Verb Tense Shift
Run ons, Sentences and Fragments
Irregular Verbs
Verb Tense
Misc
100
Fix the verb that doesn't match the tense of the verb in bold. Or determine if it is okay as is. At the end of the evening, Rudy locked the door and cleans the floors and counters.
What is cleaned?
100
Such as the sun sending its brilliant rays to the earth and the leaves of various shades of red, yellow, and brown moving slowly in the wind.
What is fragment?
100
Fill in the past tense of "mow": I _________ the lawn yesterday.
What is mowed?
100
Identify all the present-tense verbs in the following sentence: Jean grasps her special fat pencil.
What is grasps?
100
Choose the verb form in parentheses that agrees with the subject: All the students (marks, mark) their own papers.
What is mark
200
Fix the verb that doesn't match the tense of the verb in bold. Or determine if it is okay as is. In response to our questions, Sally blushed and looks at her feet.
What is looked?
200
I had a nice time today you were sweet and welcoming.
What is a run on?
200
Fill in the the past tense of "rise": The sun ________ at 6:23 this morning.
What is rose?
200
Write the correct form of the present-tense verb in parentheses: Sam (help) with the dough.
What is helps?
200
Write the correct tense of the verb in parentheses: Tomorrow, he (visit) Barry’s house after school
What is will visit?
300
Fix the verb that doesn't match the tense of the verb in bold. Or determine if it is okay as is. The group traveled across the desert at night and camped in tents during the day.
What is correct verb tense?
300
In the seventh grade every young boy goes out for football. To prove to himself and his parents that he is a man
What is a fragment?
300
Fill in the past tense of "wind": I _________ up the toy and then let it go.
What is wound?
300
Change the verb in parentheses to the past-tense form of the word: The young snakes (grow) very rapidly.
what is grew?
300
Determine if it is a run on or complete sentence. We will be on vacation next week we will be unable to attend your party.
What is a run on?
400
Fix the verb that doesn't match the tense of the verb in bold. Or determine if it is okay as is. I walk quickly to the bus stop and boarded the city bus just in time.
What is board?
400
With my brother standing by my side, I reached for the pot handle. Tilting the pot way too much caused the boiling water to spill.
What is a complete sentence?
400
Fill in the past tense of "weep": They all ________ at the sad news.
What is wept?
400
Change the verb to a future tense verb: He carries the lunch box to the cafeteria.
What is will carry?
400
Fix the verb that doesn't match the tense of the verb in bold. Or determine if it is okay as is. The coach yells directions, and the obedient players hustled down the field.
What is hustle?
500
Fix the verb that doesn't match the tense of the verb in bold. Or determine if it is okay as is. Water from the creek trickled down the rocks and splashes softly into the shallow pond.
What is splashed?
500
It can be really embarrassing to be so emotional. Especially when you are on your first date, you feel like you should be in control.
What is complete sentence?
500
Fill in the past tense of "cast": They __________ Tyler and Maria for the leading roles in the play.
What is cast?
500
Write the past and future tenses of the verb teach.
What are taught and will teach?
500
What kind of run on is this: Megan read three novels last week, Sue read four short stories.
What is a comma splice?