Circle the correct verb.

1.The dog (eat eats) the bone.

2. My mom (like / likes ) pizza and tacos.

3.My friends (watch / watches) a lot of television

4. My brother and sister (play/plays ) basketball

5. One of the cars (go/goes ) very fast.

6. Mr. Brown, the banker. (count/counts ) a lot of money.

7.The cats (roll/rolls ) around in the mud.

8. This ice cream (taste / tastes ) delicious.

9. My cousins (live/ lives) in Chicago

10. My team (lose / loses ) games all the time.

11. Michael (want/wants) to be a teacher.

Underline the main verbs and circle the helping verbs.

1.You should finish your homework tonight.

2.It might rain tomorrow.

3. Have you seen my keys?

4. Where will you move to?

5. They are thinking about a change in venue.

6.We would like to go with you tomorrow.

7.He is working at the mall this week

8.I do not want you to get sick

9.Could you help him with that?

10. He might listen to you.

11. We have done our best.

12. She can borrow this book.

Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

1. Olaf_______go to the store alone.

2. Jennifer_______running across the field.

3. Marsha______laughing at his joke.

4. Jeanine_______like the new present.

5. The mailman_______jump over the dog.

6. The girl_______skinned her knee last night.

7. The boys_______go to the movie tomorrow.

8. We_______swimming with the fish!

9. I_______going snorkeling tomorrow.

10. He_______ask her tomorrow.

Directions: Read each sentence and choose the correct verb in parenthesis.

Example A- John (is, are) going to the mall after school today.

Answer.is

1. The players (are, is) going to the pizza restaurant after today's game.

2. Jane (were, was) going to go with the team but she had chores to do.

3. Stephen (is, are) one of the best players on the team.

4. The coach (was, were) very excited that the team won the tournament.
5. They (is, are) one of the highest scoring teams in the league.

6. My best friend (were, was) there when I arrived.

7. Where (do, does) your parents live?

8. Alex (has, have) two older brothers who play baseball as well.

9. Each teammate (have, has) a trophy to take home now.

10. Making the pizza (are, is) a lot of work.

11. The team (have, has) only one last season left.

12. Derek (was, is) one of the smartest players on the team.

13. The coach (agrees, agree) that I should practice more in the off-season.

14. How does, do) you feel about coming off the bench next year.

Directions: Read each sentence and circle the verb (was or

were) to complete each sentence.

Example A: Sarah (was / were) o dependable student.

Answer: was

1. He was / were) prepared for school.

2. We (was / were) scared of the hurricane.

3.1 (was/ were) excited about my new book.

4. We (was/ were) playing together as a team.

5. She (was / were) my best friend.

6. We (was/ were excited about the championship game.

7. They (was/ were walking around the block.

8. He ſwas/ were) a very dependable student.

9. Can you tell if they (was / were) prepared?

10. Who (was/were) with us at the birthday?

11. Shavn (was/ were) the tallest player on the team.

Directions: For each given sentence, you must fill in the

blank with a linking verb. Sample linking verbs include:

is, was, were, are, am

1. We ________going to the game tonight.

2. You _______ going to buy me aChristmas gift.

3. They _______a good group of students to take on a field trip.

4. He_________ a good student in my class.

5. You __________talking too much in the class.

6. They___________going to the movies after school.

7. She___________the one who organized the birthday

party.

8. He___________ going to take out the trash after dinner.

9. He ___________going to say something, but then he

forgot what he was going to say.

Directions: Use the present tense form of the verb in parentheses that agrees in number with the
subject.

Example A-Johnn ________ going to the mall after school today. (are)

Answer.is

1. This basketball game ___________one of the most entertaining ever. (be)

2. The players ___________ one of the toughest opponents of the year. (have)

3. All the players ___________ the game very excited (start)

4. Today, players___________ very excited to play all the time (be)

5. The players___________ all focused during the game. (is)

6. My family ___________to see thegames as much as possible (go)

7. The teams___________ always ready to put on a good show. ist

8. The family___________ to get popcorn before thegame starts (like)

9. The sport___________ to make sure the fans feel welcomed (need)

10. A few minutes___________ enough time for everyone to sit down. (is)

11. The United States ___________ really good basketball players. (have)

12. Ten dollars ___________the price of admission to the event. (are)

13. The coach ___________to be very upset with the team. (appear)

14. The bus___________ ready to pick up the team after the game. (is)