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Action verbs in present tense

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the verb tense that tells when the action is happening in each sentence.


Marisa likes the playground.

a)

present

b)

past

2.

Choose the verb tense that tells when the action is happening in each sentence.


Bart jumped in the sandbox.

a)

present

b)

past

3.

Choose the verb tense that tells when the action is happening in each sentence.


A train whistle blows.

a)

present

b)

past

4.

Choose the verb tense that tells when the action is happening in each sentence.


Gus packs a lunch.

a)

present

b)

past

5.

Choose the verb tense that tells when the action is happening in each sentence.


The seesaw is tilting up and down.

a)

present

b)

past

6.

Choose the verb tense that tells when the action is happening in each sentence.


Cecil climbed up the slide.

a)

present

b)

past

7.

Choose the verb tense that tells when the action is happening in each sentence.


Sam pushed us on the swings.

a)

present

b)

past

8.

Choose the verb tense that tells when the action is happening in each sentence.


The boats float.

a)

present

b)

past

9.

Choose the verb tense that tells when the action is happening in each sentence.


We are watching the football game.

a)

present

b)

past

10.

Choose the verb tense that tells when the action is happening in each sentence.


Sara ran down the hall this morning.

a)

present

b)

past

11.

Which option correctly fills in the blank.

He ______ in his journal every day.

a)

writed

b)

writes

c)

writing

d)

write

12.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.

The breeze ______ my kite.

a)

catches

b)

catch

c)

catching

d)

catchly

13.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.

That rowboat ______ the river slowly.

a)

crossing

b)

cross

c)

crosses

d)

crossly

14.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.

Uncle Raul ________ the roof damaged by the hail.

a)

fix

b)

fixing

c)

fixly

d)

fixes

15.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.

Our Governor ______ with everyone to help protect out state's wetlands.

a)

pleading

b)

pleads

c)

plead

d)

pleadly

16.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.

The waterfall ______ from the cliff down into the lagoon.

a)

tumbling

b)

tumble

c)

tumbles

d)

tumbly

17.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.

That dripping faucet is ______ water!

a)

wastefully

b)

wasted

c)

waste

d)

wasting

18.

What is an action verb?

a)

a verb that tells what the subject is doing

b)

a verb that is happening now, present tense

c)

a verb that shows motion

d)

a verb that is done by the object of a sentence

19.

The word "think" is an action verb.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

The word "dance" is an action verb.

a)

true

b)

false