Name That Part
Verb Phrase Please
Perfect When
The Right Tense
The Right Tense II
100
He always appears happy. Verb phrase: appears
What is present?
100
John was looking at the snowboard display.
What is was looking?
100
I will have studied four hours by the time I go to sleep tonight.
What is future perfect?
100
Collin (to answer) the question correctly. Past tense
What is answered?
100
We (to crack) the secret code and (to solve) the mystery. past tense
What is cracked and solved?
200
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas." Verb phrase: is beginning
What is present participle?
200
Matt has skied for six years.
What is has skied?
200
Megan has played the piano for eight years.
What is present perfect?
200
Lily (to live) in France. present tense
What is lives?
200
Taylor Swift (to appear) in a Christmas special this year. future
What is will appear?
300
Georgia has studied biology for eight years. Verb phrase: has studied
What is past participle?
300
Caitlin is sitting in the living room.
What is "is sitting"?
300
I have hunted six I was ten.
What is present perfect?
300
Brianna (to study) gymnastics for four years. present perfect
What is has studied?
300
Bruno Mars (to appear) on several talk shows by the end of the year. future perfect
What is will have appeared?
400
James wrote his name on the birthday card. Verb: wrote
What is past?
400
The United States may never completely leave Afghanistan.
What is "may leave"?
400
Ryan had built the tree stand over the summer, so now he was ready to hunt.
What is past perfect?
400
All of you (to pass) this test. future
What is will pass?
400
Margo (to work) hard to learn how to play basketball. present perfect
What is has worked?
500
Melissa should have been practicing all summer. Verb phrase: should have been practicing
What is present participle?
500
When are you going to start studying?
What is are going?
500
When Julie graduates from high school, she will have already earned nine college credits.
What is future perfect?
500
Lena (to study) the night before, so she got and A. past perfect
What is had studied?
500
You (to be) studying all week. present perfect
What is have been?
M
e
n
u