Verb Tenses Quiz
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do verb tenses show?
The object of a sentence
The time that an action takes place
The location of an action
The subject of a sentence
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.2.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When do we use the simple past tense?
For present actions
For short past actions
For long, continuing past actions
For future actions
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do we form the past progressive in English?
Using 'will' or 'shall' and an -ing verb
Using 'is' or 'are' and an -ing verb
Using 'was' or 'were' and an -ing verb
Using 'has' or 'have' and an -ing verb
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a common time marker for the use of past progressive to show when a short past action interrupts a long past action?
While
Before
When
After
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a clause?
A sentence that expresses a command
A group of words containing only a verb
A sentence that expresses a question
A group of words containing a subject and a verb
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the independent clause in the sentence 'I was watching TV when the power went out'?
The power went out
I was watching TV
I was watching TV when the power went out
When the power went out
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What punctuation do we need when a dependent clause starts the sentence?
Exclamation mark
Semicolon
Comma
Colon
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
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