Language Quiz 2: Verbs and Tenses

What is a verb?

• an adventure word

• something someone did

• action word, state of being

• a thing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

•VERB PHRASES consist of helping verb(s) and a ____ verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

•“Three threes” —have has had, do does did, ___ _____ ____ (3 words total, no commas)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

•“Three rhyming pairs”—can could, shall ______, will would

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

•“To be” verbs—be, being, ____, am, is, are, was, were

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the verb in this sentence:
Billy jumped over the fence.

• Billy
• jumped
• over
• fence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Identify the verb in this sentence:
Sarah voted for the very first time!

• voted
• Sarah
• first
• very

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Identify the verb in this sentence:
The students studied for the test.

• The
• test
• studied
• students

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Look at the verb, underlined and in red, and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.

The little boy ran across the street.

• action

• helping/main

• linking

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Look at the verb, underlined and in red, and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.

Austin and Ella were tired.

• action

• helping/main

• linking

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B