Verb Tenses Quiz

What do verb tenses show?

• The object of a sentence

• The location of an action

• The time that an action takes place

• The subject of a sentence

When do we use the simple past tense?

• For future actions

• For short past actions

• For present actions

• For long, continuing past actions

How do we form the past progressive in English?

• Using 'will' or 'shall' and an -ing verb

• Using 'has' or 'have' and an -ing verb

• Using 'was' or 'were' and an -ing verb

• Using 'is' or 'are' and an -ing verb

What is a common time marker for the use of past progressive when a short past action interrupts a long past action?

• Before

• When

• After

• While

What is a common time marker for the use of past progressive to show two long past actions taking place at the same time?

• After

• When

• Before

• While

What does a clause contain?

• A subject and a verb

• An object and a verb

• A subject and an object

• A verb and an adverb

What is an independent clause?

• A clause that can't stand alone

• A clause that starts with a preposition

• A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence

• A clause that modifies a noun

What punctuation do we need when a dependent clause starts the sentence?

• Period

• Semicolon

• Exclamation mark

• Comma

Can we reverse the order of the clauses with no difference in meaning?

• Depends on the clauses

• Sometimes

• No

• Yes

What is a correct example of a sentence using past progressive?

• She watches a movie while her parents sleep

• They sang in the car while he was driving

• We hike when it started to rain

• He climbed a ladder when he fell