ACTION and LINKING VERBS
Object of Verbs and Predicate Words
Principal Parts of verbs
IRREGULAR VERBS
SIMPLE TENSES
100
Is the CAPITALIZED verb an ACTION, LINKING, or HELPING verb? The sisters LOOKED through the magazine.
ACTION
100
Identify the CAPITALIZED word as D.O., I.O., P.A., or P.N. The cardinal sang sweetly on the branch of a nearby TREE.
INTRANSITIVE! There is no DO or IO!
100
Identify the principal part that is CAPITALIZED in the following sentence. Our class is PLANNING a trip to the theater later this year. A) Present B)Past C) Present Participle
Present Participle
100
Find the verb error and correct it. My favorite sweater shrinked when I washed it.
Shrank or had shrunk
100
Correctly identify the tense of the CAPITALIZED word. Sammi LOOKED all over for the right gift.
PAST
200
Is the CAPITALIZED verb ACTION, LINKING or HELPING? The students WERE talking to each other.
Helping
200
Identify the CAPITALIZED word as D.O., I.O., P.A., or P.N. Lisa carefully unwrapped the glass FIGURINE.
D.O.
200
Identify the principal part that is CAPITALIZED in the following sentence. Our crab CRAWLED from a smaller sheet into a larger one. A) Present Participle B)Past C) Past Participle
Past
200
Find the verb error and correct it. I breaked my leg when I went off the ski jump.
BROKE, HAD BROKEN
200
Correctly identify the tense of the CAPITALIZED word. How many relatives ARE COMING over for your birthday for dinner?
Present Progressive
300
Identify all the VERBS OR VERB PHRASES in the following sentence. I should begin to study for the test.
SHOULD BEGIN
300
Identify the CAPITALIZED word as D.O., I.O., P.A., or P.N. While waiting for the video to upload, Mary became IMPATIENT.
Predicate NOUN
300
Identify the principal part that is CAPITALIZED in the following sentence. We have TALKED on the phone for almost two hours! A) Present participle B)Past C) Past Participle
Past participle
300
Find the verb error and correct it. We all falled quite often when we began walking.
FELL
300
Correctly identify the tense of the CAPITALIZED word. Construction workers WILL BE CLOSING this lane tomorrow.
Future progressive
400
Identify the VERBS or VERB PHRASES in the following sentence. If it gets windy enough, let's fly our kites!
gets; let's; fly
400
Identify the CAPITALIZED word as D.O., I.O., P.A., or P.N. The lion seem NERVOUS in their cages.
Predicate Adjective
400
Identify the principal part that is CAPITALIZED in the following sentence. Three circus acts PERFORM at the same time in three rings. A) Present B)Past C) Present Participle
PRESENT
400
Find the verb error and correct it. I think that I leaved my jacket at your house.
LEFT
400
Correctly identify the tense of the CAPITALIZED word. Student STUDY a long time for grammar assessments.
Present
500
Is the CAPITALIZED verb HELPING, LINKING, or ACTION? The road APPEARS to go on forever!
LINKING
500
Identify the CAPITALIZED word as D.O., I.O., P.A., or P.N. The machines at the factory run all day and night.
INTRANSITIVE! There is no object or predicate word!!! Haha....I tricked you!
500
Identify the principal part that is CAPITALIZED in the following sentence. We have PURCHASED three bags of popcorn for the movie. A) Present B)Past C) Present Participle
Present participle
500
Find the verb error and correct it. By the time you read this, we will have figured out the answers.
No verb errors!
500
Correctly identify the tense of the CAPITALIZED word. Ms. Mercer WILL BE THINKING about summer vacation all of 4th quarter.
Future Progressive