Module 3:

Review Verbs: Types, Tenses, and Moods

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Action Verbs

Directions:
Click on the action verbs in each phrase. Do not include their helping verbs if they have them.
1.
Last weekend we watched the game, played Monopoly, and ate pizza.
2.
My father dove into the pool and swam from one end to the other.
3.
Rainbows only appear when light hits raindrops in the sky.
4.
You studied hard for this test, and it shows that you have learned the material well.

Linking Verbs

Directions:
Click on the linking verbs in each sentence.
5.
The sand feels hot on the soles of my feet.
6.
Throwing branches of pine tree into the fire makes it smell so nice.
7.
This boring movie seems never ending.
8.
Hailey's bulldog's snores are the loudest I've ever heard.
Directions:
Click only on the verbs that are linking verbs. Do not include helping verbs or action verbs.
9.
My mom thinks paper books are better than e-books.
10.
That new car looks expensive but costs less than the other ones like it.
11.
If you buy a lottery ticket, I hope you will be lucky.
12.
That lake has a very deep bottom, so it seems bottomless.

Action vs. Linking Verbs

Directions:
Identify the underlined verb as action or linking.
13.
Quit looking at me funny.
action / linking
14.
Your hair looks so shiny today.
action / linking
15.
Paul grew tired of waiting for his friends.
action / linking
16.
A grapefruit tree grew in my backyard for many years.
action / linking

Helping Verbs

Directions:
Click on all the words in the verb phrase in each sentence.
17.
Those boxes should have been put on that top shelf.
18.
The basketball player could have broken his wrist when he fell.
19.
Should you be playing with that glass sculpture?
20.
Knights must have been very hot in all that armor.
Directions:
Click on all the helping verbs only in each sentence.
21.
My father could have been sleeping when we started our band rehearsal.
22.
By tomorrow I will have done all my missing homework.
23.
Please tell me you did do your chores before you went out to play.
24.
You should have told me that chocolate chip cookies were your favorite.

Principal Parts of Verbs

Directions:
Identify the principal part of the underlined verb.
25.
My father's cat jumps into every empty bag she finds.
present / present participle / past / past participle
26.
Mark should have looked before he jumped into that pond.
present / present participle / past / past participle
27.
Tracy is saving money to buy a new cell phone.
present / present participle / past / past participle
28.
My favorite authors have written many books that I have read multiple times.
present / present participle / past / past participle

Principal Parts: Spelling Changes

Directions:
Click the correct spelling of the verb in parentheses.
29.
The suspect has (denyed)/(denied) any involvement in the crime.
30.
My sister (anounced)/(announced) that she would be leaving home for the summer.
31.
The two boys (slipped)/(sliped) away long before anyone noticed that they had eaten all the cookies.
32.
Our parrot (mimics)/(mimicks) us all the time.

Irregular Verbs

Directions:
Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence.
33.
That new car cost/costed more than my grandfather paid for his house.
34.
My grandfather often standed/stood on the balcony watching his grandchildren play in his backyard.
35.
I hope you only spended/spent what you could afford on those DVDs.
36.
My boat has springed/sprung a leak.

Tenses of Verbs

Directions:
Identify the tense of the underlined verb.
37.
Sam lights a fire in his fireplace every night in the winter.
present / past progressive / future / present perfect
38.
Some apple trees do grow in Florida.
emphatic / past progressive / present perfect / future
39.
Michael and Luis were working on their sculptures when Sheryl arrived.
present / future perfect progressive / past progressive / emphatic
40.
Last week Luca and Daniel went skateboarding in the new park by the mall.
future perfect / present progressive / past / past perfect progressive
Directions:
Choose the correct tense of the verb to complete the sentence.
41.
I can tell that you will study / have studied this material before today.
42.
The ancient Egyptians constructed / had constructed the pyramids using basic, simple tools.
43.
Next weekend we lit / will light a fire in the fireplace.
44.
The figurine on the top shelf broke / has broken when it was knocked off.

Negative Statements

Directions:
For each positive statement, click the two correct negative statements. Each question has two correct answers, so be sure to select both of them. Pay special attention to the tense of the original sentence, and make sure you select answers that use the same tense.
45.
The police caught the thief red-handed.
a. The police did not catch the thief red-handed.
b. The police didn't catch the thief red-handed.
c. The police didn't caught the thief red-handed.
d. The police did not caught the thief red-handed.
46.
My truck is being towed!
a. My truck won't be towed.
b. My truck is not being towed.
c. My truck will not be towed.
d. My truck isn't being towed.
47.
Kelly questions the teacher all the time.
a. Kelly does not question the teacher very much.
b. Kelly does not questions the teacher very much.
c. Kelly doesn't question the teacher very much.
d. Kelly doesn't questions the teacher very much.
48.
We will have seen the same movie ten times by the end of today.
a. We wouldn't have seen the same movie ten times by the end of today.
b. We would not have seen the same movie ten times by the end of today.
c. We will not have seen the same movie ten times by the end of today.
d. We won't have seen the same movie ten times by the end of today.

Shifts in Verb Tense

Directions:
Read the story. Pay attention to the clues as to the tense in which it should be written. Then click on any verbs that should be changed to the correct tense.
49.(4 points)
Once upon a time, a king had a beautiful baby girl, so he holds a christening party. He invited all the good fairies, but forgot to invite the evil fairy, who showed up anyway and puts a curse on his daughter. She grew up, and on her sixteenth birthday, pricks her finger on a spinning wheel and should have died. Thanks to the thirteenth good fairy, Sleeping Beauty only fell into a deep sleep that lasted a hundred years until the kiss of a prince ends the spell and woke her.

Transitive vs. Intransitive Verbs

Directions:
In each of the following questions, determine whether the underlined verb is transitive or intransitive.
50.
My dog always looks like he's smiling at us.
Transitive / Intransitive
51.
Olympic athletes train for many years before they're ready to compete in the games.
Transitive / Intransitive
52.
We evacuated the neighborhood because the fire was too close.
Transitive / Intransitive
53.
Who's calling me at 11 o'clock at night?
Transitive / Intransitive

Phrasal Verbs

Directions:
Click on all the words in each phrasal verb. Some sentences have more than one. Be sure to watch out for separable phrasal verbs. Do not include helping verbs as part of your answer.
54.
Mother took his temperature because he felt like he was burning up.
55.
Please throw the expired milk away.
56.
I will check up on you each Friday so that you don't fall behind again.
57.
On Mother's Day, we wait on my mother hand and foot.

Active vs. Passive Voice

Directions:
Identify each underlined verb as active or passive.
58.
That clock's ticking is distracting me.
active / passive
59.
My sunglasses were broken when the ball hit me in the face.
active / passive
60.
Those two songs were written by the same person.
active / passive
61.
If you had put sunscreen on, you would not have gotten a sunburn.
active / passive

The Verb To Be

Directions:
In each of the following sentences, determine whether to be is a linking or helping verb.
62.
Sandra was bitten by a dog yesterday.
linking / helping
63.
My mom is writing an email to the principal of the school.
linking / helping
64.
We were in the movie theater when you called.
linking / helping
65.
Blue is my favorite color.
linking / helping

Moods of Verbs

Directions:
Identify each underlined verb as indicative, imperative, or subjunctive.
66.
Watch out for that car!
indicative / imperative / subjunctive
67.
If I were rich, I would buy a better car.
indicative / imperative / subjunctive
68.
I would buy you that ring if I had enough money.
indicative / imperative / subjunctive
69.
Will we get to see the Colosseum on our trip to Rome?
indicative / imperative / subjunctive
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