Verb Tenses Quiz

What do verb tenses show?

• The object of a sentence

• The time that an action takes place

• The subject of a sentence

• The location of an action

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.2.1D

Which verb tense is used for short future actions?

• Simple present

• Past progressive

• Simple future

• Present perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How do we form the future progressive in English?

• Using 'will' and an -ing verb

• Using 'have' and an -ing verb

• Using 'was' and an -ing verb

• Using 'do' and an -ing verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When do we use the future progressive to show two long future actions taking place at the same time?

• When the conjunction 'and' is used

• When the conjunction 'but' is used

• When the conjunction 'if' is used

• When the conjunction 'or' is used

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is a clause?

• A type of punctuation mark

• A group of words containing a subject and a verb

• A type of sentence structure

• A type of verb tense

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the independent clause in the sentence 'He will be sleeping when his roommate gets home tonight'?

• He will be sleeping

• When his roommate gets home tonight

• He will be sleeping when his roommate gets home tonight

• Gets home tonight

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When can we reverse the order of clauses in a sentence?

• When there is a conjunction in the sentence

• When an independent clause starts the sentence

• When there is a comma in the sentence

• When a dependent clause starts the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What should be used when a dependent clause starts the sentence?

• A period

• An exclamation mark

• A semicolon

• A comma

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Look at the picture and say or write a sentence using simple present or future progressive verbs. Use future progressive verbs whenever it's possible to do so. For example: Their dog will be napping when they get home after school. Now you try!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D