Verb Review

Which of these is NOT one of the three most common verb tenses?

• past

• future

• present

• proper

When helping verbs and main verbs work together in a sentence, they are collectively called...

• Bob

• the predicate

• the verb phrase

• the subject

The most common type of verb is this type, which indicates what the subject is doing.

• action

• helping

• linking

• gluten-free

This type of verb can't stand alone; it makes the main verb fit properly into the sentence.

• action

• helping

• linking

• genetic

This verb type stands by itself, connecting something in the predicate to the subject.

• action

• helping

• linking

• Australian

Identify the HELPING verb: Jerome was catching unicorns.

• Jerome

• was

• catching

• unicorns

Identify the ACTION verb: The gopher eats mayonnaise.

• The

• gopher

• eats

• mayonnaise

Identify the LINKING verb: The music became deafening.

• The

• music

• became

• deafening

Identify the HELPING verb: Roberto had been sleeping.

• been

• had been

• had

• sleeping

Identify the ACTION verb: Yolanda was crying excessively.

• Yolanda

• was

• crying

• excessively