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What are the four principal parts of a verb?
Base form, present participle, past, past participle
Which sentence uses lie correctly? a) Lie the book on the table. b) The cat lies on the sofa. c) She is laying down for a nap.
The cat lies on the sofa
What is the present participle of rise?
rising
Which sentence is in the passive voice? a) The dog chased the cat. b) The cat was chased by the dog. c) The cat ran quickly.
The cat was chased by the dog.
Which sentence contains a verb tense error? a) Yesterday, I ate lunch at noon. b) Tomorrow, I will eat lunch at noon. c) Yesterday, I will eat lunch at noon.
Yesterday, I will eat lunch at noon.
How is the past tense of a regular verb usually formed?
Adding -d or -ed
Which sentence uses lay correctly? a) Please lay down and rest. b) Lay the baby in the crib. c) The hen lays on her eggs every morning.
Lay the baby in the crib.
Which sentence uses raise correctly? a) The sun raises every morning. b) Please raise your hand. c) He rises the flag at dawn.
Please raise your hand.
When should the passive voice be used? a) To emphasize the subject performing the action b) When the performer of the action is unknown c) To make writing more direct
When the performer of the action is unknown
What is the past participle of choose?
chosen
Which sentence uses the correct past participle? a) She has sang in the choir. b) She has sung in the choir. c) She sung in the choir.
She has sung in the choir.
What is the past tense of lie (to rest)?
lay
Which tense expresses an action that will be completed before another future action?
Future Perfect
Which mood expresses a command? a) Indicative b) Imperative c) Subjunctive
Imparative
Which sentence avoids a double helping verb error? a) I have went to the store. b) I have gone to the store. c) I gone to the store.
I have gone to the store.
Choose the correct irregular verb form: “He has ______ the ball.” a) throwed b) thrown c) threw
thrown
Which sentence uses sit correctly? a) Sit the vase on the shelf. b) The dog sits by the door. c) She is setting in the chair.
The dog sits by the door.
Identify the tense: “She has been studying for hours.” a) Present perfect progressive b) Past perfect c) Future progressive
Present perfect progressive
Which sentence uses the subjunctive mood correctly? a) If I was you, I would go. b) I wish I were taller. c) She acts like she was the boss.
I wish I were taller.
Which sentence uses the correct past perfect tense? a) She had ate before we arrived. b) She had eaten before we arrived. c) She has eaten before we arrived.
She had eaten before we arrived.
Which verb is irregular? a) walk b) talk c) swim
swim
Which sentence uses set correctly? a) Please set down for a moment. b) He set the table for dinner. c) The sun sets in the west every day.
He set the table for dinner.
Which sentence is in the active voice? a) The ball was thrown by the pitcher. b) The pitcher threw the ball. c) The ball has been thrown.
The pitcher threw the ball.
Which verb form is used in the present subjunctive? a) Base form (e.g., be, go) b) Past tense c) Present participle
Base form (e.g., be, go)
Which sentence uses would have incorrectly in an “if clause”? a) If you would have called, I would have known. b) If you had called, I would have known. c) If you called, I would know.
If you would have called, I would have known.