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Tenses

Quiz by Cindy Gress

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  • Q1
    Which of the following sentences is an infinitive?
    Rita wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
    Tim will soon need a new toothbrush.
    Moby is going to Europe next summer.
    Cassie drove her car to school.
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following sentences contains an irregular verb?
    My heart is racing.
    I ate a tuna fish sandwich for lunch.
    I want to visit the Empire State Building.
    I enjoy surfing, basketball, and ice hockey.
    30s
  • Q3
    The verb "to know" is irregular in what tense?
    the past tense
    all three tenses
    the future tense
    the present tense
    30s
  • Q4
    Which word often appears when a verb is conjugated in the future tense?
    are
    was
    can
    will
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
    Rita will cut her hair; it's shorter now.
    Moby tossed the ball to Tim, and Tim threw it back.
    Cassie will take a math quiz, and got a B.
    Tim rides his bike to the store, and bought milk.
    30s
  • Q6
    If a verb is irregular in the past tense:
    It must be irrelevant in future tense.
    It must be irrelevant in present tense.
    Its past tense form usually doesn't end in "-ed".
    Its past tense form usually ends in "-ed".
    30s
  • Q7
    What is wrong with the following sentence? "Yesterday, Cassie throwed a fastball right over the plate."
    The action seems to take place in both the past and present.
    "Throw" is an irregular verb in the past tense; it should be "threw."
    The verb is in its infinitive form; it should be conjugated.
    The sentence does not contain a verb.
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following sentences is in the present tense?
    Cassie went to Rita's house after school.
    Bob the Rat escaped from a a science lab.
    Everyone is going to the beach on Sunday.
    Moby and Tim are best friends.
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
    Tim caught the flu and stayed home from school.
    Moby buyed a new video game.
    Rita gived Cassie a sweater for her birthday.
    Cassie readed a magazine during lunch.
    30s
  • Q10
    What is one major difference between the past tense and the present tense?
    The present tense contains more irregular verbs than the past tense.
    Verbs in the present tense are often similar to their infinitive forms; verbs in the past tense often require a suffix.
    The present tense can describe events that took place in the past, but the past tense cannot describe events that take place in the present.
    The present tense will require you to add phrases like "will" or "going to" before each verb; the past tense does not.
    30s

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