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Choose the correct past tense verb to complete the sentence: It __________ the waves high.

blewed

blowed

blew

blow

Most verbs form their past tense by adding -ed.

False

True

Choose the correct past tense verb to complete the sentence: She _________ her mother on the phone.

will call

called

calls

callit

For present tense verbs that end in a consonant and y, change y to i and add _____ to the end.

-ly

-es

-s

-ness

Find the "being" verb in the following sentence: Tom said, "I am hungry."

am

hungry

said

Find the "being" verb in the following sentence: Tom and Lydia were full after their snack.

were

snack

eating

Find the action verb in the following sentence: Mr. Fox laughed at the crow.

at

laughed

crow

Verbs that add -ed to the plain form are called "regular verbs."

True

False

Identify the tense and form of the verb in the following sentence: The birds will return in the spring.

past tense and irregular form

future tense and regular form

future tense and irregular form

present tense and regular form

State-of-being verbs are action verbs.

False

True

Find the "being" verb in the following sentence: I will be in fifth grade next year.

will

grade

will be

Choose the correct form that changes the plain verb to the -s form: CARRY

carrys

carries

carreys

State-of-being verbs are also called __________.

words of being

action verbs

linking verbs

helping verbs

Identify the tense and form of the verb in the following sentence: The lifeguard saves people each summer.

past and irregular form

past tense and regular form

present tense and irregular form

present tense and regular form

Irregular verbs also follow the rule of adding -ed.

True

False

Choose the correct past tense verb to complete the sentence: The wind ________ strong.

was

will be

is

were

To change most plain-form verbs to the s-form, add -s.

True

False

Select the correct statement about verbs.

All of the statements above are true.

The words in sentences that show the action are verbs.

Verbs express action or being in time.

Past, present, and future are the three common verb tenses.

What do state-of-being verbs tell you?

They tell that the subject is or is being something.

All of the above

They tell you the movement of the subject in the sentence.

They tell you the action the subject is doing.

Choose the correct form that changes the plain verb to the -s form: ITCH

itchies

itchs

itches

You will also need to add - es to some verbs that end in o.

True

False

Irregular verbs happen in the past.

False

True

Choose the correct past tense verb to complete the sentence: Julia ________ through the storm.

slept

will sleep

sleep

sleeped

A past tense verb form that ends in a y with a consonant, change the y to an i and then add ______ to the end.

-ed

-y

-es

-ly

Choose the correct form that changes the plain verb to the -s form: MIX

mixs

mixes

mixies

What is the action verb in the following sentence: Sally walks to school.

Sally

to

school

walks

Identify the tense and form of the verb in the following sentence: Cheyenne chose the pink balloon.

future tense and regular form

present tense and irregular form

present tense and regular form

past tense and irregular form

Identify the tense and form of the verb in the following sentence: Isaiah talked to Evan and Juan.

past tense and regular form

future tense and regular form

past tense and irregular form

present tense and regular form

What are the eight state-of-being verbs?

am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been

none of the above

am, is, are, she, were, he, us, been

there, their, them, I, she, he, they, us

Choose the correct form that changes the plain verb to the -s form: GO

go

goes

goies

Choose the correct form that changes the plain verb form below to the -s form: LOVE

lovies

loves

love

Which statement is correct?

Past tense already happened.

Future tense is going to happen.

All of the above

Present tense are happening now.

Action verbs ___________________.

describe a physical or mental action

describe a condition

none of the above

help the main verb describe the action

Identify the tense and form of the verb in the following sentence: The ant created his home in the earth.

past tense and irregular form

future tense and irregular form

future tense and regular form

past tense and regular form

What are the two forms of present tense?

plain form and s-form

irregular and regular verb form

none of the above

action and state-of-being verb forms

Find the action verb in the following sentence: The cheese fell toward the ground.

toward

fell

cheese

ground

For past tense verbs, if a vowel comes before the y, add only -ed.

False

True

Find the action verb in the following sentence: Aesop wrote many fables.

fables

wrote

many

Identify the tense and form of the verb in the following sentence: Paige will return after the play.

future tense and regular form

present tense and regular form

present tense and irregular form

future tense and irregular form

For present tense verbs that end in sh, ch, s, x, or z add _____ at the end.

-ly

all of the above

-es

-s

Choose the correct past tense verb to complete the sentence: The grandmother ________ the crying child.

will calm

calms

calmed

calmit