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VERB KNOWLEDGE
SIMPLE TENSES (Present, Past, Future)
PERFECT TENSES (Present perfect, Past perfect, Future perfect)
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Riddles
100
The definition of a verb
What are words that show action?
100
I collected coins when I was a child.
What is "past?"
100
Jonathan has worked here for a long time.
What is "present perfect?"
100
True or False: The plural form of a verb ends with the letter s.
What is false?
100
Peter Piper picked a peck of these
What are pickled peppers?
200
Name the four different forms of verb tenses.
What are present, present participle, past, and past participle?
200
Without a shade on that lamp, the bulb really glares.
What is "present?"
200
The organization will have held its 100th meeting in the library by next May.
What is "future perfect?"
200
Tell whether the verb is singular or plural: Weather forecasters use the latest technology to predict the weather.
What is plural?
200
I live in a house. I can move in, out, up and down. I am surrounded by a white picket fence and have red earth and sky. I am.....
What is a tongue?
300
There are three simple tenses. Name them.
What are present, past, and future?
300
The poet will speak at Carnegie Library on next week.
What is "future?"
300
Sam had worked in sales before he became a customer service rep.
What is "past perfect?"
300
Correct the sentence using present tense form to agree with the subject: Either the signposts or your map be wrong.
What is "Either the signposts or your map is wrong?"
300
What did one math book say to the other math book?
What is "I have lots of problems."
400
There are three perfect tenses. Name them.
What are present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect?
400
Your appointment book looks full.
What is "present?"
400
Complete the sentence by using the correct verb form in parentheses: (type) Michael ____________ most of his paper before his computer crashed.
What is "had typed?"
400
Choose the correct verb form that agrees with the subject: (Does, Do) the movie end happily?
What is "Does?"
400
What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?
What is a river?
500
True or False: Subjects and verbs must agree in number. A singular subject must have a singular verb. A plural subject must have a plural verb.
What is True?
500
Choose the verb or verb phrase that matches the tense listed: Present-Squirrels (hid, hide, will hide) acorns in the lawn.
What is hide?
500
Donald (serves, will be serving, has served, had served) in the Army before he became a police officer.
What is "had served?"
500
The Smiths, who live in the brick house down the street, (goes, go) running together every morning.
What is "go?"
500
What is greater than God and more evil than the devil. The poor have it, the rich need it and if you eat it you'll die?
What is nothing? Nothing is greater than God, nothing is more evil than the devil, the poor have nothing, the rich need nothing and if you eat nothing you'll die.