Identifying Verb Worksheets | Free Printables - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and find the verbs.
Remember: A verb is an action word — it tells what someone or something does, did, or will do.

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Sentence 1:
*They followed the instructions of their guide and arrived at their destination.*
→ “followed” = action (they did this)
→ “arrived” = action (they did this too)
✔ Verbs: followed, arrived

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Sentence 2:
*The soccer team were tired from an intense game of running and kicking goals.*
→ “were” = state of being (it’s a verb!)
→ “running” = action (part of the game)
→ “kicking” = action (also part of the game)
✔ Verbs: were, running, kicking

*(Note: “tired” is an adjective here, not a verb.)*

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Sentence 3:
*It was a hot day so they went to the beach to go swimming.*
→ “was” = state of being
→ “went” = action
→ “go” = action (infinitive form, still a verb)
→ “swimming” = action (gerund, but still counts as verb in this context)
✔ Verbs: was, went, go, swimming

*(Some teachers may only count main verbs like “was”, “went”, “go”. But since “swimming” shows action, we’ll include it. If your teacher says otherwise, adjust accordingly.)*

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Sentence 4:
*Every day they packed their lunch and filled up their drink bottle for school.*
→ “packed” = action
→ “filled” = action
✔ Verbs: packed, filled

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Sentence 5:
*The campers could not see them, but they heard lots of bugs at night.*
→ “could” = helping verb (modal)
→ “see” = main verb
→ “heard” = action
✔ Verbs: could, see, heard

*(“Could” helps “see”, so both are part of the verb phrase.)*

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Sentence 6:
*John had read the Avengers comics and watched many of the movies also.*
→ “had” = helping verb
→ “read” = main verb (past participle)
→ “watched” = action
✔ Verbs: had, read, watched

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Sentence 7:
*Jamie was dreaming that she was flying.*
→ “was” = helping verb (first one)
→ “dreaming” = main verb
→ “was” = helping verb (second one)
→ “flying” = main verb
✔ Verbs: was, dreaming, was, flying

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Sentence 8:
*They decided to build a fort and make it out of blankets.*
→ “decided” = action
→ “build” = action (infinitive)
→ “make” = action (infinitive)
✔ Verbs: decided, build, make

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Sentence 9:
*Everyone enjoyed pretending they were in the woods.*
→ “enjoyed” = action
→ “pretending” = action (gerund)
→ “were” = state of being
✔ Verbs: enjoyed, pretending, were

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Sentence 10:
*The ladder fell over but fortunately no-one was harmed.*
→ “fell” = action
→ “was” = state of being
→ “harmed” = past participle used with “was” → passive voice, so “was harmed” together is the verb phrase
✔ Verbs: fell, was, harmed

*(“Was harmed” is a passive verb construction — both words work together as the verb.)*

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Now let’s list all the underlined verbs per sentence clearly:

1. followed, arrived
2. were, running, kicking
3. was, went, go, swimming
4. packed, filled
5. could, see, heard
6. had, read, watched
7. was, dreaming, was, flying
8. decided, build, make
9. enjoyed, pretending, were
10. fell, was, harmed

Final Answer:
1. followed, arrived
2. were, running, kicking
3. was, went, go, swimming
4. packed, filled
5. could, see, heard
6. had, read, watched
7. was, dreaming, was, flying
8. decided, build, make
9. enjoyed, pretending, were
10. fell, was, harmed