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Target 3: Finding the Verb

Task 1 (1 Point)

A. 1. The cat ate the mouse.
2. Leo sat on his sofa and watched TV.
3. I was cold when I swam in the sea.

4. On Tuesday, Gary visited his friend in Leeds.
5. The doctor checked my blood pressure.
6. Fahad is a good basketball player.

7. Susan acted and sang in the school play.
8. Harry and Ben repair and sell cars.

(Twelve verbs)
Which two are ‘being’ verbs? Answer: was and is.

B.
Here is a selection of possible verbs, but other verbs that make sense in the
sentence can also be allowed:

painted hit washed repaired slammed closed

opened removed watched polished slapped liked
locked smashed cleaned sketched scratched

burned varnished tapped destroyed sanded bolted

Task 2 (1 Point)

A. The words that make up the verb are underlined in the sentences below.

1. George has been waiting for his parcel to arrive.
2. I will listen to your story.

3. I could be going home early today.
4. They would like pasta for lunch.

5. I should have eaten my sandwich.
6. Fred was fishing in the lake.
7. Mr Wan will be going to Paris tomorrow.

8. Mario has been painting his room.
9. Jim may be coming to the party.

10. You should have been doing your homework.

B. Extend your vocabulary!

hispedwre = whispered htoedus = shouted
leripde = replied umterted = muttered

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