Ms. Kelly / Language Arts 8
Grammar Review: Verbs
Circle the verb in each sentence. Is it acting as an action verb?
1. The Spanish also brought horses to the Native Americans.
2. Some Native Americans became skillful horsemen.
3. They used horses in bison hunts.
Circle the direct object in each sentence. If the sentence contains an
indirect object, then underline it.
4. Joanna handed the mail carrier her letter.
5. Will made his dog a house.
6. Debra walked her dog after dinner.
Circle the verb in each sentence. Is it acting as a linking verb? If it is, is it
linking to a predicate noun or a predicate adjective?
7. The old candy bar tasted stale.
8. Karen asked for that book for her birthday.
9. Today the sky seems extremely blue.
Circle the helping verb in each sentence. Underline the main verb.
10.
Isabel was awarded a prize.
11.
The gifts were covered in shiny paper.
12.
Language is fascinating to me.
Ms. Kelly / Language Arts 8
Circle the verb in each sentence. Is it present or past tense?
13.
Herodotus lived centuries ago in Asia Minor.
14.
No one knows the exact dates of his birth and death.
15.
The Roman orator Cicero once called Herodotus “the Father of
History.”
Circle the verb. If it is in the present tense, re-write it in its present
progressive form. If it is in the past tense, re-write it in its past progressive
form.
16.
The rain hindered our plans yesterday.
17.
Carl’s father greets visitors at the door.
18.
Sally paces her sports training wisely.
Circle the verb. Re-write it in its present perfect form.
19.
Kara performs the dance already.
20.
They demolish our team every year.
21.
We attend Mr. Smith’s class regularly.
Re-write each sentence in future tense.
22.
I clean my room.
23.
She came over for a sleepover.
24.
This teacher is assigning too much homework over break.