6th Grade Verbs Test

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action verb

A verb that shows physical or mental action

predicate noun

a noun that follows a linking verb and tells what the subject is

predicate adjective

a noun that follows a linking verb and tells what the subject is like

linking verb

a verb that connects the subject with a word in the predicate that describes or identifies it; a state of being verb

subject complement

a word that comes after a linking verb and describes or renames the subject; a predicate noun or predicate adjective

verb

an action or state of being

verb phrase

helping verb(s) + main verb

present tense

names an action that happens regularly or expresses a general truth; uses the base form of the verb (+s if the subject is a singular noun, he, she, or it)

past tense

names an action that has already happened; usually formed by adding -ed to the base form

future tense

names an action that will take place in the future; formed by using the helping verb "will" or "shall"

principal parts

the 4 basic forms of a verb (base form, present participle, past form, and past participle)

present participle

the form of a verb made by adding -ing to the base form

past participle

the form of a verb usually made by adding -ed (or sometimes -en) to the base form; often the same as the past form

past form

the form of a verb usually made by adding -ed to the base form; used alone in the past tense

main verb

the most important verb in a sentence; one of the principal parts (usually base form, present participle, or past participle)

base form

the simplest form of the verb; used alone in the present tense

helping verb

verb that comes before and helps the main verb in a sentence


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