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Verb Tense QUIZ

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Long ago, Egyptians _______ paper from papyrus.

a)

make

b)

made

c)

are making

d)

will make

2.

Now sixth graders ______________ ancient cultures in social studies.

a)

study

b)

studying

c)

will studied

d)

will studying

3.

Next week they _________ a mural about ancient Egypt.

a)

draw

b)

drawing

c)

will draw

d)

drew

4.

Yesterday Jan ____________ the class about pyramids.

a)

tells

b)

told

c)

is telling

d)

will tell

5.

Choose the past tense form of the underlined verb: Workers lift the enormous stones onto the pyramid.

a)

lifted

b)

were lifted

c)

lifting

d)

will lift.

6.

Choose the past tense form of the underlined verb: Men and women wear linen skirts or robes.

a)

is wear

b)

are wearing

c)

weared

d)

wore

7.

Choose the past tense form of the underlined verb: In 1992, archaeologists uncover the tomb of King Tut.

a)

will uncover

b)

uncovered

c)

are uncovering

d)

will uncovered

8.

Choose the past tense form of the underlined verb: They keep a careful record of precious objects in the tomb.

a)

kept

b)

will keep

c)

keeped

d)

were keep

9.

Identify the tense of the verb in the following sentence: Tigers once roamed in California.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

10.

Identify the tense of the verb in the following sentence: We see the models of them in the La Brea museum.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

11.

Identify the tense of the verb in the following sentence: These saber-toothed tigers were fierce predators.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

12.

Identify the tense of the verb in the following sentence: They no longer exist except in our imagination.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

13.

Identify the tense of the verb in the following sentence: Which animals will disappear in the next thousand years?

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

14.

Identify the tense of the verb in the following sentence: Today's animals bear a resemblance to some ancient animals.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

15.

Identify the tense of the verb in the following sentence: Wooly mammoths looked like our elephants.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

16.

What will future generations think of our animals?

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

17.

Ancient Egyptians loved games and outdoor activities.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

18.

They had pets such as monkeys and cats.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future