Linking or Action
Helping or Main
Regular Tenses
Perfect Tenses
100

Identify the linking verb in this sentence:

The student is the leader of the band. 

Is

100

Identify the helping verb in this sentence:

Claire should clean her room.

Should

100

Which is the correct way to rewrite the sentence in the past tense:

Lydia smiles when she saw the puppy.


Lydia smiled when she saw the puppy.

100

What is the correct present perfect tense verb in the following sentence? 

Mary (eat) all of the chips in the bowl. 

has eaten

200

Identify the action verb in this sentence:

She read many books over break. 

Read

200

Identify the main verb in this sentence:

Sandy has mopped the floors several times. 

Mopped

200

Which is the correct present tense verb in the following sentence? 

He usually (walk) to the beach. 

Walks

200

What is the correct past perfect tense verb in the following sentence? 

Jerry (tell) his parents he did well on his test. 

had told

300

Identify the linking verb in this sentence:

The dogs are very cute. 

Are

300

Identify the helping verb in this sentence:

Dad can take us to Disney World. 

Can

300

What is the future tense of the verb "pull"?

Will pull

300

What is the correct future perfect tense verb in the following sentence? 

Katie (practice) her back handspring fifty times before she competes tomorrow.

will have practiced

400

Identify the action verb in this sentence:

We drive to Maine every year.

Drive

400

Identify the main verb in this sentence:

I did enjoy the snow day yesterday. 

Enjoy

400

Which is the correct past tense verb in the following sentence? 

The choir (sing) at the concert last night. 

Sang

400

What is the correct present perfect tense verb in the following sentence? 

Lucy (paint) a picture of a horse. 

has painted

500
Is smells in this sentence an action or a linking verb? 


The cake smells good. 

Linking

500

Identify the verb phrase in this sentence: 

I will go to the show tomorrow. 

Will go

500

What is the correct future tense verb in the following sentence?

You (bring) your coat on the field trip next week.

will bring

500

What is the correct future perfect tense verb in the following sentence? 

You (complete) the class by next week. 

will have completed