grammar review unit 4 verbs. the cask of amontillado “seeing my chance, i grabbed him. he was too...
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Grammar Review
Unit 4 Verbs
• 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.
Directions: From the passage of a story by Poe, answer the questions
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
Past Past Participle
To run 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 Present Participle
Past Past Participle
To run (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
Past Past Participle
(to) eat 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 Present Participle
Past Past Participle
(to) eat (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