Understanding Verbs and Tenses

What is the primary function of a verb in a sentence?

• To describe a noun

• To indicate a location

• To modify an adjective

• To express an action or state of being

Which suffix is commonly used for regular past tense verbs?

• s

• ed

• ing

• ly

What does the past perfect tense describe?

• An action that will happen in the future

• An action that happens regularly

• An action that is happening now

• An action completed in the past by a certain time

Which tense is used for actions happening at the moment they are read?

• Future perfect tense

• Present simple tense

• Past perfect tense

• Present continuous tense

What is the present perfect tense used for?

• Actions that have been completed now

• Actions that are happening now

• Actions that will happen in the future

• Actions that happened in the past

Which word often precedes the future form of a verb?

• Will

• Has

• Did

• Was

What does the future continuous tense refer to?

• Actions that are always true

• Actions that are happening now

• Actions that will happen in the future over a specified time period

• Actions that happened in the past

Convert the sentence 'There are two birds on the fence' to past tense.

• There is two birds on the fence

• There are two birds on the fence

• There will be two birds on the fence

• There were two birds on the fence

How would you change 'Today I am doing all of my homework' to future tense?

• Today I was doing all of my homework

• Today I am doing all of my homework

• Today I will do all of my homework

• Today I did all of my homework

What is the correct present tense form of 'A week ago I went on a vacation'?

• I went on a vacation

• I am going to go on a vacation

• I will go on a vacation

• Right now I'm going on a vacation