Verb Tense

Identify the verb tense: 
Angus the Cow and Franky the Pig were reading to one another in the loft on top of the barn. 

• past progressive
• simple past
• past perfect
• present progressive 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the verb tense: 
Patty the Chicken, Franky the Pig, and Shelly the Sheep were rapping and singing on the back of Mr. Brown's truck. 

• past progressive
• perfect progressive
• past perfect
• simple past

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the verb tense: 
Nellie the Horse will be wearing her best shoes at the hoedown later tonight. 

• future progressive
• future perfect
• future perfect progressive 
• simple future

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the verb tense: 
Mrs. Brown was upset because she had wanted bacon for breakfast. 

• past perfect
• simple past
• past progressive 
• past perfect progressive 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Patty the chicken has been laying eggs in the doghouse ever since the henhouse collapsed. 

• present perfect progressive
• simple present
• present perfect
• future progressive 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Conjugate the verb to the past perfect tense: 
Franky the Pig saw that Farmer Brown _________ (write) the words "Carve Bacon" on his to-do list earlier this morning. 

• had written 
• had wrote 
• has written 
• has been writing 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Conjugate the verb to the simple past. 
Patty the chicken _______ (give) the signal and the animals ________ (meet) by the horse trough. 

• gave, met
• is giving, met
• had given, had been meeting 
• gave, were meeting 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Conjugate the verb to the future progressive tense: 
Nellie the horse ____________ (wear) her best shoes later tonight. 

• will be wearing
• had been wearing 
• will have been wearing 
• wore

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Conjugate the verb to the past progressive tense: 
Frankie the pig noticed that Mr. and Mrs. Brown ___________ (look) at Patty the Chicken and licking their lips. 

• were looking 
• looked
• will be looking 
• had been looking 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Conjugate the verb to the present progressive tense: 
Frankie the Pig and Angus the Cow __________ (work) together on a plan to escape the farm. 

• are working
• will be working 
• worked
• had worked

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D