Verb Tenses Quiz

Matching: Match the letter of the verb tense to each example in bold. Answers may be used more than once or not at all.

______1) People are eating in the lunch room A. Past

______2) She was singing absolutely perfectly. B. Present

______3) Bill had jumped off the roof even before the police came. C. Future

______4) They have been swimming for hours. D. Past Progressive

______5) We created idiom books last week. E. Present Progressive

______6) I have told many students about the importance of homework. F. Future Progressive

______7) Most students were completing their homework already.

G. Past Perfect

______8) Mr. Harris promised to reward us on any all time best we achieve in the future.

H. Present Perfect

______9) The five freedoms project will bring my grade up hopefully. I. Future Perfect

_____10) Barney is rotting the minds of children everywhere. J. Past Perfect Progressive

_____11) Adam Sandler has volunteered to find and destroy Barney. K. Present Perfect Progressive

_____12) Steve collects bugs, worms, and spiders for fun. L. Future Perfect Progressive

_____13) Your parents will be celebrating when you graduate college.

_____14) Barack was traveling through the mountains for vacation.

_____15) This quiz will have changed my English grade just enough for an A on my interim.

For 16-20, Write the verb in the tense indicated in parentheses.

16) (persist; past) Mr. Brown _____________________________________ to enforce the school rules.

17) (chant; future progressive) Cheerleaders _____________________________________ at the game.

18) (clutch; past perfect) Visitors ____________________________ the lap bar on rollercoaster all day.

19) (jump, present) My dog ______________________________ on my bed as soon as I open the door.

20) (help, present perfect) The Red Cross ___________________________________ veterans for years.

Verb Tenses Quiz

Matching: Match the letter of the verb tense to each example in bold. Answers may be used more than once or not at all.

______1) People are eating in the lunch room A. Past

______2) She was singing absolutely perfectly. B. Past Progressive

______3) Bill had jumped off the roof even before the police came. C. Past Perfect

______4) They have been swimming for hours. D. Past Perfect Progressive

______5) We created idiom books last week. E. Present

______6) I have told many students about the importance of homework. F. Present Progressive

______7) Most students were completing their homework already.

G. Present Perfect

______8) Mr. Harris promised to reward us on any all time best we achieve in the future.

H. Present Perfect Progressive

______9) The five freedoms project will bring my grade up hopefully. I. Future

_____10) Barney is rotting the minds of children everywhere. J. Future Progressive

_____11) Adam Sandler has volunteered to find and destroy Barney. K. Future Perfect

_____12) Steve collects bugs, worms, and spiders for fun. L. Future Perfect Progressive

_____13) Your parents will be celebrating when you graduate college.

_____14) Barack was traveling through the mountains for vacation.

_____15) This quiz will have changed my English grade just enough for an A on my interim.

For 16-20, Write the verb in the tense indicated in parentheses.

21) (persist; present) Mr. Brown _________________________________ to enforce the school rules.

22) (chant; future) Cheerleaders ____________________________________________ at the game.

23) (clutch; past progressive) Visitors ________________________ the lap bar on rollercoaster all day.

24) (jump, future progressive) My dog _____________________________ on my bed when I get home.

25) (help, past perfect) The Red Cross ___________________________________ veterans for years.