English Verb Test Review (Ramer)

What is a modal?

-- helping verb that is joined with a main verb/infinitive to express an attitude toward the action/state of the main verb

Discuss the 3 main perfect tenses and when they occur.

-- past perfect (existing/happening before a specific time) -- present perfect (existing/happening sometime between now, and may be continuing now) -- future perfect (existing/happening before a specific time in the future)

What is the active voice?

-- subject of the verb performs the action -- has a direct object

What is the passive voice?

-- subject of the verb receives the action -- has no direct object

What is the progressive form?

-- used to express continuing action or state of being -- consists of appropriate tense of "be" and present participle of a verb

What is the emphatic form?

-- used to show emphasis -- consists of helping verb of "do" and base form of the verb

Progressive verbs always end in -________.

-ing

Active or Passive Voice???? -- According to Wilcox, after losing her vision, she had better sight than anyone else.

active

Active or Passive Voice???? -- Her blindness during her last years made her final works particularly interesting.

active

Active or Passive Voice???? -- I gave the toy to my cousin for his birthday.

active

Active or Passive Voice???? -- She grows corn in her field.

active

Active or Passive Voice???? -- She lost her eyesight suddenly, though not unexpectedly.

active

Active or Passive Voice???? -- The author signed the book.

active

Active or Passive Voice???? -- The blazing fire destroyed the outside walls.

active

Active or Passive Voice???? -- The kids formed a line when they all went to the bathroom together.

active

I had already (begin) my homework.

began

List the appropriate modal for the sentence below. -- Colleen _______ almost reach the light bulb.

can

Name ALL the modals.

can could may might must ought shall should will would

List the appropriate modal for the sentence below. -- Even with the manual, I simply ______ not figure out this program.

could

We (did, done) everything we could to help him.

did

Who has (drank, drunk) all the orange juice?

druck

How is would used as a modal?

express a condition of a verb

How is should used as a modal?

express a recommendation, obligation, or possibility

How is must used as a modal?

express a requirement

How is can and could used as a modal?

express ability

How is ought used as a modal?

express an obligation or likelihood

How is may used as a modal?

express permission or possibility

How is might used as a modal?

express possibility

How is shall and will used as a modal?

express the future time

Last summer we (fly) in a hot-air ballon.

flew

The subzero winds nearly (freeze) the hunters as they tracked the herd of bison.

froze

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- I will leave for school at 7:00 a.m.

future

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- I will start the assignment this afternoon.

future

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- The bus will arrive on time.

future

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- By then, Cammi will have returned.

future perfect

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- I will have started the assignment by this afternoon.

future perfect

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- Otto will have lived here for a year.

future perfect

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- The Klezmer band will have been playing for an hour without break.

future perfect progressive

List some forms of "to be."

is are was were am been being has been had been will be

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- begin

is beginning began have begun

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- be

is being was, were have been

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- believe

is believing believed have believed

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- blame

is blaming blamed have blamed

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- break

is breaking broke have broken

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- bring

is bringing brought have brought

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- build

is building built have built

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- burn

is burning burnt/burned have burnt/burned

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- burst

is bursting burst have burst

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- catch

is catching caught have caught

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- cost

is costing cost have cost

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- dive

is diving dove have dove

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- do

is doing did have done

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- draw

is drawing drew have drawn

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- drink

is drinking drank have drunk

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- eat

is eating ate have eaten

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- fly

is flying flew have flown

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- forgive

is forgiving forgave have forgiven

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- freeze

is freezing frozen have frozen

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- get

is getting got have gotten/got

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- go

is going went have gone

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- hear

is hearing heard have heard

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- hide

is hiding hid have hidden/hid

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- lay

is laying laid have lain

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- lead

is leading led have led

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- light

is lighting lit/lighted have lighted/lit

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- lie

is lying lay have lain

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- raise

is raising raised have raised

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- receive

is receiving received have received

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- ride

is riding rode have ridden

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- ring

is ringing rang have rung

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- rise

is rising rose have risen

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- run

is running ran have run

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- see

is seeing saw have seen

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- seek

is seeking sought have sought

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- set

is setting set have set

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- sing

is singing sung have sung

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- sink

is sinking sank have sunk

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- sit

is sitting sat have sat

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- steal

is stealing stole have stolen

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- swim

is swimming swam have swum

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- take

is taking took have taken

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- teach

is teaching taught have taught

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- think

is thinking thought have thought

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- throw

is throwing threw have thrown

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- walk

is walking walked have walked

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- wear

is wearing wore have worn

What is the present participle, past, and past participle? -- work

is working worked have worked

Eduardo (lay, laid) in the sleeping bag and waited for sleep.

laid

If only we could have (laid, lain) our hands on the treasure!

laid

Julie (lay, laid) her handbag on the counter.

laid

The theories developed by Albert Einstein have (lay, laid) the groundwork for many other scientific discoveries.

laid

Yesterday, Tom (lay, laid) the blame for his lateness on his clock.

laid

Katy had (lay, laid) the book down.

lain

The clothing had (lain, laid) on the floor all week.

lain

The dirty dishes had (laid, lain) in the sink for hours.

lain

A sheet (lay, laid) over the rug to catch paint splatters.

lay

Do not (lay, lie) the socks here.

lay

King Tut's tomb (lay, laid) undisturbed for centuries.

lay

Sakura folded her kimono and (lay, laid) down to sleep.

lay

The beached rowboat (lay, laid) on its side.

lay

(Lying, Laying) the tip by my plate, I rose to leave the restaurant.

laying

Mrs. Katy was (lying, laying) out everything necessary for the tea ceremony.

laying

When do you use lie and lay?

lie- to recline/to be in a place lay- to put something in place

The pasture (lies, lays) in the valley.

lies

Pieces of the jigsaw puzzle were (laying, lying) on the floor.

lying

The cat has been (lying, laying) on my coat.

lying

The tickets to the Wynton Marsailis concert were (laying, lying) right where I had left them.

lying

Were you (lying, laying) down for a while before dinner?

lying

List the appropriate modal for the sentence below. -- No, Jeff, you _______ not let your hamster out of its cage.

may

List the appropriate modal for the sentence below. -- The weather report said it ____ snow, or it ____ not.

may

List the appropriate modal for the sentence below. -- I _______ have forgotten to answer that question.

may (must)

List the appropriate modal for the sentence below. -- All participants ______ return the permission slips by Friday.

must

Active or Passive Voice???? -- Because of her blindness, her style and subject matter were altered from energetic silhouettes to larger canvases in lush colors.

passive

Active or Passive Voice???? -- Corn is grown on her farm.

passive

Active or Passive Voice???? -- Her blindness was caused by a tumor near the optic nerve.

passive

Active or Passive Voice???? -- Her paintings have been shown often in gallery exhibits around the world.

passive

Active or Passive Voice???? -- Her style was imitated by many well-known artists.

passive

Active or Passive Voice???? -- Her vision and her mind were described by her as free "static" and "distractions."

passive

Active or Passive Voice???? -- She was befriended and taught by Raoul Dufy and Jackson Smith.

passive

Active or Passive Voice???? -- The outside walls were destroyed by the blazing fire.

passive

Active or Passive Voice???? -- The outside walls were destroyed.

passive

Active or Passive Voice???? -- The paintings of Lucia Wilcox are admired by many artists around the world.

passive

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- She lived in Cleveland for four years.

past

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- What happened here?

past

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- Had they went to the party?

past perfect

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- Some students were practicing karate during their lunch break.

past progressive

Emphatic form can only be in the ______ and ______ form.

present past

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- Have you been there?

present perfect

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- Have you been reading Thomas Sowell's excellent how to book?

present perfect progressive

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- Some students have been practicing karate during their luck break.

present perfect progressive

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- What has been happening here?

present perfect progressive

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence below. -- She has lived in Cleveland for four years.

present progressive

You must have (rang, rung) the doorbell when I was outside.

rung

(Sit, Set) this pottery in the display case.

set

Please (sit, set) the carton down carefully.

set

(Sit, Set) all the way back in your seat.

sit

I could (sit, set) and watch the birds all day.

sit

When do you use sit and set?

sit- to rest in a seated, upright position or to be put in place set- to put something in place

The cat always (sits, sets) on the couch.

sits

(Sitting, Setting) on the table was a pair of scissors.

sitting

A few of us were (sitting, setting) at our desks.

sitting

Harley's grandmother (speak) to our class about her trip to the Olympics.

spoke

I wish you had (spoke, spoken) to me about it sooner.

spoken

The rain fell after we had (sing) the national anthem.

sung

The horse had (throw) its shoe.

thrown

Someone as already (torn, tore) out the coupon.

torn

List the appropriate modal for the sentence below. -- "I ______ try to finish by tomorrow," Maria said.

will

List the appropriate modal for the sentence below. -- After reviewing the entries, the panel _____ announce its decision.

will

List the appropriate modal for the sentence below. -- Frank _______ be happy to help, if you ask him nicely.

will, should, might

List the appropriate modal for the sentence below. -- As soon as you finish your part of the report, Sharon _______ write the conclusion.

will, should, might, would, can