KS2 Verbs Quiz: Explore Past and Future Tense

English Quiz - Verbs 02 (Questions)

Welcome back to another KS2 English quiz all about verbs – the action words! This time, let's explore how verbs can change with time. If you've mastered our first verb quiz, you're ready for the next level.

To find verbs, think about time – what's happening now, what happened before, and what will happen in the future? Play this quiz to become a time-travelling verb expert! If you haven't tried our first quiz, give it a go and then tackle this one for a complete verb adventure.

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Find the verbs in the sentence.
He went into the shop for a newspaper while we waited patiently outside.

[ ]	went, shop
[ ]	went, waited
[ ]	shop, waited
[ ]	while, outside

Find the verbs in the sentence.
My mother seemed tired after everyone left the party.

[ ]	mother, seemed
[ ]	seemed, tired
[ ]	seemed, left
[ ]	after, party

Find the verbs in the sentence.
She closed her eyes and made a wish.

[ ]	closed, made
[ ]	closed, wish
[ ]	her, and
[ ]	eyes, wish

Find the verbs in the sentence.
The ambulance raced through the traffic, while other cars moved quickly from its path.

[ ]	ambulance, while
[ ]	raced, through
[ ]	raced, moved
[ ]	traffic, quickly

Find the verbs in the sentence.
Mrs. Miller read the book to her class while everyone paid attention.

[ ]	read, class
[ ]	read, paid
[ ]	book, while
[ ]	while, attention

Find the verbs in the sentence.
By the time I remembered my coffee, it was already cold.

[ ]	By, it
[ ]	time, was
[ ]	remembered, coffee
[ ]	remembered, was

Find the verbs in the sentence.
The flowers nodded in the whispering breeze.

[ ]	flowers, nodded
[ ]	nodded, whispering
[ ]	nodded
[ ]	whispering, breeze

Find the verbs in the sentence.
She runs very fast, but I think I am faster.

[ ]	She, runs, think
[ ]	runs, think, am
[ ]	very, but, am
[ ]	fast, I, faster

Find the verbs in the sentence.
The kitten tried to catch the mouse, but he was too slow.

[ ]	tried, to catch, was
[ ]	catch, mouse, was
[ ]	catch, was, too
[ ]	mouse, he, slow

10.

Find the verbs in the sentence.
We ordered pepperoni pizza because he said it was his favourite.

[ ]	ordered, because, said
[ ]	ordered, said, was
[ ]	pizza, said, his
[ ]	because, it, his

English Quiz - Verbs 02 (Answers)

Find the verbs in the sentence.
He went into the shop for a newspaper while we waited patiently outside.

[ ]	went, shop
[x]	went, waited
[ ]	shop, waited
[ ]	while, outside

The word 'patiently' is an adverb describing how we waited.

Find the verbs in the sentence.
My mother seemed tired after everyone left the party.

[ ]	mother, seemed
[ ]	seemed, tired
[x]	seemed, left
[ ]	after, party

'Seemed' is a 'being' verb.

Find the verbs in the sentence.
She closed her eyes and made a wish.

[x]	closed, made
[ ]	closed, wish
[ ]	her, and
[ ]	eyes, wish

'Wish' is a noun here - you can tell because it is 'a wish'. If the sentence said 'She closed her eyes and wished for a new bike', then 'wished' would be a verb.

Find the verbs in the sentence.
The ambulance raced through the traffic, while other cars moved quickly from its path.

[ ]	ambulance, while
[ ]	raced, through
[x]	raced, moved
[ ]	traffic, quickly

'Raced' and 'moved' are both doing verbs.

Find the verbs in the sentence.
Mrs. Miller read the book to her class while everyone paid attention.

[ ]	read, class
[x]	read, paid
[ ]	book, while
[ ]	while, attention

Remember to think about changing the tense in the sentence to help you spot the verbs.

Find the verbs in the sentence.
By the time I remembered my coffee, it was already cold.

[ ]	By, it
[ ]	time, was
[ ]	remembered, coffee
[x]	remembered, was

'Remembered' is a 'doing' verb, while 'was' is a 'being' verb.

Find the verbs in the sentence.
The flowers nodded in the whispering breeze.

[ ]	flowers, nodded
[ ]	nodded, whispering
[x]	nodded
[ ]	whispering, breeze

This is a tricky one! If the breeze whispered, then 'whispered' would be the verb. Here 'whispering' is describing the noun (breeze), so it is a 'describing word', which, you will know, is an adjective.

Find the verbs in the sentence.
She runs very fast, but I think I am faster.

[ ]	She, runs, think
[x]	runs, think, am
[ ]	very, but, am
[ ]	fast, I, faster

She runs, I think, I am - there are lots of verbs in this sentence!

Find the verbs in the sentence.
The kitten tried to catch the mouse, but he was too slow.

[x]	tried, to catch, was
[ ]	catch, mouse, was
[ ]	catch, was, too
[ ]	mouse, he, slow

'To catch' is an infinitive. Infinitives can be used with other verbs - she caught, she tried to catch; he ran, he wanted to run; we went, we loved to go; etc.

10.

Find the verbs in the sentence.
We ordered pepperoni pizza because he said it was his favourite.

[ ]	ordered, because, said
[x]	ordered, said, was
[ ]	pizza, said, his
[ ]	because, it, his

What is your favourite pizza?