Driving Rules (modal Verbs)

Targeting some commonly misused verbs, this worksheet could help students avoid language-related errors. While just a short review of verbs, it could be a way to introduce the importance of proper word usage.

Perfect for a middle school classroom, this two-page reference guide introduces subject-verb agreement and gives 10 specific explanations and examples. Then, independently, attempt the 15 sentences that follow. Learners must select the...

See the variety of verbs spelled out in these slides. From infinitives to intransitives, each verb is defined and shown with examples. Relationships of verbs to other parts of a sentence are clearly explained. This complex subject is...

Spice up your writing! Your amateur writers will benefit from concentrating on understanding and improving verb use in writing. An introductory activity addresses weak verbs. A second exercise helps them see the importance of strong...

If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? Modal verbs such as could and would express possibility, as the installment of a compilation of informational handouts describes. A series of tables help explain the strength,...

Twelve categories of verbs exist in the future tense, ranging from simple present to future perfect progressive, but only three have a place in academic writing. Those three tenses make up the content of an informational handout that...

In this grammar worksheet, students drop the there, rearrange the remaining words and choose the appropriate verb that completes ten sentences grammatically correct.

This resource appears to be interactive, but I could not get it to work online. However, it provides practice using modal verbs correctly, and could be printed and copied for use at a desk, or your could project it and discuss with the...

In this grammar worksheet, students fill in forty blanks with the appropriate helping/linking verb as requested and then fill in ten blanks in sentences with either doesn't or don't.

This introduction to verb tense tutorial has links to extensive information on all types of verb forms, including numerous tests and a verb tense exercise page. Excellent resource for the advanced student.