Linking Verbs/ Present and Past Tense

Linking Verbs/ Present and Past Tense

Multiple Choice

Identify the type of verb in the following sentence. The verb is red.

Every month, bands from across the country visit New Your City.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

Past tense: He __________ on his bed. (jump)

• jumped

• is jumping

• will jump

• jumping

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in present tense?

• The Patriots have won a game.

• The Patriots are winning the game.

Multiple Choice

The boy mowed the lawn.

• action

• linking

Multiple Choice

The girl was frightened.

• action

• linking

Multiple Choice

Past tense: The man __________ the newspaper. (read)

• read

• will read

• was reading

• wrote

Multiple Select

Which sentence is written in present tense?

• Billy and Bob often study math together

• Billy and Bob often studied math together.

Multiple Choice

Past tense: The boy_______ his speech in front of the class. (give)

• is giving

• will give

• gave

• took

Multiple Select

Present tense: John, Matt, and Larry ___________to the park. (walk)

• will walk

• walked

• are walking

• walk

Multiple Choice

The teacher photographed her mother.

• action

• linking

Multiple Choice

Audrey cooked spaghetti for her friends.

• linking

• action

Multiple Select

Identify the linking verb in the sentence. She seemed nervous

• she

• nervous

• seemed

Fill in the Blank

Identify the linking verb in the sentence. The internet remains a positive tool.

Multiple Choice

Identify the linking verb in this sentence. He is a Monster! RUN!

• !

• RUN

• is

• He

Fill in the Blank

Past tense: John, Matt, and Larry __________ to the park. (walk)

Multiple Choice

Identify the linking verb in the sentence. The sky looked grey.

• sky

• grey

• looked

• the

Fill in the Blank

Identify the linking verb in the sentence.

The flower smelled fragrant.

Multiple Select

Identify the linking verb in the sentence. I am going to the park next weekend.

• to

• am

• going

• next

Multiple Choice

Identify the linking verb in the sentence.

There are many animals in the rainforest.

• are

• there

• rainforest

• animals

Multiple Choice

Mary is riding the bus

• linking

• action

Multiple Select

Identify the linking verb in the sentence.

The cheetah is the fastest land animal.

• cheetah

• land

• fastest

• is