Action,Main, Helping, or Linking?
Identify the verbs and the verb type.
Her feathers appear yellow.
Linking: appear
(Yellow describes the feathers... "appears" links them together)
Write the present tense form of each verb.
She _______ her face.
Present tense: Washes
Choose a word that best completes the sentence.
Hawaii (is, are) made up of many islands.
** Is
Hawaii is made up of many islands.
Write the correct past form of each verb.
A cold wind _____. (blow)
** blew
A cold wind blew.
Identify the verb and write the direct object it is referring to.
Scientists study the planets.
Verb: Study
The scientists study what?
Direct Object: planets
Identify the verbs and the verb type.
They are eating fruit and cereal.
Helping: are
main: eating
What is the verb and what tense is it in.
Mom watches our progress.
Verb: Watches (present tense)
Write the present tense of each verb.
Jed and I ____ newspapers. (read)
** read
Jed and I read newspapers.
Write the correct past form of each verb.
The branches ______ over. (freeze)
** froze
the branches froze over.
Identify the verb and write the direct object that it is referring to.
The student wrote in his journal.
Verb: wrote
The student wrote where?
Direct object: journal
Identify the verbs and the verb type.
A hurricane struck the island.
Action: Struck
Write the future tense form of the verb.
Alex ______ the rules. (Write)
will write
Write the sentence using the past tense form of the verb.
Jay had _____ of it. (think)
** Thought
Jay had thought of it.
Write the correct past form of each verb.
The girls had _____ the movie. (see)
** seen
The girls had seen the movie.
Identify the verb and write down the direct object that it is referring to.
The store gave us free pens.
Verb: gave
The store gave what?
Direct Object: pens
Identify the verbs and the verb type.
The noises seem very loud.
Linking: seem
Loud describes the song... "seem" links them together.
What is the verb in the sentence and what tense is it in.
We studied for the test early.
Verb: Studied (past tense)
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Hawaii's mild climate (has, have) attracted many tourists.
** has
Hawaii's mild climate has attracted many tourists.
Write the correct past form of each verb.
Some tree limbs had _____ off. (break)
** Broken
Some tree limbs had broken off.
Identify the verb and write down the direct object it is referring to.
Did you see that?
Verb: see
Did you see what?
Direct Object: that
Identify the verbs and the verb type.
The boys are running on the track.
Helping: are
Main: Running
Write the past tense form of the verb.
More patients ______ professional care. (receive)
Received
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Islands (was, were) formed long ago by volcanoes.
** were
Islands were formed long ago by volcanoes.
Write the correct past form of the verb.
The birds had _____ south. (fly)
** flown
THe birds had flown south.
Identify the verb and write down the direct object that it is referring to.
The kids jumped off the diving board into the pool.
Verb: jumped
The kids jumped off what?
Direct object: diving board