Test: Verbs: Types, Tenses, and Forms
In the sentence Intel reported strong third-quarter earnings, the verb is in the ____ voice.
Active
In the sentence The union negotiated an excellent contract, the verb is in the ____ voice.
Active
Identify the sentence that is correctly written in the simple present tense.
Arlene teaches English at Plantation High School.
Identify the sentence that uses the present perfect progressive tense correctly.
Charlene has been feeling sick lately
Identify the sentence that uses the past perfect tense correctly.
Cheryl had never seen an alligator before she moved to Florida.
Identify the correct sentence.
I was doing my homework when the doorbell rang.
Identify the sentence that correctly uses the simple past tense.
Jeannie began her homework yesterday
Identify the sentence that expresses the past progressive tense correctly.
Leroy was eating a sandwich at the cafeteria when I called.
Identify the sentence that uses the past perfect tense correctly.
My mother had cooked dinner by the time I got home.
In the sentence An excellent contract was negotiated, the verb is in the ____ voice.
Passive
In the sentence Strong third-quarter earnings were reported by Intel, the verb is in the ____ voice.
Passive
Identify the correct sentence.
When I stepped on a metal comb with bare feet, my foot bled profusely.
Choose the sentence that shows the correct usage of the past perfect tense.
When I went to school to print out my paper, I realized I had forgotten my flash drive at home.
Identify the correct sentence.
When you come to Florida next week, we can go out for dinner.
Venture Solutions has ____ its reorganization.
begun
The door lock had been ____ for at least two weeks before it was repaired.
broken
I thought the massager was ________ , but it was just ________ out
broken/worn
I ________ a map with me because the GPS in my car has been acting up
brought
As soon as I called, my friend ____ over.
came
Until recently, most immigrants ________ from Europe or Asia and concentrated in New York; now they ________ from Cuba, Mexico, and Haiti and ________ in Florida, Texas, and California.
came/come/reside
Geoffrey ________ complete his essay for English class on time because he ________ all week.
didn't/had procrastinated
Have you ____ your lunch yet?
eaten
The attorney has not ____ to the judge's chambers yet.
gone
Kristen is a prolific writer. She ________ a couple books of poetry and about a hundred short stories. Someday she ________ as famous as Edgar Allen Poe.
has written/will be
One-third of the steel units ________ sold, but that one ________.
have been/wasn't
Since the 1970s, over a million immigrants ________ to the United States.
have come
I ________ my friend Carol since we were in the third grade.
have known
I ________ to Ireland, but I ________ to London last year.
have never been/went
(Present perfect) When you ____ the order, it will be shipped within two business days.
have placed
If I had ____ that KPMG was hiring, I would have applied.
known
Please ____ your application on my desk when you've completed it.
lay
Reviewing before a test will help you ____ your score.
raise
Robert said he ____ the latest draft of the merger agreement.
saw
I ________ ________ to see my mother in West Virginia in July.
should've gone
I could have ____ that I followed the directions.
sworn
During the workshop, trainers ____ us how to back up our data.
taught
Usually Janice ________ part time at the local community college, but this summer she ________ away to grad school.
teaches/is going
Ms. Reilly ________ me there ________ a city called Lodi in New Jersey, in California, and in Italy.
told/is
(Past tense) Last month the union ____ to get management to approve a salary increase for warehouse
tried
When I ________ to pay my restaurant bill, I realized I ________ my credit card at home.
tried/had forgotten
(Past progressive) The start-up company ____ strong profits.
was reporting
My brother must have had the angels watching over him yesterday. As he ________ from branch to branch like a monkey in a tree, he ________ thirty feet and all he got was a scratched toe.
was swinging/fell
I ________ my report when my stepfather called me.
was writing
Ms. Turner ________ surprised to find out that I ________ from the same town she does.
was/come
If the manager ________ here, we could meet the person who ________ all loans.
were/approves
If I ________ you, I ________ to find a better job.
were/would try
(Future tense) UPS ____ packages almost anywhere in the world.
will ship
When my daughter gets older, I ________ her the value of an education, so she won't make the same mistakes I ________.
will teach/did
She has ________ that dress to several weddings.
worn
I had already ____ seven pages of my report when my boss changed the topic.
written
