Action Verb Tense

Which word in the sentence is an action verb?

Tina fell off her bike near the park yesterday.

• near

• park

• fell

• Tina

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word in the sentence is an action verb?

The wind almost knocked over the trees during the storm.

• during

• knocked

• trees

• wind

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the verb tense used in the following sentence:

I will measure the milk before I add it to the cake batter.

• past

• present

• future

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Identify the verb tense used in the following sentence:

We observed the life cycle of a tadpole in science last month.

• past

• present

• future

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Identify the verb tense used in the following sentence:

Carrie greets everyone at the door as they arrive.

• past

• present

• future

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

When the action happens now, it is in the ____________ tense.

• past

• present

• future

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

One way to make a verb past tense is to add ______ to the end.

• ed

• ing

• s

• ies

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

An irregular verb becomes past tense by changing its spelling. Which word is the correct past tense of the verb rings?

• ringing

• ringed

• rang

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

An irregular verb becomes past tense by changing its spelling. Which word is the correct past tense of the verb swims?

• swims

• swimming

• swimed

• swam

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Helping verbs are verbs that help the main verb express tenses. Which word(s) is a helping verb in the following sentence:

We may be going to the beach.

• may be

• going

• to

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B