Section A. Decide if the subject is singular or plural. Then choose the correct verb for each sentence.
1. Dad (read, reads) the newspaper every morning.
2. The dog (bark, barks) every time the doorbell rings.
3. The birds (fly, flies) south each winter.
4. The baby (cry, cries) when she is hungry.
5. My sister and I (help, helps) my dad shovel the snow.
6. In the morning, Mom (wake, wakes) me up.
7. The squirrels (eat, eats) the pumpkins on our porch.
8. John (ride, rides) his bike to my house after school.
9. I (weed, weeds) the garden once a week.
10. My teacher (grade, grades) our papers with a red pen.
Section B. Use helping verb is, am, or are and add -ing to the suggested verb to write a present continuous verb for each sentence. Example: I ___ in a race today. (run) Answer: I am running in a race today.
11. I ____ to the movies today. (go)
12. Sara _____ her mother with a sewing project. (help)
13. We ____ money for a trip. (save)
14. Mary and I ____ to Florida. (drive)
15. Sam ___ his guitar to school. (bring)
16. The sun ____ over the mountains. (rise)
17. I ____ pictures for my school paper. (take)
18. The kids ____ to school. (walk)
19. Dad ____ us his old school yearbook. (show)
20. I ____ school lets out early today. (hope)
Answers: 1-reads; 2-barks; 3-fly; 4-cries; 5-help; 6-wakes; 7-eat; 8-rides; 9-weed; 10-grades; 11-am going; 12-is helping; 13-are saving; 14-are driving; 15-is bringing; 16-is rising; 17-am taking; 18-are walking; 19-is showing; 20-am hoping.