Exam 4: Verbs: Forms and Tenses

Identify which pair of verb forms should go in the blanks of the following sentence: Gerry __________ her pencil on the table, picked it up again, then __________ it down once more.

The __________ tense tells about actions that occurred in the past and that do not continue into the present.

Identify which verb form should go in the blank of the following sentence: As a youngster, Danielle was very clumsy, but now she __________ poised and graceful.

Identify which verb form should go in the blank of the following sentence: We __________ your work for a very long time.

Which of the following terms is used to describe the time change in verb forms?

Identify which verb form should go in the blank of the following sentence: After the police __________ for hours, they finally found the little girl asleep in her closet.

Identify which verb form should go in the blank of the following sentence: I __________ up your order right now as we speak.

Most of the verbs in English are irregular.

Identify which verb form should go in the blank of the following sentence: Yesterday Frederick __________ down thirty-five hotdogs in less than two minutes.

Identify which verb form should go in the blank of the following sentence: By the time she completes her diet and exercise regime, Lori __________ forty pounds.

The __________ tense shows anticipated action.

Which of the following is not one of the basic categories of tenses?

A two-part verb such as figure out has a main verb or verb phrase followed by a preposition or adverb. This type of verb is called a(n) __________.

Identify which word is the future tense verb in the following sentence: The players and coaches will go straight to the locker room when they arrive at the coliseum.

English verbs come in two varieties: regular and irregular.

To discuss an action finished earlier in time than another, we use the perfect tenses.

The perfect tenses are formed by combining a form of have with the present participle.

Identify which words are the past tense verbs in the following sentence: The judge gave Sarah a reduced sentence because she showed remorse for her actions.

We cannot form sentences without verbs.

In which of the following options are the first three forms of the irregular verb in the proper order and spelled correctly? (The proper order is base form, past tense form, and past participle with no helping verbs included.)