Terms & Definitions
Identify Verb Phrase/Tense
Produce Verb Phrase
Comp-Like Questions
100

This tense expresses an ongoing action.

Progressive Tense

100

Identify the verb phrase in this sentence: My grandma will make us spaghetti and meatballs for dinner.

will make

100

Produce the verb phrase, given a verb and a tense. If it can have multiple helping verbs, you must include them.  

go (past tense)

went
100

True/False: Some perfect tense verbs don't end in -ed

True

200

This tense expresses an action that has already been or will be completed at an indefinite time.

Perfect Tense

200

Identify the tense of the verb phrase in this sentence: Mike will remember you from last time. 

(simple) future

200

Produce the verb phrase, given a verb and a tense. If it can have multiple helping verbs, you must include them.  

lead (future progressive)

will be leading
200

Which sentence has a verb phrase in the past progressive tense?

A. They have thrown a party for her.

B. They are throwing her a party soon.

C. They will throw her a party next week.

D. They were throwing her a party last week.

D. They were throwing her a party last week.

300

This tense expresses an action that is, was, or will be continually happening but is, was, or will be completed later

Perfect-Progressive Tense

300

Identify the tense of the verb phrase in this sentence: She brought some flowers to her friend. 

(simple) past

300

Produce the verb phrase, given a verb and a tense. If it can have multiple helping verbs, you must include them.  

speak (past perfect)

had spoken

300

Which sentence has a verb phrase in the (simple) past tense?

A. Will you find out about his cat, please?

B. Have you learned about his cat?

C. I heard the news about your cat.

D. She knows nothing about his cat. 

C. I heard the news about your cat.

400

Watch out for these when trying to find the verb phrase! They like to sneak their way in to modify the main verb. (Ex: The had already taken the test).

Adverbs

400

Identify the tense of the verb phrase in the sentence: Pete was hearing the news for the first time.

past progressive

400

Produce the verb phrase, given a verb and a tense. If it can have multiple helping verbs, you must include them.  

write (present perfect)

has/have written

400

Which sentence has a verb phrase in the future progressive tense?

A. They will get their supplies at the store.

B. They will have gotten supplies by morning. 

C. They will be getting new supplies next week.

D. They are getting new supplies soon. 

C. They will be getting new supplies next week.

500

These types of verbs do not follow normal verb rules (ex: thought instead of thinked)

Irregular Verbs

500

Identify the verb phrase in this sentence: I haven't seen that movie before. 

have seen

500

Produce the verb phrase, given a verb and a tense. If it can have multiple helping verbs, you must include them.  

pay (present perfect-progressive)

has/have been paying

500

Which sentence has a verb phrase in the present perfect tense?

A. Taylor and Isabel have made a deal.

B. I am buying Christmas presents at the art fair.

C. He had taken the dose of medicine before school.

D. Clearly, she knows way too much. 

A. Taylor and Isabel have made a deal. 

600

These two tenses will always have -ing endings.

Progressive and Perfect-Progressive Tenses

600

Identify the verb phrase AND the verb tense in the sentence: I am never going there again!

VP: am going

VT: present progressive

600

Produce the verb phrase, given a verb and a tense. If it can have multiple helping verbs, you must include them.  

swim (present perfect)

have/has swum 

600

Which TWO sentences have their verb phrases in the past perfect-progressive tense?

A. Eric has been taking piano lessons since first grade. 

B. Bill had been learning two-step equations in class.

C. They had been to the beach recently. 

D. She had been screening calls to avoid scammers.

B. Bill had been learning two-step equations in class.

D. She had been screening calls to avoid scammers.

700

Irregular verbs only show up in these 4 specific tenses (out of the 12 tenses). 

Simple past, past perfect, present perfect, future perfect

700

Identify the tense of the verb phrase in the sentence AND tell the verb tense: Have they been waiting long for the movie?

VP: have been waiting

VT: present perfect-progressive

700

Produce the verb phrase, given a verb and a tense. If it can have multiple helping verbs, you must include them.  

do (future perfect)

will have done

700

Which TWO sentences have their verb phrases in the present perfect-progressive tense?

A. The girls have been waiting for the bus.

B. The flowers had been blooming in the garden.

C. My nephew has been learning lots of new words.

D. My niece has been on an evil streak lately. 

A. The girls have been waiting for the bus.

C. My nephew has been learning lots of new words.

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