Verb Tenses Quiz

Archaeologists __________ that music was quite sophisticated in ancient civilizations.
(past participle)

• discovered

• have discovered

• were discovering

Dictionaries __________ music as the organization of sounds.

(past participle)

• defined

• define

• have defined

Some experts believe that people __________ music by rhythmically repeating a sound.

(past form)

• created

• have created

• create

A voice or an instrument __________ a series of sounds called a melody.

(past form)

• produce

• produced

• had produced

Harmony __________ when a number of sounds are made at the same time.

(present participle)

• is occurring

• occurs

• occurred

Throughout history, rhythm, melody, and harmony __________ into complex arrangements.

(past participle)

• were evolving

• evolved

• have evolved

How should this sentence be changed to use the past form of the verb? Scientists learn that Donald Thomas had an unusually long Achilles tendon.

• Change learn to learning

• Change learn to were learning

• Change learn to learned.

• No change needs to be made to this

How should this sentence be changed to use the past participle correctly? Furthermore, the students estimate the number of hours they practiced each week.

• Change estimate to were estimating

• Change estimate to had estimated.

• Change estimate to estimated

• No change needs to be made to this sentence.

How should this sentence be changed to use the present participle correctly? On the other hand, Malcolm Gladwell argues that destiny is a result of our choices rather than our genes.

• Change argues to is arguing.

• Change argues to argued

• Change argues to arguing.

• No change needs to be made to this

How should this sentence be changed to use the past form of the verb? Having seized power, Napoleon immediately changed the existing rules in order to maintain iron-fisted control.

• Change changed to has changed

• Change changed to change

• Change changed to was changing

• No change needs to be made to this sentence.