Exploring Tenses with Main and Helping Verbs

What are the three main tenses that verbs indicate?

• Past, Present, Future

• Past, Present, Continuous

• Future, Continuous, Perfect

• Present, Future, Perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which verb form is used in the sentence 'I sang a song'?

• Past

• Future

• Present

• Continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

In the sentence 'I will sing a song', which word indicates the future tense?

• I

• sing

• will

• song

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which helping verb is used with a singular subject in the past tense?

• am

• is

• are

• was

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the helping verb in the sentence 'Rita is reading'?

• none

• Rita

• is

• reading

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'Rita will be reading', what is the main verb?

• will

• be

• reading

• Rita

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which tense is indicated by the sentence 'Rohan was riding a bicycle'?

• Future

• Past

• Present

• Perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the helping verb in the sentence 'Rohan is riding a bicycle'?

• bicycle

• riding

• is

• Rohan

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which tense is indicated by the sentence 'Rohan will ride a bicycle'?

• Present

• Past

• Perfect

• Future

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

In the sentence 'Rohan will be riding a bicycle', what is the role of 'be'?

• Object

• Main verb

• Helping verb

• Subject

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B