Sentences in the simple present, past and future tense | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Which of the following describes a verb?

• a person, place or thing

• a word that describes a noun

• a being, doing or having word

• a word that joins clauses, phrases or words together

Answer explanation

A verb is a being, doing or having word.

Which word in the following sentence is a verb? 'Who is Jun?'

• who

• is

• Jun

Answer explanation

'Is' is a being word; this makes it a verb.

Which sentence is happening in the past?

• Tomorrow, we will go to the shops.

• I am doing my best!

• We walked up the steep hill.

Answer explanation

The verb 'walk' has changed to 'walked' to show that it happened in the past.

Which sentence is happening in the future?

• That morning, we packed our bags quickly.

• We will walk as far as possible today!

• I'm so hungry!

Answer explanation

The verb 'will' tells us this has yet to happen.

Tick the sentences that make sense.

• Jacob like running.

• Aisha loves walking.

• Jun and Andeep wants to go swimming.

• Sofia and Laura need to practice.

Answer explanation

We use different verb forms depending on who is doing the action.

Which is the correct pair of verbs to complete the gaps: 'I didn't ___________ what to do when it __________'.

• knew, happened

• know, happen

• know, happened

• knows, happened

Answer explanation

We use different verb forms depending on who is doing the action in a part of a sentence.