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Verb Tenses

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify an example of a present perfect tense.

a)

had been

b)

will have been

c)

has or have been

d)

has

2.

How many helping verbs does a present perfect tense have?

a)

1- has or have

b)

1- had

c)

2- will & have

d)

1- will

3.

Which helping verb identifies the past perfect tense?

a)

had

b)

has or have

c)

will

d)

will have

4.

What is the difference between the future and the future perfect tense?

a)

There is no difference.

b)

The future perfect tense has two helping verbs and one main verb whereas the future has one helping verb and one main verb.

c)

The future tense has two helping verbs and one main verb whereas the future perfect has one helping verb and one main verb.

5.

Which of the following pairs represent present perfect tense verbs?

a)

has or have been, has or have seen, has or have walked, has or have made, has or have begun, has or have checked

b)

had been, had seen, had walked, had made, had begun, had checked

c)

will have been, will have seen, will have walked, will have made, will have begun, will have checked

6.

Explain the meaning of present tense.

a)

The action will happen.

b)

The action already happened.

c)

The actions happens now or regularly.

7.

Explain the meaning of past tense.

a)

The action happens now.

b)

The action already happened.

c)

The action will happen.

8.

Explain the meaning of the future perfect tense.

a)

The action will happen.

b)

The action will be finished sometime in the future.

c)

The action begins in the past and continues in the present.

9.

Explain the meaning of the perfect past tense.

a)

The action ended.

b)

The action ended before another action in the past.

c)

The action began in the past and continues in the present.

10.

Explain the meaning of the perfect present tense.

a)

The action will be finished sometime in the future.

b)

The action began in the past and continues in the present.

c)

The action ended before another action in the past.

11.

"Stacey will have made a new blouse before sundown." The verbs in this sentence represent which tense?

a)

the present perfect

b)

the past perfect

c)

the future perfect

12.

"Dan will eat a sandwich for breakfast." The verbs in this sentence represent which tense?

a)

present

b)

future

c)

perfect future

13.

"Have sally and Gina watched the new film?" Identify the verb tense in this sentence.

a)

past

b)

past perfect

c)

present perfect

14.

"Has she made a decision about the new car?" How do we know the sentence contains a present perfect tense?

a)

the helping verb 'has'

b)

the main verb 'made'

c)

the helping verb and the main verb 'has made'

15.

The future perfect tense has how many verbs in a sentence?

a)

three- one helping verb and two main verbs

b)

three- two helping verbs and one main verb

c)

two- one helping verb and one main verb

16.

Which of the following are not helping verbs that are found in perfect tenses?

a)

Can

b)

Must

c)

Should

d)

All of the above

17.

Check the boxes that contain present tense verbs.

a)

eats

b)

leave

c)

will watch

d)

need

18.

"Nate had already left before his mom visited." This sentence contains two tenses. Identify them

a)

present perfect and present

b)

present perfect and past

c)

past perfect and present

d)

past perfect and past

19.

What is the easiest way to identify a past perfect tense in a sentence?

a)

Look for a pair of verbs (had made, had come)

b)

Look for a past tense verb (came, did, said, ate)

c)

Look for a pair of verbs (has or have made, has or have come)

20.

Identify the six verb tenses in the order listed below:

past; present; future; past perfect; present perfect; future perfect

a)

eat/eats; ate; will have eaten; will eat; has or have eaten; had eaten

b)

ate; will eat; eat/eats; will have eaten; had eaten; has or have eaten

c)

ate, eats/eat; will eat; had eaten; has or have eaten; will have eaten

d)

ate, eats/eat; will eat; has or have eaten; had eaten; will have eaten

21.

Which helping verbs identify the future perfect tense?

a)

had

b)

has or have

c)

will

d)

will have