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?