Action Verbs

Which sentence has a present-tense verb?

• The angry baby cries loudly for her bottle.

• She played the piano beautifully at the concert.

• The weatherman will predict the weather.

• My mom will take me to the park this weekend.

Which sentence has a present-tense verb?

• Scientists will search for the tomb inside the pyramid.

• The audience laughed at the comedian's jokes.

• The birds are protecting their babies from predators.

• My friend and I will walk home from school together.

Which sentence has a past-tense verb?

• The light bulbs blinked on and off.

• The white cat sleeps on the sofa.

• She is counting the fluffy clouds.

• My brother swims in the race.

Which sentence has a past-tense verb?

• The principal's party will be an ice cream party.

• He sang that song perfectly.

• We will visit my grandparents next week.

• My dog barks at the cat.

Which sentence has a future-tense verb?

• Sasha dances like a ballerina on stage.

• Steven cooked a delicious cake today.

• Sarah sleeps in the afternoon until 3:00.

• Samantha will paint outside this afternoon.

Which sentence has a future-tense verb?

• My grandma cooked the best spaghetti last night.

• Dad is going to bring me to Dunkin Donuts tomorrow.

• My teacher reads Dr. Seuss to the class.

• We played in the back yard all afternoon.

What is the correct verb tense? Mark is (think, thinking, thought, will think) about his answer to the teacher's question.

• think

• thinking

• thought

• will think

What is the correct verb tense? My friend (argue, argues, argued, will argue) with me yesterday about what game to play.

• argue

• argued

• will argue

What is the correct verb tense? Terrel (run, runs, ran, will run) in the 3 mile race tomorrow.

• run

• runs

• ran

• will run

What is the correct verb tense? We are at the concert right now, watching the school performance. Lyria (sings, sang, will sing) very well.

• sings

• sang

• will sing