Simple Verbs and Progressive Verbs

Select the present progressive verb form.

• I was running

• I run

• I am running

• I had run

Select the simple past verb form.

• She had studied

• She studies

• She was studying

• She studied

Select the past perfect verb form.

• They had forgotten

• They forgot

• They have forgotten

• They were forgetting

Select the simple present verb form.

• We are playing

• We play

• We played

• We have played

Select the present perfect verb form.

• John is hurting

• John had hurt

• John hurt

• John has hurt

Select the past progressive verb form.

• The team lost

• The team were losing

• The team had lost

• The team are losing

Identify the simple past verb from in this sentence:

I finished my homework while my brother was playing on the XBox.

• was playing

• while

• finished

Identify the present progressive verb form in this sentence.

When the sun shines, Sarah loves playing out with her friends.

• shines

• loves

• playing

• with

Identify the past perfect verb form in this sentence.

"Stop messing about!" shouted mum, who had waited long enough for Tara to get ready.

• messing

• had waited

• shouted

• get

Identify the simple present verb form in this sentence:

While scratching his head, the professor wondered, "How did this happen again?"

• scratching

• wondered

• did

• happen