Verb Tenses
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  • Question 1
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the tense of the highlighted verb phrase:
    Yesterday, we were walking along the river when we saw two otters. 
    answer choices
    present 
    past progressive 
    future
    future progressive
  • Question 2
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the tense of the highlighted verb phrase:
    Tomorrow, I will go to the store around 4:00 PM.  
    answer choices
    present
    present progressive
    future
    future progressive
  • Question 3
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the tense of the highlighted verb phrase:
    Medieval painters made their paintbrushes from squirrel or mink tails.
    answer choices
    past
    present
    present progressive
    past progressive
  • Question 4
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the tense of the highlighted verb phrase:
    My little sister pretends her stuffed animals can talk. 
    answer choices
    present progressive
    present
    future 
    future progressive
  • Question 5
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the tense of the highlighted verb phrase:
    My laptop is not working today. 
    answer choices
    present
    present progressive
    future
    future progressive
  • Question 6
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the tense of the highlighted verb phrase:
    Yesterday, I was walking to school when you saw me.  
    answer choices
    present 
    present progressive
    past
    past progressive
  • Question 7
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the tense of the highlighted verb phrase:
    I am so nervous about the upcoming test.  I will be thinking about it all week. 
    answer choices
    present 
    future progressive 
    future
    present progressive
  • Question 8
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the tense of the highlighted verb phrase:
    The children are playing basketball. 
    answer choices
    present
    future
    present progressive
    future progressive
  • Question 9
    30 seconds
    Q. Fill in the blank:
    Everyday, Daniel __________ a hot dog for lunch. 
    answer choices
    eats
    ate
    is eating
    was eating
  • Question 10
    30 seconds
    Q. Fill in the blank:
    In the Middle Ages, people ____________ that illness was caused by witchcraft. 
    answer choices
    were believing
    believed
    will believe
    will be believing
  • Question 11
    30 seconds
    Q. Fill in the blank:
    In the tournament, the boxers __________ until the champion knocked out the other contender. 
    answer choices
    will fight
    fight
    are fighting
    were fighting
  • Question 12
    30 seconds
    Q. Fill in the blank:
    After the chemical spill last month, we ________ bottled water until the city declared the tap water safe.  
    answer choices
    are drinking
    will drink
    drank
    drink
  • Question 13
    30 seconds
    Q. Fill in the blank:
    I _______ that tomorrow ________ sunny.
    answer choices
    am hoping; is
    hoped; was
    hope; will be
    was hoping; is
  • Question 14
    30 seconds
    Q. Fill in the blank:
    At this time tomorrow, I  _________ to New York. 
    answer choices
    will be driving
    was driving
    am driving
    drive
  • Question 15
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    The Spanish explorers ___(find) many foods new to Europe.
    answer choices
    find
    finded
    found
    fouwn
  • Question 16
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    Potatoes were ___(grow) in the Andes.
    answer choices
    grow
    grown
    growed
    grew
  • Question 17
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    Fried potatoes ____(become) popular in the 1800s.
    answer choices
    became
    become
    becomed
    becamed
  • Question 18
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    A British restaurant owner, ____(put) a dish of fried fish and fried potatoes on his menu.
    answer choices
    putted
    put
    place
    placed
  • Question 19
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    The French also ____(make) fried potatoes.
    answer choices
    make
    maked
    made
    maded
  • Question 20
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    In World War I, American soldiers ____(eat) them there.
    answer choices
    eatted
    eat
    ated
    ate
  • Question 21
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    These soldiers ____(give) the fried potato a new name.
    answer choices
    gived
    gave
    give
    gaved
  • Question 22
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    They ____(say) it should be called the "French Fry."
    answer choices
    say
    sayed
    said
    saided
  • Question 23
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    Billions of French fries are ____(eat) each year.
    answer choices
    eaten
    eat
    ate
    ated
  • Question 24
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    People all other the world ____(put) ketchup on their fries.
    answer choices
    putted
    placed
    place
    put
  • Question 25
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    Did you know that people ____(have) ketchup in the 1600s?
    answer choices
    have
    haved
    had
    haded
  • Question 26
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    It ____(begin) in China as a fish sauce.
    answer choices
    began
    beganned
    begin
    beginned
  • Question 27
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    Travelers ____(bring) it to the United States, but used somewhat different ingredients.
    answer choices
    bring
    bringed
    brought
    broughted
  • Question 28
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    I have ____(hear) that some ketchup originally had nuts in it.
    answer choices
    heard
    hear
    heared
    hearded
  • Question 29
    30 seconds
    Q. Identify the past or past participle of the verb in parentheses.
    China ketchup was ____(call) kechiap.
    answer choices
    call
    called
    cell
    celled
  • Question 30
    120 seconds
    Q. Which perfect tense is this sentence?
    The president will have made a decision by the end of the week.
    answer choices
    future perfect
    past perfect
    past tense
    present perfect
  • Question 31
    120 seconds
    Q. What tense is this sentence written in ?
    Jordan has invented a new way to power his car.
    answer choices
    Past perfect
    Future perfect
    Present perfect
  • Question 32
    120 seconds
    Q. What is the perfect tense verb phrase in this sentence?
    The computer has failed twice this week.
    answer choices
    has failed
    has
    failed
    has failed twice
  • Question 33
    120 seconds
    Q. What is the perfect verb phrase in this sentence?
    By next month our clothing store will have opened a new location.
    answer choices
    opened
    have opened
    will have opened
    will have
  • Question 34
    120 seconds
    Q. Which perfect tense is this sentence written in?
    They had not closed the schools before the big snowstorm arrived. 
    answer choices
    future perfect
    past perfect
    present perfect
  • Question 35
    120 seconds
    Q. Which word is missing in this future perfect verb phrase?
    By 2017, we  have known each other for ten years.
    answer choices
    will
    has
    had
    havr
  • Question 36
    120 seconds
    Q. Which tense is this sentence written in?
    We decided to eat pizza for dinner last night.
    answer choices
    past perfect
    future perfect
    past
    present
  • Question 37
    30 seconds
    Q. Present perfect tense sentences use ____________ and _____________.          .
    answer choices
    had
    have and has
    will and has
  • Question 38
    30 seconds
    Q. All future perfect tense sentences include ________  _____________.
    answer choices
    will have
    will go
    will had
    will has
  • Question 39
    120 seconds
    Q. All perfect tense sentences include a _______ tense verb.
    answer choices
    present
    future
    past
    All of the above
  • Question 40
    120 seconds
    Q. Which tense is the sentence written in?
    The team will play in the Championships at the end of the month.
    answer choices
    past perfect
    future perfect
    present
    future
  • Question 41
    60 seconds
    Q. Has, have, had, and will are all____________________ verbs.
    answer choices
    action
    helping
    past tense
    being
  • Question 42
    900 seconds
    Q. Which sentence uses the PAST PERFECT tense?
    answer choices
    Tim had eaten dinner when his friend knocked on the door.
    Sara will have been working on the project for three hours at 4:00.
    I have enjoyed reading ever since I can remember.
    Do you have any homework tonight?
  • Question 43
    900 seconds
    Q. Which sentence uses the FUTURE PERFECT tense?
    answer choices
    Tim had eaten dinner when his friend knocked on the door.
    Sara will have been working on the project for three hours at 4:00.
    I have enjoyed reading ever since I can remember.
    Do you have any homework tonight?
  • Question 44
    900 seconds
    Q. Which sentence uses the PRESENT PERFECT tense?
    answer choices
    Tim had eaten dinner when his friend knocked on the door.
    Sara will have been working on the project for three hours at 4:00.
    I have enjoyed reading ever since I can remember.
    Do you have any homework tonight?
  • Question 45
    900 seconds
    Q. Which sentence uses the PRESENT PERFECT tense?
    answer choices
    Have you eaten dinner yet?
    Will you have eaten dinner when you arrive? 
    Had you eaten dinner before you arrived?
    What do you want for dinner?
  • Question 46
    900 seconds
    Q. What PERFECT tense is used in this sentence?
    Julie had been watching the dog until her friend came to the door. 
    answer choices
    Past Perfect
    Present Perfect
    Future Perfect
    None of the above
  • Question 47
    900 seconds
    Q. What PERFECT tense is used in this sentence?
    Nobody has been in that old mansion for years.
    answer choices
    Past Perfect
    Present Perfect
    Future Perfect
    None of the above
  • Question 48
    900 seconds
    Q. Select the correct tense of VISIT to complete this sentence.
    Zoe __________ her aunt and uncle last week.
    answer choices
    had visited
    has visited
    will have visited
    will visit
  • Question 49
    900 seconds
    Q. Which sentence uses the FUTURE PERFECT tense?
    answer choices
    By the time Jack has his play, he will have put in days of practice.
    He had not practiced at all before yesterday.
  • Question 50
    900 seconds
    Q. Select the correct tense of CALL to complete this sentence.
    After tomorrow's call, Amy ____________ her grandparents every day this week.
    answer choices
    had called
    has called
    will have called
    will call
  • Question 51
    30 seconds
    Q. Correct the verb in red so that the sentence shows correct verb tense:
    During hibernation, an animal decrease its body temperature and breathing rate.
    answer choices
    correct as is
    decreased
    are decreasing 
    decreases
  • Question 52
    30 seconds
    Q. Correct the verb in red so that the sentence shows correct verb tense:
    After lots of edits and rewrites, the author finally publish his book about the history of architecture.
    answer choices
    correct as is
    publishes
    published
    are publishing
  • Question 53
    30 seconds
    Q. Correct the verb in red so that the sentence shows correct verb tense:
    Cooper and Mei enjoy traveling around Europe and seeing the different buildings and monuments.
    answer choices
    correct as is
    enjoys
    are enjoying
    was enjoying 
  • Question 54
    300 seconds
    Q. I _____________ a lot of money at the store last week.
    answer choices
    spent
    spented
    spended
    spend
  • Question 55
    300 seconds
    Q. Yesterday, I __________ my sister because she had been annoying me. (...and I got in trouble because we should never hurt our siblings.)
    answer choices
    will hurt
    hurting
    hurted
    hurt
  • Question 56
    30 seconds
    Q. I .... (cut) the wire.
    answer choices
    am cuting
    am cutting
    cutting
    is cutting
  • Question 57
    30 seconds
    Q. She ..... (choose) a new painting.
    answer choices
    are choosing
    is chooseing
    is choosing
    choosing
  • Question 58
    20 seconds
    Q. Choose the correct principal part of the verb to complete the sentence:
    Dad had ______ up the sound
    system.
    answer choices
    set
    setting
    setted
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