Verb task card check

1A: The underlined verb is:

• transitive

• intransitive

Answer explanation

With transitive verbs, the action passes from the subject to a direct object (a direct object is needed in order to make sense).

1B: The tense of the underlined verb is:

• past simple

• present simple

• past perfect

• future continuous

2A: The subject of the sentence is:

• one

• boats

• we

• the past

2B: So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. The tense of the above sentence is:

• present perfect

• future simple

• past continuous

• present simple

3A: The underlined sentence is written in the ...

• passive voice

• active voice

3B: The missing verb is...

• was

• are

• were

4A: The missing verb is...

• are

• is

• were

4B: Identify the mood of the verb in the underlined sentence.

• subjunctive

• imperative

• indicative

5A: An auxiliary verb in the above extract is...

• to make

• preparing

• was

• carried

5B: The tense of the underlined sentence is...

• past simple

• past perfect-continuous

• past continuous

• future perfect