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Verb phrases

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

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?

Steve was working hard on the project.

a)

Steve

b)

was working

c)

hard

d)

was working hard

4.

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

5.

What tense is the verb?

Mike will be singing tomorrow night.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

6.

What tense is the verb?

John sat at the park all day.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

7.

What tense is the verb?

The class is taking a quiz.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

8.

What tense is the verb?

We will be taking another quiz on Friday.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

9.

Which word is the helping verb?

Sally had driven all the way to the beach.

a)

Sally

b)

had

c)

driven

d)

to

10.

Which word is the helping verb?

He has gone to the beach before.

a)

He

b)

has

c)

gone

d)

to

11.

Which word is the main verb?

Bill is going to the movies with Sam.

a)

Bill

b)

is

c)

going

d)

to

12.

Which is the main verb?

Sam will be moving in the summer.

a)

will

b)

be

c)

moving

d)

in

13.

Which is the main verb?

The team will practice tonight.

a)

team

b)

will

c)

practice

d)

tonight

14.

What is the main verb?

We will have finished our time here at OPS.

a)

We

b)

will

c)

have

d)

finished

15.

Identify the verb phrase in this sentence:

Mia was talking to her friend, Lily.

a)

to her

b)

was

c)

talking

d)

was talking

16.

Identify the verb phrase in this sentence:

Did you know that Parker and Logan are taking the bus to school?

a)

Did you

b)

are taking

c)

to school

d)

know

17.

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:

Sara, Abby, and Susan were watching some dogs run across the beach.

a)

were watching

b)

run across

c)

some dogs

d)

the beach

18.

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:


Will you please tell Aiden, Cody, and Jay they are making tacos for dinner?

a)

tell

b)

Will you

c)

are making

d)

for dinner

19.

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:


Have Brody, Daven, and Jett been sitting in the hallway all afternoon?

a)

Have Brody

b)

all afternoon

c)

been sitting

d)

in the hallway

20.

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:


Hadley, Olivia, and Alyssa should have gone to school today to help the teacher make posters.

a)

to help

b)

make posters

c)

today

d)

should have gone

21.

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:


Josiah and Simon were leading the class in reciting a poem.

a)

reciting

b)

were leading

c)

a poem

d)

the class

22.

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:


Marni and Annabelle should have been taking a break, but they kept on working.

a)

they kept

b)

on working

c)

should have been taking

d)

but they

23.

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:


The flowers are blooming in Saraphina's garden.

a)

are blooming

b)

The flowers

c)

garden

d)

There isn't a verb phrase in this sentence.

24.

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:


Emma, Camden, and Abigail are decorating the classroom with colorful posters.

a)

colorful posters

b)

decorating

c)

with colorful

d)

are decorating

25.

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:


Kai and Ben should be jumping on the trampolene.

a)

jumping on

b)

should

c)

should be jumping

d)

trampolene