Verb Tenses and Phrases Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Verb Tenses and Phrases
Preview:
What is the correct spelling of the present tense of the verb try?
A. tries
B. trys
C. will try
D. tried
What tense is the verb phrase has been asking?
A. past tense
B. present tense
C. future tense
Change this verb phrase to be PRESENT TENSE:
would have played
A. is playing
B. will be playing
C. has played
D. could have played
Change this verb phrase to be FUTURE TENSE:
has flown
A. will fly
B. is flying
C. could have flown
What do you call two or more verbs that work together?
A. A verb phrase
B. A helping verb
C. An action verb
D. A bunch of verbs
In this sentence, what word(s) tell the tense?
I want you to come by my office later.
A. want
B. I
C. office
D. later
In this sentence, what word(s) tell the tense?
She is going to be late to school tomorrow.
A. is going
B. late
C. She
D. tomorrow
Stella ___________ her room after she gets home from school.
A. will clean
B. has cleaned
C. cleaning
D. is cleaning
Change this verb phrase to be PAST TENSE:
will laugh
A. was laughing
B. laughs
C. is laughing
D. am laughing
Yesterday, it __________ like crazy!
A. snowed
B. will snow
C. is snowing
D. has been snowing
Where do you look to find the tense of a sentence?
A. at the verb or verb phrase
B. at the noun
C. at words like “later” and “before”
D. at the first word of the sentence
What tense is the verb phrase can see?
A. past tense
B. present tense
C. future tense
What tense is the verb phrase might go?
A. past tense
B. present tense
C. future tense
What tense is the verb phrase will play?
A. past tense
B. present tense
C. future tense
What kind of word helps the main verb make sense?
A. A helping verb
B. The main verb
C. An action verb