It's Tense!
Bicycles
Camping
Definitions
Compound Subjects
100

Supply the verb in the correct tense:

Last year Justine ______ (play)  the clarinet in the school band.

played

100
Maria (loves/love) her new bicycle.
loves
100
Camping (is/are) a family fun event.
is
100

Agreement means that the subject and verb agree in number. If the subject and verb do not agree in a sentence, what should you change? 

the verb
100
An adult or two children (fits/fit) inside this bumper car.
fit
200

Supply the verb in the correct tense:

The boys have ________ (think) about going to the movies this weekend. 

thought

200

Sometimes the brakes (wears/wear) down.

wear

200

Everyone in the camping group (carries/carry) a tent.

carries

200

What begins with a preposition and will never, ever, ever contain the subject of the sentence?

prepositional phrase

200
Two rabbits and a gerbil (lives/live) in big cages in our science classroom.
live
300

Supply the verb in the correct tense:

My daughter _______ (like) math now, but she _______(hate) it when she was younger. 

likes/hated

300
At night, she (uses, use) a headlight.
uses
300
The tent (keeps/keep) the campers dry when it rains.
keeps
300

Verbs that use -d or -ed to form past tense.

regular verbs
300
Either my brother or my sister (is/are) waiting for me.
is
400

Last week, he _______ (bring) his new girlfriend to the party. 

brought

400
Reflectors (makes/make) her more visible to motorists.
make
400
It also (protect/protects) them from insects.
protects
400

Verbs that change spelling to form past tense (example begin/ began)

irregular
400

Either Mr. Brooks or his sons (washes/wash) the car.

wash

500
After work, I am _____________ (suppose) to go to the gym. 

supposed

500
Maria (enjoys/enjoy) riding her bicycle safely.
enjoys
500
Campers (uses/use) poles to hold up the tent.
use
500

Shows the time of the verb (past, present, future)

tense
500
He and his dogs (is/are) going for a hike.
are
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