tell me what is the linking verb and the adjective that the verb links to the subject.
1. The grapes tasted sour.
2. The lion's roar sounds fierce.
3. The woods looked magical during the ice storm.
1. LV: tasted Adj: sour
2. LV: sounds Adj: fierce
3. LV: looked Adj: magical
300
What is the main verb in the following sentences?
1. Tomorrow I will choose a topic for my report.
2. The geese are flying in a v-shaped formation.
3. The water has frozen in the pond.
1. choose
2.flying
3. frozen
300
Tell me the irregular verb when having a helping verb of the following verbs:
1. blow
2. wear
3. swim
4. write
1. blown
2. worn
3. swum
4. written
300
Write the past tense of the verb:
1. Pirate ships gold here long ago. (carry)
2. Mr. Diego for his lost wallet at the park. (search)
3. Mom hot platter in the kitchen. (drop)
1. carried
2. searched
3. dropped
400
What is the action verb in the sentence?
1. A trained seal performs tricks in the pool.
2. Only fifth graders entered the contest.
3. The bright, crisp leaves fall from the trees.
1. performs
2.entered
3. fall
400
Fill the blank with the correct linking verb.
1. The chocolate muffins wonderful.
a. sounds b. am c. smell
2. The sand soft.
a. feels b. is c. was d. all of the above
1. c. smell
2. d. all of the above
400
Tell me the helping and main verb of the following sentences:
1. The sun will shine brightly every day for the next two months.
2. After two hours, the water has evaporated from the street.
3. Basketball and volleyball players can jump very high.
1. HV: will MV: shine
2. HV: has MV: evaporated
3. HV: can MV: jump
400
Select the form of the verb that correctly completes each sentence.
1. The basketball players have _____ a name for their team.
a. chose b. chosen
2. Mr. DiFranco _____ his name on the board.
a. wrote b. written
1. b. chosen
2. a. wrote
400
Write the future tense of the verb:
1. Next month, I the contest. (enter)
2. Mrs. Fu fifth grade at our school this year. (teach)
3. The first robins in a week or two. (arrive)
1. will enter / shall enter
2. will teach
3. will arrive / shall arrive
500
Complete each sentence with the following action verbs: runs, play, dances, painted, cooked
1. She in the rain.
2. He us a picture of a farm.
3. The puppy in the yard.
4. They chicken for dinner.
5. The boy and girl at recess.
1. dances
2. painted
3. runs
4. cooked
5. play
500
Which group lists only examples of linking verbs?
a. seem, become, remain, turn
b. desire, think, create, gain
c. enable, advise, test, imagine
a. seem, become, remain, turn
500
Read each sentence and choose the correct helping verb:
1. He (was/is) finishing the test yesterday.
2. My parents (was/were) traveling through Europe last year.
3. I (had/have) ten dollars in my pocket right now.
1. was
2. were
3. have
500
Select present, past, or past with have to tell the form of the verb.
1. At my school, football tryouts have begun already.
a. present b. past c. past with have
2. The pumpkins and squash turned orange, yellow, and green as they grew.
a. present b. past c. past with have
3. I watch a pigeon fly over her head.
a. present b. past c. past with have
1. c. past with have
2. b. past
3. a. present
500
Select present, past, or future to tell when the action is happening.
1. The giraffes munched on the leaves.
a. present b. past c. future
2. The pale will arrive at Gate 18.
a. present b. past c. future
3. The campers unpack their supplies.
a. present b. past c. future
1. b. past
2. c. future
3. a. present