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Action or Linking
Main and Helping Verbs
Subject Verb Agreement
Verb Tenses
Principal Parts of Verbs
100
The girl feels nervous. Identify the verb and label it action or linking.
What is feels/linking.
100
I am watching a show about animals. Identify the verb phrase. Tell which verb/verbs are helping and which verb is action.
What is am watching. Helping=am Action=watching
100
Historical fiction (is,are) make-believe stories based on real events or people.
What is is?
100
I will be a pilot someday. Identify the verb and tense.
What is will be/future.
100
A few of his magnificent paintings have lasted. Identify the verb as Past, Present, Present Participle, or Past Participle.
What is have lasted/past participle?
200
She sits in a fancy chair. Identify the verb and label it linking or action.
What is sits/action.
200
Zookeepers will give them the right food. Identify the verb phrase. Tell which verb/verbs are helping verbs and which verb is the main verb.
What is will give. Helping=will Main=give
200
In the novel, Amos (take, takes) credit for Franklin's work.
What is takes?
200
Members vote on a play to perform. Identify the verb and tense.
What is vote/present.
200
The painting is attracting more paintings than ever. Identify the verb as Past, Present, Present Participle, or Past Participle.
What is is attracting/present participle.
300
Footmen carry the chair on their shoulders. Identify the verb and label it linking or action.
What is carry/action.
300
We should recognize the importance of every animal. Is the word should a helping verb, main verb, verb phrase, or not a verb?
What is a helping verb?
300
Readers (laugh, laughs) while they learn about history.
What is laugh?
300
Sally brought cupcakes for the class. Identify the verb and tense.
What is brought/past.
300
His inventions are functioning perfectly well. Identify the verb as Past, Present, Present Participle, or Past Participle.
What is are functioning/present participle.
400
He looks handsome and kind. Identify the verb and label it linking or action.
What is looks/linking.
400
Some species could be eliminated. Is the word eliminated a helping verb, main verb, verb phrase, or not a verb?
What is a main verb?
400
Children of all ages (enjoy, enjoys) this lighthearted book.
What is enjoy?
400
Jake was singing at the concert last night. Identify the verb phrase as Past Progressive, Present Progressive, or Future Progressive.
What is was singing/past progressive.
400
I have purchased a book about Leonardo da Vinci. Identify the verb as Past, Present, Present Participle, or Past Participle.
What is have purchased/past participle.
500
She sees her husband for the first time. Identify the verb and label it linking or action.
What is sees/action.
500
This will cause an imbalance in the ecosystem. Is the word ecosystem a helping verb, main verb, verb phrase, or not a verb?
What is not a verb?
500
Many vivid images (comes, come) to life for the students.
What is come?
500
Paul will have eaten at the restaurant by then. Identify the verb phrase as Past Perfect, Present Perfect, or Future Perfect.
What is will have eaten/future perfect.
500
Mrs. Pringle inspired me to become a teacher. Identify the verb as Past, Present, Present Participle, or Past Participle.
What is inspired/past?