Identifying verbs

Identify the main verb and its helping verb(s), if any, in each sentence. Some sentences have more than one verb.

For help with this exercise, see Verbs.

Example

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undefined. Do not bring up that issue again.
◯ Do bring
◯ Do
◯ bring
Identifying verbs – 1

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undefined. Galileo lived the last years of his life under house arrest because of his revolutionary theories about the universe.
◯ arrest
◯ lived
◯ theories
Identifying verbs – 2

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undefined. Cynthia asked for a raise, but she didn’t expect one immediately.
◯ asked, raise
◯ asked, did expect
◯ asked, expect
Identifying verbs – 3

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undefined. We should plant the roses early this year.
◯ plant
◯ should plant
◯ early
Identifying verbs – 4

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undefined. The documentary was engrossing because it humanized World War II.
◯ was
◯ was engrossing
◯ was, humanized
Identifying verbs – 5