Perfect and Progressive Verb Tenses

Which sentence uses the past perfect tense?

• Megan had eaten breakfast when her friend knocked on the door.

• Shane will have been working on the project for three houses at 6:00.

• I have enjoyed reading ever since I can remember.

• Do you have any homework tonight?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What perfect tense is used in this sentence?

Nobody has been in that old abandoned house for years.

• Past perfect

• Present Perfect

• Future Perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What perfect tense is used in this sentence?

Megan will have cleaned the entire house by the time her mom gets home.

• Past perfect

• Present perfect

• Future perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select the correct present perfect verb tense of "make" to complete the sentence.

Daisy ____ to make the squad for several years now.

• had hoped

• has hoped

• will have hoped

• hopes

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select the correct past perfect verb tense of "find" to complete the sentence.

Jack ___ the directions to the game just before his friends arrived.

• had found

• has found

• will have found

• will find

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence correctly uses the future progressive verb tense?

• She is spending all of her money.

• She is going to be spending all of her money.

• She was spending all of her money.

• She will have spent all of her money.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence correctly uses the present progressive verb tense?

• I was not laughing at his joke.

• I will be not laughing at his joke.

• I not laughing at his joke.

• I am not laughing at his joke.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select the correct past progressive verb tense of "make" to complete the sentence.

You ___ lunch when the phone rang.

• making

• was making

• were making

• made

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select the correct future progressive verb tense of "visit" to complete this sentence.

My cousin ___ us this summer.

• will be visiting

• was visiting

• is visiting

• visits

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which progressive verb tense is being used in this sentence?

They were not listening to the teacher's directions.

• past progressive

• present progressive

• future progressive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D