Verbs Pretest

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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Nicholas Raith
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"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
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence "It smells like a rotten fruit.", what kind of verb is "smells"?
main verb
helping verb
linking verb
action verb
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.1.4C
CCSS.L.2.6
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.4.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
'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.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following has the correct past tense and past participle?
ride-rode
become-became
cut-cut
write-wrote
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"What are you doing tonight?" is in what mood of verb?
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1C
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following verbs is not a linking verb?
feel
make
see
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.1.4C
CCSS.L.2.6
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.4.1B
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