Understanding Verb Tenses in 5th Grade

What is the past tense of the verb 'run'?

• raned

• running

• runned

• ran

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'She plays soccer every Saturday.'

• kicks

• runs

• jumps

• plays

Change the following sentence to future tense: 'He eats breakfast.'

• He is eating breakfast.

• He ate breakfast.

• He will eat breakfast.

• He has eaten breakfast.

Which sentence uses the present tense correctly? A) She will go to the store. B) She goes to the store. C) She gone to the store.

• She going to the store.

• She go to the store.

• B) She goes to the store.

• She is going to the store.

What is the correct past tense form of 'swim'?

• swam

• swimmeded

• swimmy

• swimmed

Fill in the blank with the correct verb tense: 'They _____ (to play) outside yesterday.'

• play

• playing

• played

• plays

Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: 'The dog barked loudly.' (barked)

• verb

• noun

• adverb

• adjective

Which of the following sentences is in the present continuous tense? A) I am reading a book. B) I read a book. C) I will read a book.

• I am going to read a book.

• I was reading a book.

• A) I am reading a book.

• I have read a book.

Change the following sentence to past tense: 'I am happy.'

• I will be happy.

• I have been happy.

• I was happy.

• I am sad.

What punctuation mark is used to indicate a question?

• Exclamation mark

• Comma

• Period

• Question mark