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Verb Phrases

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word(s) make up the verb phrase?

Sam is going to the market tomorrow.

a)

is

b)

going

c)

is going

d)

is going to

2.

Which word(s) form the verb in the sentence?

Mary will have been playing flute for ten years next month.

a)

will

b)

will have been playing

c)

will have been

d)

playing

3.

Which word(s) form the verb in the sentence?

Mike will be singing tomorrow night.

a)

Mike

b)

will

c)

will be

d)

will be singing

4.

Which word is the helping verb?

Sally had driven all the way to the beach.

a)

Sally

b)

had

c)

driven

d)

to

5.

Which word is the helping verb?

He has gone to the beach before.

a)

He

b)

has

c)

gone

d)

to

6.

Which word is the main verb?

Bill is going to the movies with Sam.

a)

Bill

b)

is

c)

going

d)

to

7.

Which is the main verb?

Sam will be moving in the summer.

a)

will

b)

be

c)

moving

d)

in

8.

Which is the main verb?

The team will practice tonight.

a)

team

b)

will

c)

practice

d)

tonight

9.

Which is the main verb?

We will be walking to the middle school next year.

a)

We

b)

will

c)

be

d)

walking

10.

What is the main verb?

We will have finished our time here at OPS.

a)

We

b)

will

c)

have

d)

finished

11.

What is the main verb?

We will have finished our time here at OPS.

a)

We

b)

will

c)

have

d)

finished

12.

Tap of the verbs in the sentence below:

I am going to New York City on Saturday.

a)

to

b)

am

c)

going

d)

on

13.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

You should study for your science quiz.

a)

should

b)

science

c)

study

d)

quiz

14.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

The Eagles will play the Cowboys next weekend.

a)

play

b)

next

c)

the

d)

will

15.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

The audience was enjoying the concert.

a)

was

b)

enjoying

c)

the

d)

audience

16.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

Poison ivy has sprouted all over the yard.

a)

poison

b)

has

c)

sprouted

d)

over

17.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

The chefs had created a spectacular meal.

a)

chefs

b)

had

c)

created

d)

meal

18.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

A snake will swallow its prey whole.

a)

swallow

b)

its

c)

will

d)

whole

19.

Tap all of the verbs in the sentence below:

The penguins are waddling together on the ice.

a)

together

b)

ice

c)

waddling

d)

are

20.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

Dad was snoring through the movie.

a)

movie

b)

snoring

c)

was

d)

through

21.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

The leaves had fallen from the trees.

a)

had

b)

fallen

c)

from

d)

trees

22.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

The athlete is training in the gym.

a)

is

b)

gym

c)

athlete

d)

training

23.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

The television show will be on at 8 pm.

a)

show

b)

will

c)

on

d)

be

24.

Tap all of the verbs in the sentence below:

Amy can sing very well.

a)

very

b)

can

c)

sing

d)

well

25.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

I am practicing the song for the concert.

a)

practicing

b)

song

c)

am

d)

concert

26.

Circle all of the verbs in the sentence below:

You are becoming a master at verbs!

a)

are

b)

becoming

c)

master

d)

verbs

27.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:He could certainly have come today.
a)
could certainly
b)
could have
c)
could have come
d)
could certainly have come
28.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:This has not occurred to me before.
a)
has occurred
b)
has not occurred
c)
has not
d)
occurred to me
29.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:This was a great day!
a)
This was
b)
was a
c)
great day
d)
was
30.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:Aunt Grace has finally learned to cook!
a)
to cook
b)
has finally learned
c)
has learned
d)
learned to cook
31.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:The choir was singing a song from the new movie.
a)
from the new movie
b)
was singing
c)
was singing a song
d)
singing
32.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:It has been a long day!
a)
It has been
b)
has been
c)
been a long day
d)
has been a long day
33.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:She had certainly written a long term paper.
a)
had certainly
b)
had certainly written
c)
had written a long term paper
d)
had written
34.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:The student rushed through his test.
a)
rushed
b)
rushed through
c)
student rushed
d)
student rushed through
35.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:The student rushed through his test.
a)
rushed
b)
rushed through
c)
student rushed
d)
student rushed through
36.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:Carolyn must not have taken the test yet.
a)
must not
b)
not have taken
c)
must not have taken
d)
must have taken
37.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:At this rate, we will never finish our project on time.
a)
At this rate
b)
we will never
c)
will never finish
d)
will finish
38.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:Despite our effort, we still might not win.
a)
might not win
b)
still might not win
c)
still might win
d)
might win
39.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:Water flows freely down the mountain.
a)
flows
b)
flows freely
c)
down the mountain
d)
flows freely down
40.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:He does not want to fail.
a)
to fail
b)
does want
c)
does not want
d)
He does not want
41.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:He does not want to fail.
a)
to fail
b)
does want
c)
does not want
d)
He does not want
42.
Identify the verb or verb phrase:Sheila must have found a mistake.
a)
found
b)
have found
c)
must have found
d)
found a mistake
43.

Identify the verb or verb phrase:

Before leaving the house, get your bookbag.

a)
Before leaving
b)
get your bookbag
c)
get
d)
leaving
44.

Identify the verb or verb phrase:

Moving to another state took a lot of work for the family.

a)
Moving
b)
Moving to another state
c)
took
d)
work
45.

Identify the verb or verb phrase:

Where did you find your keys?

a)
did find
b)
did you find
c)
Where did you find
d)
find your keys
46.

Identify the verb or verb phrase:

Washing the car in a thunderstorm does not make any sense.

a)
Washing
b)
does make
c)
does not make
d)
Washing the car
47.

Identify the verb or verb phrase:

John took his time reading the book.

a)
took
b)
his time
c)
reading
d)
reading the book
48.

Identify the verb or verb phrase:

After the game, it will probably be dark.

a)
After the game
b)
will probably be
c)
will be dark
d)
will be
49.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

Find the verb or verb phrase in the following sentences.

Harry Potter is a series of novels and films.

a)

is

b)

Harry

c)

Potter

d)

and

50.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

During the novels, Harry is learning things about magic and his past.

a)

magic

b)

past

c)

is learning

d)

During

51.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

Major will be going to the vet next week for some shots.

a)

be going

b)

to the vet

c)

going

d)

will be going

52.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

Fall is turning out to be an incredible season already!

a)

is turning

b)

is

c)

be

d)

out to be

53.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

That llama must have been hungry because he ate the entire container of food!

a)

must have been

b)

must have been hungry

c)

ate

d)

llama

54.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

I am running a huge race this weekend.

a)

running

b)

am running

c)

race

d)

I am running

55.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

The dinosaurs were the top of the food chain back when they roamed the earth.

a)

were

b)

dinosaurs

c)

top

d)

food chain

56.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

They have been shopping all day!

a)

they

b)

have

c)

have been

d)

have been shopping

57.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

I should not have gone in that Haunted House!

a)

should not have gone

b)

should have gone

c)

Haunted House

d)

not have

58.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

James can dance better than anyone else I know!

a)

James

b)

can dance

c)

dance

d)

can dance better

59.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

I will not be attending that meeting later.

a)

attending

b)

will not be attending

c)

will be attending

d)

meeting

60.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

The train should be coming around the corner any minute.

a)

should be

b)

should be coming

c)

be

d)

The train

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