Level: A1-A2
Identify Verbs — Find Them All
Read each sentence and click on the verb or verb phrase. 70+ click-to-hear ESL examples — single verbs, helping + main, modals (including modal + perfect), passive voice, future, perfect continuous, phrasal verbs, and multi-verb sentences.
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- Simple present — single verb
- The dog barks loudly.
- She reads every night.
- I work in a hospital.
- He drives to school.
- They live in Madrid.
- The sun rises in the east.
- Simple past — single verb
- I finished the project.
- She went to the store.
- They ate dinner at seven.
- He wrote a letter.
- We visited Rome last summer.
- Future — will + verb, going to + verb
- I will travel to Japan next year.
- She is going to study tonight.
- We will be flying tomorrow at noon.
- They are going to arrive late.
- Be as main verb
- She is a doctor.
- They are happy.
- I am tired.
- He was at home.
- The keys were on the table.
- Helping + main verb (continuous tenses)
- She is reading a book.
- They are playing outside.
- I was studying when you called.
- It is raining heavily.
- The kids were sleeping.
- Helping + main verb (perfect tenses)
- I have finished my homework.
- She has seen that movie.
- They had left before we arrived.
- He has written three books.
- Helping + main verb (perfect continuous tenses)
- I have been working all day.
- She had been sleeping when the phone rang.
- They have been waiting for two hours.
- We had been driving for hours when we found the hotel.
- Modal + main verb (including modal + perfect)
- She can swim very well.
- You should rest.
- It might rain tomorrow.
- He must leave now.
- I will help you.
- She must have left already.
- He could have helped us.
- They should have arrived by now.
- Passive voice (be + past participle)
- The cake was eaten by the children.
- The letters are being delivered.
- The bridge has been built.
- The package will be sent tomorrow.
- Mistakes were made.
- Question / negative — find the verb phrase
- Do you like coffee?
- She doesn’t understand.
- Did you see him yesterday?
- They haven’t arrived yet.
- Has she finished?
- Are they coming?
- Will she arrive on time?
- Have you been waiting long?
- Imperatives — find the verb
- Open the door, please.
- Don’t touch that.
- Stop!
- Be careful.
- Phrasal verbs — click the whole phrase
- I always get up at seven.
- Please look up this word.
- She gave up smoking.
- We ran into an old friend.
- Can you turn off the lights?
- Multiple verbs in one sentence (coordination and subordination)
- I went to the store and bought bread.
- She cooked dinner and cleaned the kitchen.
- He runs in the morning and swims at night.
- They arrived late but enjoyed the party.
- She thinks that he is lying.
- I know what you did last summer.
- He said he would help.