Verbs Pretest

"I was looking through the old pictures when my mother called me for dinner."

The verbs "was looking" is in what tense?

• Past Perfect

• Present Perfect

• Past Progressive

• Present Progressive

Complete the sentence with the correct form of verb.

"She _______________ her homework by the time her sister arrives."

• will be finishing

• finished

• finishes

• was finishing

In the sentence "It smells like a rotten fruit.", what kind of verb is "smells"?

• main verb

• helping verb

• linking verb

• action verb

'The enemy has been slain" is in the passive voice. How will you change the sentence in the active voice?

• She slayed the enemy.

• The enemy has slain.

• I have slain the enemy.

• I was slayed by the enemy.

Which of the following has the correct past tense and past participle?

• ride-rode

• become-became

• cut-cut

• write-wrote

"What are you doing tonight?" is in what mood of verb?

• Indicative

• Imperative

• Subjunctive

Which of the following verbs is not a linking verb?

• feel

• make

• see

"I am doing so many things right now." is in what tense of verb?

• Simple Present

• Present Progressive

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Progressive

Which verbs will make the sentence complete?

"Maria _________ weak so she asked her mom to fetch her from school."

• was

• has

• felt

• can

Which of the following sentences are in the active voice?

• Together, they sail across the narrow sea.

• The girl was declared the "Best Speller of the Year".

• The sanction has been explained by the teacher.

• Carla has kept all the letters her friends gave her.