Transcript verbs

Grammar Review
Unit 4 Verbs
Directions: From the passage of a
story by Poe, answer the questions.
• The Cask of Amontillado
“Seeing my chance, I
grabbed him. He was too
surprised to resist.
Working quickly, I threw
two large chains around
his waist and then locked
the chains to two iron rods
that had been bolted into
the wall. After returning
the key to my pocket, I
stepped back to examine
my work.”
1) Which tense is this story
taking place in?
(a) Past
(b) Present
(c) Future
2) Choose two verbs from
the passage that prove
the tense.
Directions: From the passage of a
story by Poe, answer the questions
• The Cask of Amontillado
“Seeing my chance, I
grabbed him. He was too
surprised to resist.
Working quickly, I threw
two large chains around
his waist and then locked
the chains to two iron rods
that had been bolted into
the wall. After returning
the key to my pocket, I
stepped back to examine
my work.”
1) Which tense is this story
taking place in?
(a) Past
(b) Present
(c) Future
2) Choose two verbs from
the passage that prove
the tense. See verbs in
red.
Directions: From the passage of a
story by Poe, answer the questions
• The Cask of Amontillado
“Seeing my chance, I
grabbed him. He was too
surprised to resist.
Working quickly, I threw
two large chains around
his waist and then locked
the chains to two iron rods
that had been bolted into
the wall. After returning
the key to my pocket, I
stepped back to examine
my work.”
3) Name 2 infinitive forms
of verbs in the passage.
4) Name 2 prepositional
phrases that use the
word, “to”.
Directions: From the passage of a
story by Poe, answer the questions
• The Cask of Amontillado
“Seeing my chance, I
grabbed him. He was too
surprised to resist.
Working quickly, I threw
two large chains around
his waist and then locked
the chains to two iron rods
that had been bolted into
the wall. After returning
the key to my pocket, I
stepped back to examine
my work.”
3) Name 2 infinitive forms
of verbs in the passage.
See red highlighted
words.
4) Name 2 prepositional
phrases that use the
word, “to”
See green words.
Directions: From the passage of a
story by Poe, answer the questions
• The Cask of Amontillado
“Seeing my chance, I
grabbed him. He was too
surprised to resist.
Working quickly, I threw
two large chains around
his waist and then locked
the chains to two iron rods
that had been bolted into
the wall. After returning
the key to my pocket, I
stepped back to examine
my work.”
5) Find 3 action verbs:
6) Find a linking verb:
Directions: From the passage of a
story by Poe, answer the questions
• The Cask of Amontillado
“Seeing my chance, I
grabbed him. He was too
surprised to resist.
Working quickly, I threw
two large chains around
his waist and then locked
the chains to two iron rods
that had been bolted into
the wall. After returning
the key to my pocket, I
stepped back to examine
my work.”
5) Find an action verb:
See red answers.
6) Find a linking verb:
See green answers.
7) Conjugate the verb “to buy”
PRESENT TENSE
“To buy”
Singular
Plural
I ______________
We ____________
You _____________
You ____________
He/She/It__________
They_____________
7) Conjugate the verb “to buy”
PRESENT TENSE
“To buy”
Singular
Plural
I __buy____________ We ___buy_________
You __buy_________
You __buy__________
He/She/It__buys____
They__buy_________
Use the following sentence to answer
the next questions.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Boston for many years.
8. Circle the verb in the sentence above.
9. What is the infinitive form of the verb you
circled?
Use the following sentence to answer
the next questions.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Boston for many years.
8. Circle the verb in the sentence above.
9. What is the infinitive form of the verb you
circled? To live
Use the following sentence to answer
the next questions.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Boston for many years.
10.Rewrite the sentence using the present tense
of the verb.
Use the following sentence to answer
the next questions.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Boston for many years.
10.Rewrite the sentence using the present tense
of the verb.
Edgar Allen Poe lives in Boston for many years.
Use the following sentence to answer
the next questions.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Boston for many years.
11. Rewrite the sentence using the future tense
of the verb.
Use the following sentence to answer
the next questions.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Boston for many years.
11. Rewrite the sentence using the future tense
of the verb.
Edgar Allen Poe will live in Boston for many
years.
Use the following sentence to answer
the next questions.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Boston for many years.
12. Rewrite the sentence using the present
participle of the verb.
Use the following sentence to answer
the next questions.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Boston for many years.
12. Rewrite the sentence using the present
participle of the verb.
Edgar Allen Poe is living in Boston for many
years.
Use the following sentence to answer
the next questions.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Boston for many years.
13. Rewrite the sentence using the past
participle of the verb.
Use the following sentence to answer
the next questions.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Boston for many years.
13. Rewrite the sentence using the past
participle of the verb.
Edgar Allen Poe has lived in Boston for many
years.
14) Fill in the chart according to the
pattern.
Infinitive
Present
Participle
To run
Past
Past Participle
Ran
(have) run
To see
(is) seeing
(have) seen
To hike
(is hiking)
Hiked
(is breathing)
Breathed
(have)
breathed
14) Fill in the chart according to the
pattern.
Infinitive
Past
Past Participle
To run
Present
Participle
(is running)
Ran
(have) run
To see
(is) seeing
saw
(have) seen
to hike
(is hiking)
Hiked
(have) hiked
To breathe
(is breathing)
Breathed
(have)
breathed
15) Fill in the chart according to the
pattern.
Infinitive
Present
Participle
(to) eat
Past
Past Participle
Ate
(have) eaten
(to) win
(is) winning
(have) won
(to) try
(is) trying
Tried
(is) watching
Watched
(have)
watched
15) Fill in the chart according to the
pattern.
Infinitive
Past
Past Participle
(to) eat
Present
Participle
(is) eating
Ate
(have) eaten
(to) win
(is) winning
won
(have) won
(to) try
(is) trying
Tried
(have) tried
(to) watch
(is) watching
Watched
(have)
watched