Verbs

Main Verbs

100

Find the main verb: “The cat sleeps on the windowsill.”

sleeps

200

Find the main verb: “We played soccer yesterday.”

played

300

Find the main verb(s): “She writes poems, and she performs them on stage.”

writes

performs

400

Find the main verb(s): “My brother repaired the chair, and he painted it, too.”

repaired

painted

500

Find the main verb(s): “While the magician performed a trick, the audience gasped and clapped loudly.”

performed

gasped

clapped

Helping Verbs

100

Find the helping verb: “She is walking to school.”

is

200

Find the helping verb: “They have finished their homework.”

have

300

Find the helping verb(s): “I had eaten before you arrived.”

had

400

Find the helping verb(s): “They had been talking when the bell rang.”

had

been

500

Find the helping verb(s): “We should have helped before it became a problem.”

should

have

Linking Verbs

100

Find the linking verb: “The soup tastes salty.”

tastes

200

Find the linking verb: “The sky looks cloudy today.”

looks

300

Find the linking verb: “He became a great musician after many years of practice.”

became

400

Find the linking verb(s): “You are a wonderful friend who always seems kind.”

are

seems

500

Find the verb(s): “Even though the flowers are wilted, they still look beautiful in the sunlight.”

are

look

Mixed Practice

100

Find the main verb:

They ran to the park.

ran (main)

200

Find the all the helping verbs:

I will be going soon.

will be going → will, be (helping); going (main)

300

Find the verb(s): “The room smells musty, and the couch feels dusty.”

smells, feels (both linking)

400

Find the verb(s): “The baby appears sleepy after lunch, but he is not tired.”

appears, is (both linking)

500

Find the verb(s): “You could have been chosen if you had applied on time.”

could, have, been (helping); chosen (main), had, applied (helping + main)

Challenge Round

100

Find the verb(s): “He has been waiting outside.”

has been waiting → has, been (helping); waiting (main)

200

Find the verb(s): “She seems upset and looks tired.”

seems, looks (both linking)

300

Find the verb(s): “We might have been chosen, but no one has told us yet.”

might, have, been (helping); chosen (main), has, told (helping + main)

400

Find the verb(s): “She will have been practicing for months by the time of the recital.”

will, have, been (helping); practicing (main)

500

Find the verb(s): “Although it might have seemed easier at first, the project became more difficult as it continued.”

might, have, seemed (helping/linking); became (linking); continued (main)