Verbs Quiz Review

Choose the verb phrase that correctly completes the sentence. She _________________for three hours before she went to bed.

• has read

• read

• will have read

• would have read

Choose the verb phrase that correctly completes the sentence. The store _____________________for thirty years by this time next year.

• will have been open

• has been open

• had opened

• has opened

Choose the verb phrase that correctly completes the sentence. I __________________ played this game every year with my students.

• has played

• will have played

• have played

• had played

Choose the verb phrase that correctly completes the sentence. The detective ____________________for hours before he found the missing purse.

• will have searched

• had searched

• has searched

• had searching

Choose the verb phrase that correctly completes the sentence. As soon as Ms. Herman saw the boots, she ______ she had to have them!

• know

• knows

• knowing

• knew

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The two boys visited their uncle and is staying all weekend.

• The two boys visited their uncle and stayed all weekend.

• The two boys will visit their uncle and stayed all weekend.

• The two boys are visiting their uncle and stayed all weekend.

Which sentence uses the same tense as the one below?

The lawyer attended college for six years before he obtained his degree.

• The teacher taught an amazing lesson on verbs yesterday.

• The teacher is going to teach a lesson on volcanoes next week.

• The teacher will enjoy having a week off at Thanksgiving.

• The teacher is planning on grading the tests after school.

Which sentence would work in the same paragraph with this sentence:

Le was amazed when he saw his new skateboard.

• He will immediately begin riding it around the house.

• He immediately began riding it around the house.

• He immediately is beginning to ride it around the house.

• He is beginning to ride it around the house.

9.) Choose the verb phrase that correctly completes the sentence.

The family _________ the entire house by the time their relatives arrived for Thanksgiving.

• is cleaning

• will clean

• cleans

• had cleaned

Choose the verb phrase that correctly completes the sentence.  

Ever since she was seven, Raima ______ to read mystery books.

• will love

• loves

• has loved

• is loving