a verb whose past tense is NOT made by adding -ed or -d to the present tense
100
Which helping verb is added to the present, past, and future perfect tense?
have (has, had, will have)
100
What do all verbs in the progressive tense end in?
-ing
100
What does the idiom "to crack someone up" mean?
to make someone laugh really hard
200
What is the verb phrase in the following sentence: "She has been working hard this quarter."
has been working
200
Write the past tense of the verbs "buy" and "know" on the board.
bought and knew
200
Fill in the following sentence with the present perfect tense of the verb "return": She ________ after two weeks of vacation.
has returned
200
Complete the following sentence with the verb "swim" in the present progressive tense: My brothers __________ in the pool right now.
are swimming
200
What does the idiom "to get back into the swing of things" mean?
to become active and make progress after a long break
300
Give four examples of linking verbs.
is, am, was, were, being, been, appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, taste
300
Write the past tense and past participle of the verbs "drive" and "take" on the board.
past = drove; past participle = has driven; past = took; past participle = has taken
300
What is the future perfect tense of the verb "scream?"
will have screamed
300
What is the future progressive tense of the verb "watch?"
will be watching
300
This idiom means someone acts toward you the same way you acted toward him or her in order to teach you a lesson.
to get a taste of your own medicine
400
What is a verb phrase? Give an example.
A verb phrase is one or more helping verbs + a main verb. Ex: have watched
400
Write a sentence on the board using the verb "write" in the past participle.
We have written several stories in class.
400
Write a sentence on the board using the verb "give" in the past perfect tense.
Ex: They had given the teacher their homework.
400
Write the present progressive, past progressive, and future progressive of the verb "fall" on the board.
present progressive = is/am/are falling; past progressive = was/were falling; future progressive = will be falling
400
Use the idioms "to get up on the wrong side of the bed" and "to hold your horses" in one sentence.
Ex: I told my brother to hurry up, but since he got up on the wrong side of the bed he shouted at me, "Hold your horses!"
500
Write five verb phrases on the board (using five different helping verbs & five different main verbs).
has angered, will help, can draw, should work, does enjoy
500
Write the past and past participle of the verbs "sleep," "catch," and "go" on the board.
past = slept; past participle = has slept; past = caught; past participle = has caught; past = went; past participle = has gone
500
Write a sentence on the board using the verb "ring" in the future perfect tense.
Ex: The bell will have rung by 8:00.
500
Use the verb "laugh" in a sentence in the present progressive, a sentence in the past progressive, and a sentence in the future progressive.
present progressive: She is laughing so loud. past progressive: They were laughing at the joke. future progressive: The students will be laughing when they watch the movie.
500
Use the idioms "it's crunch time" and "to have nerves of steel" in one sentence.
Ex: It's crunch time because I have a big presentation tomorrow; I wish I had nerves of steel like John so I didn't feel so nervous.