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Verb Types and Tenses Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of verb shows mental actions as well as visible actions?

a)

Linking verbs

b)

Action verbs

c)

Modal verbs

d)

Helping verbs

2.

Which of the following is an example of a linking verb?

a)

He runs fast.

b)

I can swim.

c)

She is happy.

d)

They will play.

3.

What is the base form of the verb for 'sang'?

a)

Sing

b)

Sang

c)

Sings

d)

Sung

4.

Which of the following is a helping verb?

a)

Am

b)

Run

c)

Jump

d)

Think

5.

What tense is used to describe an action that is ongoing?

a)

Simple Past

b)

Present Perfect

c)

Present Progressive

d)

Future Perfect

6.

Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense?

a)

I had finished my homework before dinner.

b)

He plays soccer every weekend.

c)

She is reading a book.

d)

They will go to the park.

7.

What is the present participle form of 'help'?

a)

Helping

b)

Helped

c)

Help

d)

Helps

8.

Which of the following is an example of a simple future tense?

a)

I had eaten dinner.

b)

I will eat dinner.

c)

I am eating dinner.

d)

I have eaten dinner.

9.

What is the past participle form of 'give'?

a)

Gave

b)

Given

c)

Giving

d)

Gives

10.

Which verb tense describes an action that will be completed at some point in the future?

a)

Simple Future

b)

Past Perfect

c)

Future Perfect

d)

Present Perfect

11.

What type of verb connects a subject to a subject complement?

a)

Helping verbs

b)

Linking verbs

c)

Transitive verbs

d)

Action verbs

12.

Which of the following sentences is in the present perfect tense?

a)

I have seen that movie.

b)

I see that movie.

c)

I saw that movie.

d)

I will see that movie.

13.

What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'They ____ (play) soccer yesterday.'?

a)

Playing

b)

Play

c)

Played

d)

Plays

14.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the past progressive tense?

a)

Describes a habitual action

b)

Describes a completed action

c)

Describes a future action

d)

Describes an ongoing action in the past