Verbs Worksheet with Answers

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Action verbs show what someone does, linking verbs join the subject to a description, and helping (auxiliary) verbs help the main verb. Practise them, then the past forms of regular and irregular verbs. The answer key is at the end.

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A. Action, linking or helping?

Is the verb in capitals an action verb, a linking verb or a helping (auxiliary) verb?

  1. Ravi KICKED the ball.
  2. My sister IS a nurse.
  3. They ARE playing in the park.
  4. The soup SMELLS good.
  5. We HAVE finished our homework.
  6. The baby SLEPT all afternoon.
  7. You LOOK tired today.
  8. She DOES not eat sugar.

B. Regular or irregular?

Write the simple past form of each verb and mark it R (regular) or I (irregular).

  1. walk
  2. go
  3. write
  4. play
  5. eat
  6. cut
  7. study
  8. bring

C. The right form

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

  1. Yesterday we __________ (buy) a new fan.
  2. Have you ever __________ (see) a tiger?
  3. She __________ (teach) English at a school last year.
  4. The bell has already __________ (ring).
  5. He __________ (drink) two glasses of water an hour ago.

D. Correct the mistakes

Each sentence has one mistake. Write the sentence correctly.

  1. She bringed her lunch to school.
  2. I have wrote a letter to my aunt.
  3. They choosed the blue one.
  4. He is look happy today.

Answer Key

A. Action, linking or helping?

  1. action
  2. linking
  3. helping
  4. linking
  5. helping
  6. action
  7. linking
  8. helping

B. Regular or irregular?

  1. walked (R)
  2. went (I)
  3. wrote (I)
  4. played (R)
  5. ate (I)
  6. cut (I)
  7. studied (R)
  8. brought (I)

C. The right form

  1. bought
  2. seen
  3. taught
  4. rung
  5. drank

D. Correct the mistakes

  1. She brought her lunch to school.
  2. I have written a letter to my aunt.
  3. They chose the blue one.
  4. He looks happy today.

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