Verb Tenses for House Cleaning Jobs

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses, using the present, past, or future tense as indicated. 1. I __________ the kitchen counters every morning. (wipe – present)

• wipe

• wiped

• will wipe

• wiping

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses, using the present, past, or future tense as indicated. 2. Yesterday, we __________ the bathroom floor. (mop – past)

• mopped

• mop

• mopping

• mops

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses, using the present, past, or future tense as indicated. 4. She __________ the shelves last night. (dust – past)

• dusted

• dusts

• will dust

• dusting

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses, using the present, past, or future tense as indicated. 7. I will __________ the trash bins outside. (empty – future)

• empty

• emptied

• empties

• emptying

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses, using the present, past, or future tense as indicated. 9. They __________ the refrigerator yesterday. (sanitize – past)

• sanitized

• sanitize

• sanitizes

• will sanitize

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses, using the present, past, or future tense as indicated. 11. She will __________ the old food from the fridge. (remove – future)

• remove

• removes

• removed

• removing

We __________ the sinks and tubs with bleach. (disinfect – present)

• disinfect

• disinfects

• disinfected

• disinfecting

I __________ the dirty sheets and replaced them. (wash – past)

The cleaner __________ all the used towels this morning. (collect – past)

Fill in the blank: The correct word for making something free from dirt is ________.

• clean

• paint

• break

• hide