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Verb Review Sheet
Name _____________________
Date_______________ Period ___________
Part 1 Action Verbs and Direct Objects
Directions: Underline the action verb and circle the direct object.
1. Millions more catch glimpses of the canyon through airplane windows.
2. At visitor centers, people study maps of the park.
3. They learn interesting facts about the area’s geology.
4. The Colorado River carved the canyon over many years.
5. Many visitors hike the park’s trails.
Part 2 Indirect Objects
Directions: Underline the action verb and label it AV, underline the direct object and label it
DO, and underline the indirect object and label it IO.
6. The tour guide gives each visitor a map.
7. Ms. Kumin read the class the last chapter.
8. We cooked Carol dinner.
9. Clayton built his sisters a playhouse.
10. Someone sent Kim a dozen roses.
Part 3 Linking Verbs and Predicate Words
Directions: Underline the linking verb and circle the predicate word. Label the predicate word
with a PA for predicate adjective or PN for predicate noun.
11. Not all snakes are poisonous.
12. About a dozen snake species are rare.
13. One endangered snake is the indigo.
14. Indigos seem very friendly.
15. All snakes are carnivores.
Part 4 Present, Past and Future Tenses
Directions: Circle each verb. Write the tense in the blank: past, present, or future.
16. Jimmy loves to fish.
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17. We traveled to Ontario last summer.
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18. The karate class will begin promptly at three.
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19. My brother will paint the mural.
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20. George returned his library books on time.
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Part 5 Helping verbs and main verbs
Directions: Underline each verb phrase and circle each main verb.
21. Darnel is selling me his skateboard.
22. Kelsa has donated her old soccer ball.
23. Travis is playing a CD for the class.
24. I have written my grandmother several poems.
25. The jeweler is repairing Allyson’s necklace.
Part 6 Present and Past Progressive Forms
Directions: Fill in the blank with the progressive form of the verb in parentheses. Change
present tense verbs to the present progressive form and past tense verbs to the past
progressive form.
26. The students _______________ mammals. (studies)
27. Now they ________________ a video about opossums. (watched)
28. Jacob _____________ to a recording of whale sounds. (listens)
29. Mr. Ling _____________ everyone to give a report (requires)
30. The entire class _________________ at the library today. (worked)
Part 7 Perfect Tenses: Present and Past
Directions: Underline the verbs in each sentence. Change the present tense to present perfect
tense; change the past tense to past perfect tense.
31. Darrell and his father visited some attractions on previous trips.
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32. His stepsister Emily wanted to see the Air and Space Museum.
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33. Darrel visits the Air and Space Museum twice.
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34. Space travel fascinates Darrell’s father.
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35. Darrell and his stepmother decided earlier to visit the monuments. ___________________
Part 8 Irregular Verbs
Directions: Write in the blank the past form of the verb in parentheses.
36. After school, Lisa __________ her books in the library. (leave)
37. Each cast member _______ a costume. (make)
38. Thomas ___________ his old skateboard. (sell)
39. She ___________ her rock collection on the top shelf. (keep)
40. Aunt Karen ____________ my hair last night. (cut)
41. My brother ________ five inches last year. (grow)
42. She _____ her hair in a braid. (wear)
Directions: Write in the blank the past participle form of the verb in parentheses.
43. My mother has ___________ across the lake several times. (swim)
44. A new baseball season has ___________. (begin)
45. The temperature has ___________ this afternoon. (rise)
Be sure to know the following definitions.
Action verb
Direct object
Present tense
Past tense
Future tense
Helping verb
Verb phrase
Indirect object