Exam 15: Fixed-Form Helping Verbs and Verb Problems

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. -I ______________ (eat) all the tacos myself.

The following sentences form a paragraph. For each blank, select the correct verb form. -Crowds of rushing people ___________ his path.

The following sentences form a paragraph. For each blank, select the correct verb form. -The frightened bird chirped the whole way across town as Muriel _________ quickly.

The following sentences form a paragraph. For each blank, select the correct verb form. -She ___________ to make good grades so far, but she has never taken so many classes at the same time.

Select the sentence that contains a double negative.

Select the sentence that contains a double negative.

For each blank in the following sentences, select the present tense will or the past tense would. -Sean wanted to know whom Jeff __________ bring to the party.

The following sentences form a paragraph. For each blank, select the correct verb form. -Whenever a paper is due, she __________ tasks like "Organize and outline ideas" and "Write first draft" beginning at least a week before the due date.

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. -Sarah _______________ (ask) her mother to be in the film.

The following sentences form a paragraph. For each blank, select the correct verb form. -At 5:12, a violent jolt suddenly _________ his room and sent him rolling from bed.

For each blank in the following sentences, select the present tense helping verb can or the past tense could. To determine whether a sentence is in the present or past tense, look at other verbs in the sentence or look for a time word. -After I looked at his lures, I __________ see that he was a serious fisherman.

The following sentences form a paragraph. For each blank, select the correct verb form. -Another dog ________ back to headquarters to sound the alarm and guide a rescue party to the scene.

The following sentences form a paragraph. For each blank, select the correct verb form. -Then, every evening, she uses her calendar to create a list of things she must do the next day, and she _________off each item as she accomplishes it.

Select the present tense helping verb will or the past tense helping verb would for the blank in each sentence. -Adam and Jenny know that they __________________ be able to buy their dream house next year.

Select the sentence that contains a double negative.

The following sentences form a paragraph. For each blank, select the correct verb form. -Muriel _________ the bird home and followed Dr. Jacobs's orders carefully.

For each blank in the following sentences, select the present tense will or the past tense would. -Hector knew that I ______________ practice if I had a clarinet.

For each blank in the following sentences, select the present tense will or the past tense would. -My aunt asked if I ___________ babysit this evening.

The following sentences form a paragraph. For each blank, select the correct verb form. -Bred in the wild mountains of Switzerland, they _________ find paths in the worst snowstorm, smell human beings buried in snow, and detect avalanches before they occur.

Select the sentence that contains a double negative.