Understanding Types of Verbs

What are the three main types of verbs?

• Regular verbs, irregular verbs, phrasal verbs

• Modal verbs, auxiliary verbs, imperative verbs

• Transitive verbs, intransitive verbs, reflexive verbs

• Action verbs, linking verbs, helping verbs

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: 'The dog runs quickly.'

• jumps

• runs

• barks

• sleeps

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following is a linking verb: 'is', 'run', 'jump'?

• is

• am

• swim

• think

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.4C

Fill in the blank with a suitable verb: 'She _____ to the store every Saturday.'

• go

• drives

• runs

• walks

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What type of verb is 'seem' in the sentence: 'He seems happy.'?

• transitive verb

• linking verb

• intransitive verb

• action verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Choose the correct form of the verb: 'They _____ (to be) excited about the trip.'

• were

• is

• are

• was

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The flowers bloom in spring.'

• bloom

• in

• flowers

• spring

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the past tense of the verb 'to go'?

• goed

• gone

• goes

• went

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

Which sentence contains a helping verb: 'She is reading a book.' or 'She reads a book.'?

• She was reading a book.

• She has read a book.

• She will read a book.

• She is reading a book.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.4C

Explain the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs.

• Intransitive verbs can take a direct object; transitive verbs cannot.

• Transitive verbs need a direct object; intransitive verbs do not.

• Transitive verbs do not require a subject; intransitive verbs do.

• Transitive verbs are always in the past tense; intransitive verbs are not.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.8.1A