Understanding Verb Tenses

How many primary verb tenses are there?

• Three

• Five

• Two

• Four

What suffix is commonly added to regular verbs to indicate past tense?

• -ed

• -s

• -es

• -ing

Which verb does not follow the regular rule for forming the past tense?

• Walk

• Cook

• Sleep

• Dance

What is the correct past tense form of 'sleep'?

• Sleeping

• Sleeped

• Slept

• Sleeps

Which example shows a verb in the past tense?

• They will dance

• He slept

• She walks

• I am eating

What is the past tense form of 'eat'?

• Ate

• Eat

• Eats

• Eated

How is the present tense formed for singular subjects?

• Using 'will'

• Adding -ed

• Adding -s or -es

• No change to the verb

For plural subjects in present tense, do we add -s or -es to the verb?

• Depends on the verb

• No

• Yes

• Only for irregular verbs

What indicates a verb is in the future tense?

• Changing the verb entirely

• Using 'will' before the verb

• Adding -s

• Adding -ed

Which sentence is in the future tense?

• She will read a book.

• He reads a book.

• They read a book.

• Reading a book.