Action & Being Verbs
What is the verb in the sentence and write whether it is an action or being verb.
I enjoy strawberries on my cereal.
What is enjoy and action verb.
How many principal parts does a verb have?
a. 3
b. 4
What is 4.
What makes a verb irregular?
What is it does not end in -ed.
How many simple tenses are there?
a. 3
b. 2
What is 3.
What does a linking verb connect?
What is a subject with a subject complement.
Chopped almonds are another nice addition to yogurt.
What is are and being verb.
Write the present, present participle, past, and past participle of the verb call.
What is call, calling, called, called.
Complete the sentence with past or the past participle fo the irregular verbs in parentheses. Remember to use the past participle if the sentence has a helping verb.
The French also ______(make) fried potatoes.
What is made.
People still eat a "margherita" pizza today.
What is present.
Are being verbs the only most commonly used linking verbs? True or False
What is False
What is the verb in the sentence and tell whether it is an action or being verb.
Both my mom and dad were track stars in high school.
What is were and being verb.
Complete the sentence with the form of the verb in parentheses.
Fruit is often ______ to yogurt. (add - past participle)
What is added.
Complete the sentence with past or the past participle fo the irregular verbs in parentheses. Remember to use the past participle if the sentence has a helping verb.
My father______(teach) me how to make mashed potatoes.
What is taught.
What is the verb phrase in the sentence and tell whether it is present progressive, past progressive, or future progressive tense.
My sister will be helping us if she gets home in time.
What is will be helping and future progressive
What is the linking verb and subject complement in the sentence?
In the Asian diet, rice is the basic grain.
What is (is and grain)
What is the verb in the sentence and tell whether it is action or a being verb.
In Evanston Illinois, a law prohibited the sale of soda water on Sunday.
Tell whether the verb in italics is present, present participle, past, or past participle.
People obtain it in small cartons in supermarkets.
What is present.
Complete the sentence with past or the past participle fo the irregular verbs in parentheses. Remember to use the past participle if the sentence has a helping verb.
Potatoes were_____(grow) in the Andes mountains.
What is grown.
What is the verb or verb phrase in the sentence and tell whether it is present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect.
Pedro's dad had prepared his speciality, a paella.
What is had prepared and past progressive.
What is the linking verb in the sentence?
Daily exercise remains a necessary component of a person's health.
What is remains.
Add a verb to the sentence and tell whether it is an action or being verb.
Many people also _______ chocolate.
What is answers may vary.
Write the present, present participle, past, & past participle of the verb skip.
What is skip, skipping, skipped, skipped
Complete the sentence with past or the past participle fo the irregular verbs in parentheses. Remember to use the past participle if the sentence has a helping verb.
They _____(say) it should be called the "French Fry."
What is said.
How do you know a verb phrase is present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect?
Past perfect uses the past participle and a form of have (had)
Future perfect is formed by using will have and the past participle
What is the linking verb, subject, and subject complement in the sentence?
Diets in different places have become quite different.
What is become, diets subject, different, s/c