Action Verb
Main Verb/Helping Verb
Present, Past or Future
Subject-Verb Agreement
spelling Present Tense
100

We played a terrific soccer game today

What is played?

100

Manuel had wanted a guitar for months.

What is had (helping) wanted (main verb)?

100
The circus will arrive in town tonight.

What is will arrive-future?

100

Spiders (spin, spins) silk thread.

What is spin?

100

Ray (draw) funny cartoons.

What is draws?

200
Our team met the Pumas.
What is met?
200

He was saving up for a new one.

What is was (helping) and saving (main verb)?

200

The clowns are here now.

What is are-present?

200

The threads (form, forms) a web.

What is form?
200

Ben (copy) his pictures.

What is copies?

300

They scored a goal right away.

What is scored?
300

He was taking lessons.

What is is (helping) and taking (main verb)?

300

We saw the lion tamer.

What is saw-past?

300

The web (trap, traps) food.

What is traps?

300

He (push) hard on the pen.

What is pushes?

400

Our team tied the score with one minute left.

What is tied?

400

I am listening to Manuel.

What is am (helping) and listening (main verb)?

400

He looks very brave.

What is looks-present?

400

A water spider (make, makes) its web underwater.

What is makes?

400

The pen (scratch) noisily.

What is scratches?

500

Coach Yin called time out.

What is called?
500

He is becoming a good player.

What is is (helping) and becoming (Main verb)?

500

The panther growled fiercely.

What is growled-past?
500

It (eat, eats) tiny fish.

What is eats?

500

The wet ink (dry) quickly.

What is dries?