Draw two lines under the verb in each sentence below. Indicate the tense of the verb.
1.The children of Israel have defeated Jericho.
2.The spoil from the city is the Lord's.
3.Achan, however, committed a trespass against the Lord.
4.He had taken clothing, gold and silver from Jericho.
5.Under his tent Achan hid the stolen riches
6.Now the Israelites will march against AI.
7.Soon, they will have suffered a defeat.
8.God will not bless them because of the accursed thing.
9.God tells Joshua how to find the offender.
10.Achan's sin had been responsible for Israel's defeat.
11.God, in His justice, has commanded Joshua and the people to remove the accursed thing.
12.Joshua has faithfully carried out God's instructions.
13.God will bless the Israelites for getting rid of the sin.
The verb is the "action" word in a sentence, and it tells what the subject does. You should make and effort to find the verbs yourself. Some of these sentences have two verbs; if so, choose the one that describes what the sentence subject does.
For example, in #9, the subject is 'God' and the verb is 'tells'.
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1.The children of Israel have defeated Jericho.
The verb in this sentence is "defeated." It is in the present perfect tense because it combines the auxiliary verb "have" with the past participle "defeated."
2.The spoil from the city is the Lord's.
The verb in this sentence is "is." It is in the present tense.
3.Achan, however, committed a trespass against the Lord.
The verb in this sentence is "committed." It is in the past tense.
4.He had taken clothing, gold, and silver from Jericho.
The verb in this sentence is "had taken." It is in the past perfect tense because it combines the auxiliary verb "had" with the past participle "taken."
5.Under his tent Achan hid the stolen riches.
The verb in this sentence is "hid." It is in the past tense.
6.Now the Israelites will march against AI.
The verb in this sentence is "will march." It is in the future tense because it uses the auxiliary verb "will."
7.Soon, they will have suffered a defeat.
The verb in this sentence is "will have suffered." It is in the future perfect tense because it combines the auxiliary verb "will have" with the past participle "suffered."
8.God will not bless them because of the accursed thing.
The verb in this sentence is "will bless." It is in the future tense because it uses the auxiliary verb "will."
9.God tells Joshua how to find the offender.
The verb in this sentence is "tells." It is in the present tense.
10.Achan's sin had been responsible for Israel's defeat.
The verb in this sentence is "had been responsible." It is in the past perfect tense because it combines the auxiliary verb "had been" with the past participle "responsible."
11.God, in His justice, has commanded Joshua and the people to remove the accursed thing.
The verb in this sentence is "has commanded." It is in the present perfect tense because it combines the auxiliary verb "has" with the past participle "commanded."
12.Joshua has faithfully carried out God's instructions.
The verb in this sentence is "has carried out." It is in the present perfect tense because it combines the auxiliary verb "has" with the past participle "carried out."
13.God will bless the Israelites for getting rid of the sin.
The verb in this sentence is "will bless." It is in the future tense because it uses the auxiliary verb "will."