Verb Tense Lesson

1. 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 H. Present Perfect
achieve in the future.
______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.

2. 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 H. Present Perfect
achieve in the future. 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.