MRS TRAHAN Principal Parts of Verbs Test

Progressive

A form of a verb that means the action started earlier and is now continuing

Tense

A form of a verb that shows the time of action or state of being

Passive - D = her, R = bicycle

A new bicycle was given to her. What voice is this written in, and what is the doer and receiver?

Verb phrase

A principal part together with its helping verbs is called a ______ _______

Passive

A verb is in the ______ voice when its subject does not perform the action

Active

A verb is in the ______ voice when its subject performs the action

Passive - D = Hershey, R = town

A year later, the town was renamed Hershey. What voice is this written in, and what is the doer and receiver?

Future Progressive

Advanced methods of transportation *will be assisting* modern explorers. What is will be assisting's tense?

shaken - past participle, spoke - past

After the principal had shaken my hand, he spoke to me. What is the irregular verb and the principal part used?

Isn't

Ain't is not considered correct English. What should you use to replace ain't?

Developed, presented

Before writing was (develop), teachers (present) their lessons orally. What should replace develop and present in this sentence?

Future perfect

By the next century, people *will have benefited* from statistics for nearly four thousand years. What tense is will have benefited?

Lay

Columbus and his crew landed on an island that (lay, laid) in the Caribbean Sea. Which is correct?

Of should be have

Columbus should of continued until he reach India. What is wrong with this sentence?

Learned is supposed to be taught

Dan learned me how to use a compass. What is wrong with this sentence?

Is

Demographics (be-present) the study of population patterns and movement. What is the present form of be?

Tenses

Different forms that verbs take in order to indicate time Example: She *talks* about her plans She *talked* about her friends

Be

For the future progressive tense, what helping verbs is used? (Not including will)

1. was 2. were

For the past progressive tense, what helping verbs are used? (2 answers)

Been

For the present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, and future perfect progressive tense, what helping verb is used? (Other than have, has, had, or will have)

1. am 2. are 3. is

For the present progressive tense, what helping verbs are used? (3 answers)

Present participle

Frank *was grading* papers when he heard the news What kind of principal part of a verb is was grading?

Had been studying

He (study--past perfect progressive) the birthrate of Canadians. What is the past perfect progressive tense of study?

Active - D = Hershey, R = much

Hershey donated much of his time and money to the town. What voice is this written in, and what is the doer and receiver?

Saw/Have seen

I seen that exhibit on sixteenth-century ships when it was in town last year. What should seen be?

shall will will

In future tense, what helping verb do each of these use? 1st person - ________ 2nd person - ________ 3rd person - ________

The verb has an *s* on the end (Example: I walk You walk He, she, it walk*s*)

In present and present perfect, what is different about the 3rd person?

No

Is drug the past form of drag?

Yes

Is it possible for an irregular verb to have the same present, past, and past participle?

Broken

Is the pen (broke, broken)? Which form is correct?

Led

Keller's book "The Story of My Life" has (lead-past participle) many people to admire her. What is the past participle of lead?

Transitive - D = Ken, R = "Jack and the Beanstalk"

Ken read "Jack and the Beanstalk" to the twins. Label the sentence transitive or intransitive, and label the doer and receiver

I walk I walked I shall walk I have walked I had walked I shall have walked We walk We walked We shall walk We have walked We had walked We shall have walked

List each of the different tenses of the verb *walk in 1st person*: Singular: Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect Plural: Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

I am walking I was walking I shall be walking I have been walking I had been walking I shall have been walking We are walking We were walking We shall be walking We have been walking We had been walking We shall have been walking

List each of the different tenses of the verb *walk in 1st person*: Singular: Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive Plural: Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive

You walk You walked You will walk You have walked You had walked You will have walked You walk You walked You will walk You have walked You had walked You will have walked

List each of the different tenses of the verb *walk in 2nd person*: Singular: Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect Plural: Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

You are walking You were walking You will be walking You have been walking You had been walking You will have been walking You are walking You were walking You will be walking You have been walking You had been walking You will have been walking

List each of the different tenses of the verb *walk in 2nd person*: Singular: Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive Plural: Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive

He, she, it walks He, she, it walked He, she, it will walk He, she, it has walked He, she, it had walked He, she, it will have walked They walk They walked They will walk They have walked They had walked They will have walked

List each of the different tenses of the verb *walk in 3rd person*: Singular: Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect Plural: Present Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

He, she, it is walking He, she, it was walking He, she, it will be walking He, she, it has been walking He, she, it had been walking He, she, it will have been walking They are walking They were walking They will be walking They have been walking They had been walking They will have been walking

List each of the different tenses of the verb *walk in 3rd person*: Singular: Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive Plural: Present Progressive Past Progressive Future Progressive Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Progressive

Drunk

Mary has (drank, drunk) two glasses of water. Which form is correct?

Active - D = Milton Hershey, R = that advertising was unethical

Milton Hershey believed that advertising was unethical. What voice is this written in, and what is the doer and receiver?

Active - D = Milton Hershey (there is no receiver)

Milton Hershey had been born there. What voice is this written in, and what is the doer and receiver?

Shrunk

Mother has (shrink) my sweater so that I can't wear it. What is the correct form for shrink?

Past Perfect Progressive

People *had been doing* that for years. What tense is had been doing?

No

Raise the anchor so we can cast off. Is anything wrong with this sentence, and if there is, please explain.

Scientists have often conducted research on people's habits

Research on people's habits has often been conducted by scientists. What is this sentence in the active voice?

Calculated

Selena (calculate--past) the average score in her head. What is calculate's past tense?

Active - D = Hershey Company, R = many

The Hershey Company employs many of the school's graduates. What voice is this written in, and what is the doer and receiver?

Sung

The boy could not have (sang, sung) more than three songs. Which form is correct?

Lays

The captain (lays, lies) his map and glasses on the desk. Which is correct?

Said

The captain turned ghostly white, and then he says, "I need to sit down." What should replace says in this sentence?

Passive - R = products (there is no doer)

The company's products were promoted through word of mouth. What voice is this written in, and what is the doer and receiver?

Intransitive - D = pigeon

The last passenger pigeon died in captivity in 1914. Label the sentence transitive or intransitive, and label the doer and receiver

Regular

The past and past participle of a regular verb are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present form in ________ verbs

Newspapers often publish the results of polls

The results of pools are often publish in newspapers. What is the active form of this sentence?

Lay

The sailor (lay, laid) down on his narrow bunk. Which is correct?

Lie

The sailors must (lay, lie) down in narrow bunks. Which is correct?

Passive - R = school (there is no doer)

The school was endowed with stock from his company. What voice is this written in, and what is the doer and receiver?

Asked

The student has (ask) for more help from his teacher What is the correct form for the word ask in this sentence?

Come

These teachers have came from all backgrounds. What should replace came in this sentence?

Did

They (did, done) what they wanted to do. Which is correct?

Dived

They all quickly (dive) into the water. What is the correct form for dive?

I found this old watch in my grandmother's bureau

This old watch was found by me in my grandmother's bureau. What will this sentence by when written in the active voice?

Passive

Those flowers were sent without a card. Is this sentence in the active or passive voice?

Present participle

Today, thousands of children *are attending* Montessori schools. Which of the principal parts is are attending?

Froze

We (freezed, froze) the leftovers. Which of these is the correct verb?

Present perfect

We *have collected* data on recycling savings. What is the tense of have collected?

Present

We *will need* well-prepared teachers to help children understand the world of the future. Which principal part is will need?

1. talk (present) 2. (am) talking [present participle] 3. talked (past) 4. (have) talked [past participle]

What are the four principal parts of the verb talk?

1. Present 2. Present participle 3. Past 4. Past participle

What are the four principal parts of verbs?

1. lay 2. laying 3. laid 4. laid

What are the principal parts of lay (put or place)?

1. lie 2. lying 3. lay 4. lain

What are the principal parts of lie (to reset, recline, occupy space)?

1. set 2. setting 3. set 4. set

What are the principal parts of set?

1. sit 2. sitting 3. sat 4. sat

What are the principal parts os sit?

1. Active 2. Passive

What are the two different kinds of verb voices?

Had

What helping verb is used for past perfect tense?

1. Have 2. Has

What helping verb is used in the perfect perfect tense of verbs? (2 answers)

They are not formed by -ed or -d to the present form

What is different between regular and irregular verbs' past and past participle?

Done is a past participle and must have a helping verb in order to be used as a verb.

What is the difference between did and done?

Gone is the past participle of go and must have a helping verb in order to be used as a verb. Went is the past of go and is never used with a helping verb

What is the difference between gone and went?

Leave means "to allow to remain" Example: I'll leave you with him. Let means "to permit" Example: I'll let you borrow my phone.

What is the difference between leave and let?

Besides definitions, raise is usually followed by a direct object, and rise isn't

What is the difference between raise and rise?

Have

What is the helping verb (not counting will) used in future perfect tense?

brought built bought caught fought found got held laid led lost paid said sat spun stuck swing taught

What is the past form of all these word? bring build buy catch fight find get hold lay lead lose pay say sit spin stck swing teach

arose was began blew broke chose came did drew drank drove ate fell flew froze gave went grew knew lay rode rang rose ran saw shook sang sank spoke sprang swore swam took tore threw wore wrote

What is the past form of these words? arise be begin blow break choose come do draw drink drive eat fall fly freeze give go grow know lie ride ring rise run see shake sing sink speak spring swear swim take tear throw wear write

brought built bought caught fought found got or gotten held laid led lost paid said sat spun stuck swung taught

What is the past participle of all these words (don't include have or any other helping verbs)? bring build buy catch fight find get hold lay lead lose pay say sit spin stick swing teach

arisen been begun blown broken chosen come done drawn drunk driven eaten fallen flown frozen given gone grown known lain ridden rung risen run seen shaken sung sunk spoken sprung sworn swum taken torn thrown worn written

What is the past participle of these words? arise be begin blow break choose come do draw drink drive eat fall fly freeze give go grow know lie ride ring rise run see shake sing sink speak spring swear swim take tear throw wear write

bringing building buying catching fighting finding getting holding laying leading losing paying saying sitting spinning sticking swinging teaching

What is the present participle of all these words (don't include am)? bring build buy catch fight find get hold lay lead lose pay say sit spin stick swing teach

arising being beginning blowing breaking choosing coming doing drawing drinking driving eating falling flying freezing giving going growing knowing lying riding ringing rising running seeing shaking singing sinking speaking springing swearing swimming taking tearing throwing wearing writing

What is the present participle of these verbs? arise be begin blow break choose come do draw drink drive eat fall fly freeze give go grow know lie ride ring rise run see shake sing sink speak spring swear swim take tear throw wear write

Have been deciding

What is the present perfect progressive form of decide?

Future Perfect Progressive

What is the tense for *will have been arriving?*

Past progressive Past perfect progressive Past progressive Past perfect progressive Present perfect progressive

What is the tense of the following verbs: was counting had been noticing were requesting had been handling have been changing

Transitive - D = she, R = reason

What reason did she give for her absence? Label the sentence transitive or intransitive, and label the doer and receiver

Arose

Whenever a problem (arose, raised), we worked diligently to fix it

1

Which of these is in the passive voice? 1. Bob was asked to respond 2. Bob responded to the questionnaire

Present Past Present Past Participle Past Participle Past Participle

Which principal part of a verb do each of these tenses use? Present - _________ Past - ________ Future - _________ Present Perfect - __________ Past Perfect - __________ Future Perfect - __________

Active

Which voice do you want to use when writing?