Verbs, Tense, Stems, etc

The two types of verbs are:

• action and progressive

• action & linking

• active and past

• conjunctions and direct objects

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Verbs change to show TIME. This is called verb tense. The six verb tense are:

present tense,

past tense

future tense

present perfect tense

past perfect tense

• future tense

• future perfect tense

• there are no more

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The sentence below is written in ___ _tense:

Larry walks to the store. He sees the shiny new computers and checks their prices.

• present perfect

• future

• past

• present

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The sentence below is written in ___ tense.

I thought I saw the conductor drop his baton, but I just imagined it.

• past tense

• present tense

• future tense

• past perfect tense

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The sentence below is written in ____ tense.

The snake has slithered through the hole in our wall.

• past tense

• past perfect

• present perfect

• future perfect tense

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select all of the sentence that have a linking verb. The verbs are in capital letters so that you can notice them better.

• I AM glad to see you.

• You LOOK peaceful under this tree.

• I THINK that you are my hero!

• The Mardi Gras parade WILL BE fun to watch.

• You must SNIFF this perfume to see if you like it.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Dictator, dictionary, dictate, and contradict all contain the stem "dict" which means:

• yell

• say

• explain

• rule

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

SPEC mean see

VIS MEANS ___

• city

• look

• visit

• put

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Precede, proceed, concede all contain the stem "cede," which means:

• go

• see

• across

• down

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

TRANS means:

• pull

• during

• across

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B