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Verbs

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The sky IS BECOMING darker by the minute.
a)
present progressive
b)
past progressive
c)
future progressive
2.

"When is my Birthday?" Find the correct Verb Tense in the sentence

a)

Past Progressive

b)

Future Progressive

c)

Present Progressive

d)

NOOO! I HAVE NO IDEA. LITERALLY

3.

Choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:


My students __________ a new chapter book next week.

a)

reading

b)

were reading

c)

will be reading

d)

is reading

4.

Choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:


Mrs. Crown ________ her class about progressive tense verbs last week.

a)

teaching

b)

is teaching

c)

was teaching

d)

will be teaching

5.

Choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:


The fourth graders at our school __________ on a field trip to the aquarium next month.

a)

going

b)

is going

c)

was going

d)

will be going

6.

Choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:


Our principal ___________ to award the top readers with an ice cream party today.

a)

planning

b)

is planning

c)

was planning

d)

will be planning

7.

Choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:


Every student in our class ___________ hard to meet their Lexile goal yesterday.

a)

working

b)

is working

c)

was working

d)

will be working

8.

Choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:


I _______ for something to eat, right NOW!

a)

starving

b)

am starving

c)

was starving

d)

will be starving

9.

Choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:


Jade _________ her hair when I called this afternoon.

a)

washing

b)

is washing

c)

was washing

d)

will be washing

10.

Choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:


We ____________ as fast as we could to get away from the growling dog!

a)

running

b)

is running

c)

were running

d)

will be running

11.

Which is the correct form of the verb?

Carson _______ to the store with his mother this afternoon.

a)

going

b)

goes

c)

go

d)

will be going

12.

Which is the correct form of the verb?

Today we ___________ to the beach.

a)

are going

b)

could go

c)

went

d)

go

13.

Which is the correct form of the verb?

Julie __________ when she broke her ankle yesterday.

a)

was skating

b)

will be skating

c)

is skating

d)

skating

14.

Which is the correct form of the verb?

Tim _______ in Georgia when I bought the store last year.

a)

will be living

b)

was living

c)

is living

d)

living

15.

Which is the correct form of the verb?

Right now, the children _____________ for their test.

a)

will study

b)

studying

c)

are studying

d)

was studying

16.

Which is the correct form of the verb?

The puppies ___________ to the vet tomorrow morning.

a)

going

b)

was going

c)

will be going

d)

was gone

17.

Which is the correct form of the verb?

Yesterday, clowns _____________ the children at the hospital.

a)

visiting

b)

are visiting

c)

were visiting

d)

will be visiting

18.

Which is the correct form of the verb?

Next week, the children _____________ balloons in honor of our veterans!

a)

releasing

b)

were releasing

c)

will be releasing

d)

is releasing

19.

Past tense of: eat

a)

eating

b)

ate

c)

eats

20.

Progressive of: make

a)

making

b)

makes

c)

made

21.

Past tense of: start

a)

started

b)

starting

c)

startes

22.

Select the progressive verb tense phrase in the sentence:


Rebecca will be visiting her grandmother in Maine next summer.

a)

Rebecca

b)

will be visiting

c)

visiting

d)

her grandmother

23.

Select the progressive verb tense phrase in the sentence:


I can tell it's almost winter because the leaves are falling from the trees.

a)

can tell

b)

almost winter

c)

from the trees

d)

are falling

24.

Select the progressive verb tense phrase in the sentence:


Phillip couldn't hear you earlier because he was listening to music.

a)

was listening

b)

couldn't hear

c)

because

d)

to music

25.

Select the progressive verb tense phrase in the sentence:


The trains will be running less often next weekend.

a)

less often

b)

will be

c)

will be running

d)

running

26.

Select the linking verb in the following sentence: Mom was tired at the end of the day.

a)

mom

b)

was

c)

day

d)

end

27.

Select the linking verb(s) in the following sentence: They are being smart and responsible.

a)

They

b)

are being

c)

smart

d)

responsible

28.

Select the linking verb in the following sentence: Christian and Kallie are third graders at Macclenny Elementary School.

a)

third

b)

Macclenny

c)

Christian

d)

are

29.

Select the linking verb in the following sentence: I am excited that she did not assign any homework.

a)

homework

b)

excited

c)

am

d)

I

30.

Select the linking verb in the following sentence: The class has been well behaved.

a)

class

b)

well

c)

behaved

d)

has been

31.
In the following sentence "must" is what type of verb?
I must go to the store tonight!
a)
helping
b)
action
c)
linking
32.
In the following sentence "go" is what type of verb?
must go to the store!
a)
action
b)
helping
c)
linking
33.

Helping verbs

a)

show action

b)

link the subject to a predicate adjective or a predicate noun

c)

help the action verb

34.

Dirt track racing is exciting!

a)

linking verb

b)

helping verb

35.

Jeremy is building his race car now for the 2019 season.

a)

linking verb

b)

helping verb

36.
Linking verbs LINK the subject to a word that describes it. What is the linking verb in this sentence?

Kevin is a White Bear Lake firefighter.
a)
Kevin
b)
is
c)
White Bear Lake
d)
firefighter
37.
In the following sentence is "are" a helping or a linking verb?

You are working very hard on this material.
a)
helping verb
b)
linking verb
38.
What type of verb is the word in red?

I am so hungry!
a)
action verb
b)
helping verb
c)
linking verb
39.

The brothers work at an an automobile manufacturing plant in Michigan.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

helping verb

40.

Amy's next door neighbor is ninety-two years old.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

helping verb

41.

She has been to Yellowstone National Park three times.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

helping verb

42.

In seven years, my uncle will retire.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

helping verb

43.

The dog was lonely when its owners left on vacation.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

helping verb

44.

The librarian finds book for students.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

helping verb

45.

The twins like to dress in different clothes.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

helping verb

46.

Tim and his wife must travel to Europe to visit their children.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

helping verb

47.

Mrs. Powell might be the smartest teacher I know.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

c)

helping verb