Verb Tense
Principal Parts
Troublesome Verb Usage
Action, Linking
Passive, or Active
Verbals
100

What is tense is the italicized word?

The mayor visits the new hospital tomorrow.

What is present tense?

100

What is the correct verb?

I have (written, wrote) sixteen letters this month.

What is written?

100

I used to could lay down and fall asleep immediately.

What is be able to lie?

100

The weather forecast indicated a possibility of snow

What is action

100

To be a competent bowler requires hours of practice.

What is To Be?

200

Gideon attacked the Midianites and won a great victory for the Lord.

What is past tense?

200

Christ has (risen, rose) from the dead!

What is risen?

200

Diego and Xavier did not go to bust Mom's vase

What are mean and break?

200

Even though the trial was unlawful, he remained calm.

What is linking?

200

John the Baptist was a burning and a shining light.

What are burning and shining?

300

Christ will return to establish His kingdom on earth.

What is future tense?

300

The boy had (went, gone) to (lie, lay) in the field and watch the clouds drift by.

What are gone and lie?

300

I drug the busted chair into the garage so that I could repair it.

What are dragged and broken?

300

Mephibosheth was invited to sit at King David's table.

What is passive

300

Redeemed Christians endeavor to follow Christ's example.

What are Redeemed and to follow?

400

We have placed our faith totally in Christ

What is present perfect?

400

You (had better, better) (sit, set) the table for supper.

What are had better and set?

400

Aren't I to care for my brother since he has took sick?

What are Am I not and become ill?
400

Eight of us are giving our speeches today.

What is active

400

What are the verbals and Verbs? You must state which are the verbs and verbals.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much

What is the verb 'is'?

What are to enjoy, to know, and to endure verbals?

500

What is the present, past, and future perfect tense "ride"

What are ride, rode, have ridden

500

The spy (snuck, sneaked) into the building, (clumb, climbed) onto a catwalk, and (lay, laid) motionless watching the work on the secret project.

What are sneaked, climbed, and lay?

500

You better let your tools there and go help the men rise the wall.

What are had better, leave, and raise?

500

Jesus said, "I am the bread of life."

Dave was asked to participate in the spring festival.

What are linking and passive

500

What are the verbals and Verbs? You must state which are the verbs and verbals

Jesus said, "I am the living bread which came down from heaven."

What are said, am, and came as verbs

What is living as verbal