Grammar Quiz

Verb Types and Tenses Quiz


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In ‘Eli will have visited each of the fifty states at least once by the year 2018,’ which tense is ‘will have visited’?

A. Past Perfect

B. Present Perfect

C. Future Perfect

D. Present Progressive


What type of verb is ‘asked’ in ‘Lola has asked you at least four times’?

A. Action Verb

B. Linking Verb

C. Helping Verb

D. Transitive Verb


In the sentence ‘Ever since she was a child, swimming has been Alicia’s favorite activity,’ what is ‘swimming’?

A. Gerund

B. Participle

C. Infinitive

D. Present Progressive Verb


What tense should be used to rewrite ‘Sharks circle the wounded dolphin’ in past progressive?

A. Sharks circled the wounded dolphin.

B. Sharks were circling the wounded dolphin.

C. Sharks will be circling the wounded dolphin.

D. Sharks have circled the wounded dolphin.


What type of verb is ‘to be’ in ‘Neither wolves nor other large predators are liked by ranchers and farmers’?

A. Action Verb

B. Linking Verb

C. Helping Verb

D. Transitive Verb


What type of verb is ‘bounced’?

A. Action Verb

B. Linking Verb

C. Helping Verb

D. Transitive Verb


The room suddenly seems smaller to me. What type of verb is ‘seems’?

A. Action Verb

B. Linking Verb

C. Helping Verb

D. Intransitive Verb


What is the underlined word in ‘The soaring hawk glided along on air currents in the clear blue sky’?

A. Gerund

B. Participle

C. Infinitive

D. Present Progressive Verb


What is the underlined word in ‘If you want to experience a country fully, you must learn the language’?

A. Gerund

B. Participle

C. Infinitive

D. Present Progressive Verb


In ‘The fire alarm downstairs wailed loudly,’ what type of verb is ‘wailed’?

A. Action Verb

B. Linking Verb

C. Helping Verb

D. Intransitive Verb


Rewrite the sentence ‘The boys hike up the side of the mountain’ in present progressive tense.

A. The boys hiked up the side of the mountain.

B. The boys are hiking up the side of the mountain.

C. The boys will be hiking up the side of the mountain.

D. The boys have been hiking up the side of the mountain.


In the sentence ‘The glass vase shattered against the kitchen floor,’ what type of verb is ‘shattered’?

A. Action Verb

B. Linking Verb

C. Helping Verb

D. Intransitive Verb


What tense is ‘has eaten’ in ‘Meghan has eaten escargots, or snails, four times’?

A. Past Perfect

B. Present Perfect

C. Future Perfect

D. Past Progressive


In the sentence ‘Dr. Chandra had explained his theory to the class last week,’ which tense is ‘had explained’?

A. Past Perfect

B. Present Perfect

C. Future Perfect

D. Past Progressive


In the sentence ‘Jordan was unhappy the whole way home,’ what type of verb is ‘was’?

A. Action Verb

B. Linking Verb

C. Helping Verb

D. Transitive Verb




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