REVIEW: Verb Tenses

What do progressive tenses describe?

• Past actions

• Ongoing actions

• Completed actions

• Future actions

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

What do perfect tenses usually describe?

• Ongoing actions

• Future actions

• Completed actions

• Past actions

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

How many main (or simple) verb tenses are there?

• Four

• Three

• Two

• Five

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which verb tense is used in this sentence: "Mr. Gale usually impresses people by catching Frisbees blindfolded."

• past tense

• present tense

• future tense

• progressive tense

• perfect tense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

Which verb tense is used in this sentence: "Last night, Jason Reynolds saw me waving from across the lake."

• past tense

• present tense

• future tense

• progressive tense

• perfect tense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Which verb tense is used in this sentence: "The students will return their library books on time."

• past tense

• present tense

• future tense

• progressive tense

• perfect tense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which verb tense is the progressive verb in? --> "Before his cousin bought him special nail polish, Ben had been biting his nails for years."

• past

• present

• future

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

Which verb tense is the progressive verb in? --> "Sarah and I have been cutting cantaloupes all morning, and now we're covered in juice."

• past

• present

• future

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

Which verb tense is the progressive verb in? --> "This time next week, the raccoons will have visited every trash can on our block."

• past

• present

• future

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Which verb tense is the perfect verb in? --> "If Mark had eaten all the M&M's, I would have been heartbroken."

• past

• present

• future

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D