Kinds of Verbs
Linking Verbs & Predicate Words
Principal Parts of Verbs
Irregular Verbs
Troublesome Verb Pairs
100
Identify the verb and its kind (action, linking, or helping) Sand dollars eat tiny plants.
Verb = eat / action
100
What is the linking verb and the predicate word in the sentence. Their job looked dangerous.
Verb = looked / dangerous
100
What is the present participle, the past, and the past participle of.... work.
Pres. Part. = (is) working Past = worked Past Part. = (has) worked
100
What is the correct form on the verb in parentheses? Transportation (beginned, began) before civilization.
began
100
Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence. You can't (lie, lay) on that.
lie
200
Identify the verb and its kind (action, linking, or helping) They crawl through the sand.
Verb = crawl / action
200
Identify the linking verb and predicate word in the sentence. Harriet Quimby became a stunt pilot in 1911.
Verb = became / pilot
200
What is the present participle, the past, and the past participle of the word.... share.
Pres. Part = (is) sharing Past = shared Past Part. = (has) shared
200
What is the correct form on the verb in parentheses? The Roman Empire (saw, seen) advances in road building.
saw
200
Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Sarah (rises, raises) hens on a farm in Virginia.
raises
300
Identify the verb and its kind (action, linking, or helping) I did my homework last night.
Verb = did /helping
300
Identify the linking verb and predicate word in the sentence. She felt happy in the air.
Verb = felt / happy
300
What is the present participle, the past, and the past participle of the word.... know.
Pres. Part. = (is) knowing Past = knew Past Part. = (has) known
300
What is the correct form on the verb in parentheses? I have (swam, swum) the length of the pool ten times already.
swum
300
Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Kelly will (teach, learn) to snowboard next winter.
learn
400
Identify the verb and its kind (action, linking, or helping) Did the travelers have a map of the land.
Verb = have /helping
400
Identify the linking verb and predicate word in the sentence. She seemed more welcome in France.
Verb = seemed / welcome
400
What is the present participle, the past, and the past participle of the word.... see.
Pres. Part. = (is) seeing Past = saw Past Part. = (has) seen
400
What is the correct form on the verb in parentheses? Have you (took, taken) art classes?
taken
400
Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence. I (sit, set) my books on the kitchen table.
set
500
Identify the verb and its kind (action, linking, or helping) Some animals appeared friendly.
Verb = appeared/ linking
500
Identify the linking verb and predicate word in the sentence. American flying schools were too biased to let her in.
Verb = were / biased
500
What is the present participle, the past, and the past participle of the word.... lend.
Pres. Part. = (is) lending Past = lent Past Part. = (has) lent
500
What is the correct form on the verb in parentheses? I had (wrote, written) about the paintings.
written
500
Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence. My brother (rises, raises) early to make breakfast.
rises