Verb Tenses

Verb Tenses

100

Which sentence correctly uses future perfect tense? A. Herman will leave for Asia in a few weeks. B. The assignments will be collected at 1:00 on Friday every week in the summer. C. The assignment already will have been collected by 2:00 on Friday. D. Jamie will have more chores during the week than on the weekend.

C. The assignment already will have been collected by 2:00 on Friday.

200

Which sentence uses the future perfect verb tense? A. Many people trying new food will eat more cereal in the future. B. By next year thousands of people who eat cereal will have eaten many bowls of SuperLean. C. Cereals will change in the future, but now they are all made from grains.

B. By next year thousands of people who eat cereal will have eaten many bowls of SuperLean.

300

Read the following sentences. 1. During training the coach probably will have selected the elite team. 2. By Wednesday I will have finished the science project. 3. Mom will go to the grocery store before making dinner. 4. She will complete her project soon. Which of the sentences above correctly uses future perfect verb tense?

Sentence 2 because the project will be finished before Wednesday.

400

A future perfect verb tense is made up of the helping verbs ____________ ______________ and the _______ ____________ of a verb.

A future perfect verb tense is made up of the helping verb will have and the past participle of a verb. EX: will have selected

500

Give an example of a sentence that uses future perfect verb tense.

Answers will vary.

Did/Done

100

Which sentence correctly uses did? A. We did the assignment. B. I have did it. C. I have did the song. D. I will did the assignment.

A. We did the assignment.

200

Which of the following sentences uses done correctly? A. Mom done the cooking. B. We have done the project. C. We done the assignment. D. She done planted the garden.

B. We have done the project.

300

Which of the following sentences is written correctly? A. The magician has did his act on the stage. B. The horse done badly in the race. C. You did a wonderful job! D. We done the work for you.

C. You did a wonderful job?

400

Which of the following sentences is written correctly? A. We have always did things this way. B. She has done the problem on the blackboard. C. Have you did the dishes yet? D. I done all I could.

B. She has done the problem on the blackboard.

500

Which of the following sentences is written correctly? A. The horse done the track in record time. B. I done the dusting earlier today. C. Carol always done the lead in our plays. D. The loose gravel has done damage to the car's paint.

D. The loose gravel has done damage to the car's paint.

Sit/Set

100

Which of the following answer choices correctly completes the following sentence? The father ______ the hammer on the table and forgot it when he went to work. A. sat B. sit C. set D. is sitting

C. set

200

Which sentence uses set correctly? A. I set the table very neatly for Thanksgiving. B. Harriet set in the chair beside me. C. The statue is setting on the dresser. D. Katie sets on the bleachers.

A. I set the table very neatly for Thanksgiving.

300

Which of the following sentences uses set correctly? A. He set on the floor playing an XBox 360. B. She set on the front porch watching the rain fall. C. The young man set the groceries on the counter. D. The funny comedian set on the ferris wheel.

C. The young man set the groceries on the counter.

400

Which of the following sentences uses set correctly? A. Chickens set down on the ground. B. Sean set the baby in the bathtub. C. We sit the teddy bear on the bed. D. The man walked to the cafe and set down.

B. Sean set the baby in the bathtub.

500

Which of the following sentences is written correctly? A. The waiter sat the bill beside my plate. B. Allison sits the dishes in the cupboard. C. We have set here all morning. D. The saddle is sitting in the stable.

D. The saddle is sitting in the stable.

Lay/Lie

100

Which sentence uses lie correctly? A. Cannon lied his book down on the desk. B. Yesterday, I lies some carpet. C. Tyler is lying in the hammock at home. D. Emmanuel lies his drum on the field.

C. Tyler is lying in the hammock at home.

200

Which of the following answer choices is the correct definition of lay? A. to rest in a reclining position B. to put or place something C. to be seated D. to move quickly

B. to put or place something

300

Which of the following sentences is written correctly? A. The falling trees are laying side by side. B. The pencil is lying next to the phone. C. We lie our gear down. D. I have laid awake for hours.

B. The pencil is lying next to the phone.

400

Which of the following sentences is written correctly? A. Henry is lying his rock collection here. B. Bob is laying on the floor, reading a mystery novel. C. We are lying new carpet in his room. D. The treasure lies hidden in the backyard.

D. The treasure lies hidden in the backyard.

500

Which of the following sentences is written correctly? A. The coyote lies in wait for his prey. B. The creek lays between those two mountains. C. Our house is laying southeast of the river. D. The patient lays in the dentist chair.

A. The coyote lies in wait for his prey.

Transitive/Intransitive

100

Which of the following sentences include a transitive verb? A. Ted was sitting on the sidelines. B. Karen sat at our table during lunch. C. Wanda set her packages on the chair. D. My father usually sits on this chair.

C. Wanda set her packagaes on the chair.

200

Which of the following sentences does NOT use an intransitive verb? A. Who is sitting over there? B. Joan has sat at her desk for hours. C. We are setting the chairs on the stage. D. She has been sitting on that box for an hour.

C. We are setting the chairs on the stage.

300

Which of the following sentences uses an intransitive verb? A. State workers set beds of flowers along state highways. B. Town leaders set a marker in the center of the town to honor Twain. C. Amanda set the canned goods in the pantry. D. Alice sat in the cool air for hours.

D. Alice sat in the cool air for hours.

400

Which of the following sentences use an intransitive verb? A. Amanda likes to lie on the couch all day. B. Heather lays the matching cards together. C. Jayson lays the puppets in one box. D. The teacher lays the candy on his desk.

A. Amanda likes to lie on the couch all day.

500

A direct object asks ___________ or ___________ after an action verb.

who or what