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. ______
17. We traveled to Ontario last summer. ______
18. The karate class will begin promptly at three. ______
19. My brother will paint the mural. ______
20. George returned his library books on time. ______
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. ______
32. His stepsister Emily wanted to see the Air and Space Museum. ______
33. Darrel visits the Air and Space Museum twice. ______
34. Space travel fascinates Darrell’s father. ______
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