Tenses and Predicates Quiz

Identify the verb tense in the following sentence: "She sings beautifully."

• Present simple

• Past perfect

• Future progressive

• Present perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

What is the verb tense used in the follow sentence: "I'll be going home after this quiz."

• future perfect

• simple present

• present progressive

• future progressive

Answer explanation

I'll = I will

I'll be going = subject + will be + verbing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the verb tense in the following sentence: "They are watching a movie."

• Present simple

• Past perfect

• Present progressive

• Future perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence: "The dog barked loudly at the stranger."

• The dog

• Barked

• Loudly

• At the stranger

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the verb tense in the following sentence: "He will travel to Japan next month."

• Future simple

• Past progressive

• Present perfect

• Past simple

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the verb tense in the following sentence: "They had completed the project before the deadline."

• present perfect

• simple past

• simple present

• past perfect

Answer explanation

Subject + had + verbed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the verb tense in the following sentence: "I am learning to play the guitar."

• Past simple

• Past progressive

• Present progressive

• Future simple

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Locate the simple predicate in the following sentence: "The teacher explained the lesson clearly."

• The teacher

• Explained

• The lesson

• Clearly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the verb tense in the following sentence: "They visited the zoo last weekend."

• Present simple

• Past simple

• Future perfect

• Present progressive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the verb tense in the following sentence: "We have finished our homework."

• simple present

• simple past

• present perfect

• past perfect

Answer explanation

subject + has/have + verb(ed)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D