Grammar (Verb Tenses)

Grammar

(Verb Tenses)

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An action verb tells what a person or thing ______.

Multiple Select

Which ones are action verbs? (Select ALL that are action verbs)

• see

• lands

• and

• open

• to

Multiple Choice

Which word is the action verb in the sentence:

"The spaceship flies through the air."

• spaceship

• flies

• through

• the

• air

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A Main Verb is the ____ (most/least) important verb in a sentence. A helping verb usually comes ____ (before/after) the main verb.

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Write the helping verb and main verb from the sentence below:

"Meanwhile, the aliens have decided to land."

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Write the helping verb and the main verb from the sentence below:

"Suddenly, the aliens are walking toward him."

Multiple Choice

A present tense verb tells an action that:

• already happened

• is happening now

• will happen

• will not happen

Multiple Choice

A past tense verb tells about an action that:

• already happened

• is happening now

• will happen

• will not happen

Multiple Choice

A future tense verb tells about an action that:

• already happened

• is happening now

• will happen

• will not happen

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Identify the verb tense in this sentence:

"Carly likes going to the movies."

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Identify the verb tense in this sentence:

"Sam will meet us at the theater."

Multiple Choice

Does this sentence have CONSISTENT verb tenses? (verb tenses are the same throughout the whole sentence)

"We went to the movie theater last week and watch that new movie!"

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What is a past participle?

Multiple Select

Which ones are past participles of regular verbs?

• opened

• closing

• watched

• completed

• talk

Multiple Choice

A progressive verb tense tells about an action that only happens once.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which sentences are in the FUTURE progressive? (check ALL that apply)

• James will be going to New York this summer.

• Aunt Nannette was talking to James about his birthday.

• Uncle Romie will be taking James to a baseball game.

• James is eating a delicious piece of cake.

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Which sentences are in PAST progressive?

• James will be eating lots of cake on his birthday.

• James was going to help Aunt Nannette bake his cake.

• Uncle Romie was painting in his studio when James arrived.

• James is enjoying his time with Uncle Romie.