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Activities with verbs

1. Complete the following table:

Base verb past present future
ring
leave
bring
drop
tell
say


2. Write the correct form of the verb see in the following sentences

Choose from - see, sees, seen, seeing, saw

I have him there several times.

Many of them the show.

All of the students the play.

3. Write the correct form of the verb do in the following sentences:

Choose from - do, does, done, doing, did

Has Sharon the work yet?

Ian can the shopping.

The class were their assignments.

D Matthew live nearby?

4. Re-write a new sentence below each, changing the verbs in these sentences to future tense:

The boy saw the horse.

The girls played in the sand.

5. Identify the verbs as action, thinking, saying or having-being verbs:

The boy has had a bad cold ......................

The girl believed the story .......................

Emily drove the car to the Community Centre. ...................

6. Underline the auxiliary (helping) verbs in these sentences::

They will be leaving at three o'clock.

The grey horse has been jumping well.

Have any of the children been seen at the café?

Margaret is helping to bake a birthday cake.

7. Underline the verbs in the following sentences and say whether they are Active or Passive voice.

Joe finished the work early. ( )

The truck was driven by my sister. ( )

Most of the students played netball. ( )

8. Write five words you could use instead of "said" in the following sentence:

Sani said, "Will you help me?"

a

b

c

d

e

9. Choose the correct present participle to complete these sentences:

mending running fishing buying crying

The girl the fence is my sister.

I was for the bus when I fell over.

The children are from the pier.

She sat down and started .

I am milk for my mother.

10. Rewrite these sentences so that the events are happening in the present.

She dived into the pool.

They drove past us.

I told him.

Josh travelled by bus to the game.

The police followed the car.