Free Printable The 12 Tenses

1.

How many tenses are there really in English

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

12

2.

Why is the future construction not a tense?

a)

It is a conjugation.

b)

It is a declension.

c)

It is not inflected.

d)

It is perfect.

3.

What is an alteration that changes the grammatical category of a word?

a)

inflection

b)

auxiliary

c)

expansion

d)

aspect

4.

What is it called when verbs are inflected?

a)

declension

b)

aspect

c)

expansion

d)

conjugation

5.

What is it called when nouns, pronouns, and adjectives are inflected?

a)

declension

b)

morphology

c)

syntax

d)

conjugation

6.

English is a highly inflected language.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

English relies heavily on __________ to indicate grammatical category.

a)

inflection

b)

tone

c)

word order

d)

stress

8.

How many aspects are there in English?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

9.

Which does aspect not indicate?

a)

time

b)

duration

c)

repetition

d)

completion

10.

How many verb forms are there in English?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

11.

$T\left(M\right)\left(have\ +-en\right)\left(be\ +\ -ing\right)MV$

Which option is used for the continuous aspect?

a)

T

b)

(M)

c)

(have + -en)

d)

(be + -ing)

e)

MV

12.

$T\left(M\right)\left(have\ +\ -en\right)\left(be\ +\ -ing\right)MV$

Which option is used for the perfect aspect?

a)

T

b)

(M)

c)

(have + -en)

d)

(be + -ing)

e)

MV

13.

How is the future indicated in English

a)

inflection

b)

prefix

c)

suffix

d)

modal

14.

The present participle is represented by what form?

a)

base

b)

-s

c)

-ed

d)

-ing

e)

-en

15.

The past participle is represented by what form?

a)

base

b)

-s

c)

-ed

d)

-ing

e)

-en

The 12 Tenses

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

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