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Verbs Assessment
Directions: Circle the letter of the phrase that correctly identifies the underlined
word in the sentence.
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The Wedding Letter was the third formal document.
a. Action verb (physical)
b. Action verb (mental)
c. Linking verb
d. Not a verb
2. The letter listed gifts for the wedding.
a. Action verb (physical)
b. Action verb (mental)
c. Linking verb
d. Not a verb
3. People should drive less.
a. Helping verb
b. Main verb
c. Verb phrase
d. Not a verb
4. Many towns are putting garbage in landfills.
a. Helping verbs
b. Main verb
c. Verb phrase
d. Not a verb
5. Our teacher ___ the director.
a. Is
b. Are
c. Was
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d. Will be
6. I hope I _____ well on opening night.
a. Does
b. Done
c. Did
d. Will do
7. Leonardo had planned a new project.
a. Present
b. Present participle
c. Past
d. Past participle
8. We are studying his plan for a flying machine.
a. Present
b. Present participle
c. Past
d. Past participle
9. I ____ on the couch last night.
a. Lie
b. Lay
c. Laid
d. Lain
10. I usually ___ in this chair.
a. Sit
b. Set
c. Has set
d. Setted
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Directions: Circle the verb in each sentence. On the line, write the
verb tense (present, present participle, past, past participle, or
future).
11. Usually, students complete Language Arts work each day.
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12. The Chicago Blackhawks will crush the Detroit Red Wings.
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13. Every day, one goofy kitten jumps over the sleeping hound dog.
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14. Six scared puppies had huddled together in the large refrigerator box all
day.
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15. Over half of the settlers of Jamestown died the first year.
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Directions: Write 3 sentences of your own using a verb in the past,
present, and future tense. Circle the verb and write if it is in the past,
present or future tense.
EX: My dog jumped over the fence. The verb is in the past tense.
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