Verb tenses
Grades 1 to 5 (Years 2 to 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.1.1.E, L.2.1.D, L.3.1.E, L.3.1.D · England: Y1 GPS, Y2 GPS (past and present tense), Y2 GPS (past tense)
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Question 1
Rewrite the sentence in the FUTURE tense using will. Type the whole sentence. Leo kicks the ball.
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Question 2
Choose the verb that keeps the tense consistent. The knight drew his sword and ___ towards the dragon.
- A. charged
- B. charging
- C. charges
- D. will charge
Question 3
Choose the correct past tense. The wind ___ my hat off.
- A. blown
- B. blew
- C. blewed
- D. blowed
Question 4
Choose the verb that matches the time in the sentence. Soon the bus ___ here.
- A. will be
- B. was
- C. is being
Question 5
Choose the past tense verb. This morning the boys ___ (begin) before school.
- A. begining
- B. began
- C. begined
- D. begins
Question 6
Write the past tense of "wear". (Today I wear. Yesterday I ___.)
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Question 7
Which progressive tense is used? This time tomorrow, we will be flying to Spain.
- A. past progressive
- B. present progressive
- C. future progressive
Question 8
Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.
- A. past
- B. present
- C. future
Question 9
Type the past tense of "hang". (Yesterday I ___.)
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Question 10
Rewrite the sentence in the FUTURE progressive. Type the whole sentence. They dance on stage.
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Question 11
Choose the correct progressive form. Tomorrow at ten, Ana ___ in the spelling bee.
- A. will be competing
- B. is competing
- C. competing
- D. was competing
Question 12
Which sentence uses the past tense correctly?
- A. We brought snacks to the picnic.
- B. We brung snacks to the picnic.
- C. We brang snacks to the picnic.
- D. We bringed snacks to the picnic.
Question 13
Choose the verb in the right tense. Yesterday, Maya ___ a poem about the sea.
- A. wrote
- B. writes
- C. will write
Question 14
Rewrite the sentence in the FUTURE tense using will. Type the whole sentence. We plant sunflowers.
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Question 15
Choose the verb that keeps the tense consistent. The storm hit the town and ___ down three trees.
- A. knock
- B. knocked
- C. knocking
- D. knocks
Question 16
Choose the correct past tense. Yesterday I ___ a cold.
- A. catched
- B. caught
- C. caughted
- D. cought
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