Exploring Verbs and Tenses in English Grammar

What is a verb?

• A word that describes an adverb

• A word that describes an action

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that describes an adjective

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which of the following is an example of a verb?

• Happiness

• Swimming

• Quickly

• Beautiful

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What does a verb tell us about a person or thing?

• Its color

• Its size

• Its action or state

• Its location

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The family is watching TV.'

• Is

• Family

• Watching

• TV

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What does the tense of a verb indicate?

• The place of an action

• The object of the sentence

• The time of an action

• The subject of the sentence

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which of the following sentences is in the present tense?

• They had a party.

• He eats an apple.

• She will go to school.

• I wrote a letter.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How is the simple past tense generally formed?

• By adding 'ly' to the root verb

• By adding 's' or 'es' to the root verb

• By adding 'd' or 'ed' to the root verb

• By adding 'ing' to the root verb

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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

Which of the following sentences is in the future tense?

• She is reading a book.

• He will run a marathon.

• They played soccer.

• I am cooking dinner.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following verbs does not change in its tenses?

• Cut

• Run

• Eat

• Go

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the past tense of 'give'?

• Gives

• Given

• Gave

• Giving

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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