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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 3 Language - Verbs 3 (Questions)

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Verbs describe actions, states or conditions. Here are some examples:

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'Peter is running fast'. The main verb here is 'run': although it is written in the continuous tense
'John loves Mary'. The main verb here is 'love': although it is written in the present simple tense
'The cat broke the bottle of milk'. The main verb here is 'break': although it is written in the past simple tense
'He had seen her before'. The main verb here is 'see': although it is written in the past perfect tense

Try this quiz and get some practice in identifying the main verbs. The verbs won't always be in their dictionary forms. Don't forget: verbs in their dictionary forms have no endings.

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What are the present tense forms of the main verbs used in the sentence below?
He closed his bedroom door quietly and crept downstairs.

[ ]	close, quietly
[ ]	creep, close, quietly
[ ]	close, creep
[ ]	quietly

Which sentence is written in the correct tense?

[ ]	Bill watches television yesterday.
[ ]	Bill watching television yesterday.
[ ]	Bill watched television yesterday.
[ ]	Bill will watch television yesterday.

Which sentence is written in the correct tense?

[ ]	Paul will go to the store tomorrow morning.
[ ]	Paul goes to the store tomorrow morning.
[ ]	Paul went to the store tomorrow morning.
[ ]	Paul go to the store tomorrow morning.

What are the present tense forms of the main verbs used in the sentence below?
He had bought a large abandoned house in the countryside.

[ ]	had bought
[ ]	abandoned
[ ]	buy
[ ]	large, abandon

Which sentence is written in the correct tense?

[ ]	Children raise their hands during my last class.
[ ]	Children will raise their hands during my last class.
[ ]	Children raises their hands during my last class.
[ ]	Children raised their hands during my last class.

What are the present tense forms of the main verbs used in the sentence below?
He felt exhausted after the long walk.

[ ]	feel
[ ]	felt
[ ]	felt, exhaust
[ ]	exhausted

Which sentence is written in the correct tense?

[ ]	Sarah gathers eggs now.
[ ]	Sarah will gathers eggs now.
[ ]	Sarah gathered eggs now.
[ ]	Sarah gathering eggs now.

Which sentence is written in the correct tense?

[ ]	The wind blows next week.
[ ]	The wind will blow next week.
[ ]	The wind blowed next week.
[ ]	The wind blown next week.

What are the present tense forms of the main verbs used in the sentence below?
He opened the door, walked in, and sat down.

[ ]	opened, walk, sat
[ ]	open, walk, sit
[ ]	opened, walked, satted
[ ]	open, walked, sit

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What are the present tense forms of the main verbs used in the sentence below?
You will get the part if you perform well in the rehearsals.

[ ]	get, perfomed
[ ]	got, perform
[ ]	get, perform, well
[ ]	get, perform

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 3 Language - Verbs 3 (Answers)

What are the present tense forms of the main verbs used in the sentence below?
He closed his bedroom door quietly and crept downstairs.

[ ]	close, quietly
[ ]	creep, close, quietly
[x]	close, creep
[ ]	quietly

In English, verbs have three parts: infinitive-past-past participle. Don't worry if you don't understand what these terms mean. For now, just learn the three parts of a verb: 'close-closed-closed'; 'creep-crept-crept'. If the past and past participle both end in -ed, the verbs are called regular verbs; otherwise, they are called irregular verbs: 'creep' is an irregular verb

Which sentence is written in the correct tense?

[ ]	Bill watches television yesterday.
[ ]	Bill watching television yesterday.
[x]	Bill watched television yesterday.
[ ]	Bill will watch television yesterday.

Since this took place yesterday, the verb "watch" should be in the past tense - watched

Which sentence is written in the correct tense?

[x]	Paul will go to the store tomorrow morning.
[ ]	Paul goes to the store tomorrow morning.
[ ]	Paul went to the store tomorrow morning.
[ ]	Paul go to the store tomorrow morning.

This is taking place in the future, so the verb should have the word "will" in it

What are the present tense forms of the main verbs used in the sentence below?
He had bought a large abandoned house in the countryside.

[ ]	had bought
[ ]	abandoned
[x]	buy
[ ]	large, abandon

In English, verbs have three parts: infinitive-past-past participle. Don't worry if you don't understand what these terms mean. For now, just learn the three parts of a verb: 'buy-bought-bought'. If the past and past participle both end in -ed, the verbs are called regular verbs; otherwise, they are called irregular verbs: 'buy' is an irregular verb

Which sentence is written in the correct tense?

[ ]	Children raise their hands during my last class.
[ ]	Children will raise their hands during my last class.
[ ]	Children raises their hands during my last class.
[x]	Children raised their hands during my last class.

This shows that it took place in the past, so the verb should be in the past tense

What are the present tense forms of the main verbs used in the sentence below?
He felt exhausted after the long walk.

[x]	feel
[ ]	felt
[ ]	felt, exhaust
[ ]	exhausted

In English, verbs have three parts: infinitive-past-past participle. Don't worry if you don't understand what these terms mean. For now, just learn the three parts of a verb: 'feel-felt-felt'. If the past and past participle both end in -ed, the verbs are called regular verbs; otherwise, they are called irregular verbs: 'feel' is an irregular verb

Which sentence is written in the correct tense?

[x]	Sarah gathers eggs now.
[ ]	Sarah will gathers eggs now.
[ ]	Sarah gathered eggs now.
[ ]	Sarah gathering eggs now.

Since this is happening now, the verb should be in the present tense

Which sentence is written in the correct tense?

[ ]	The wind blows next week.
[x]	The wind will blow next week.
[ ]	The wind blowed next week.
[ ]	The wind blown next week.

Since this will happen next week, the verb “will” should be included in the verb phrase

What are the present tense forms of the main verbs used in the sentence below?
He opened the door, walked in, and sat down.

[ ]	opened, walk, sat
[x]	open, walk, sit
[ ]	opened, walked, satted
[ ]	open, walked, sit

In English, verbs have three parts: infinitive-past-past participle. Don't worry if you don't understand what these terms mean. For now, just learn the three parts of a verb: 'open-opened-opened'; 'walk-walked-walked'; 'sit-sat-sat'. If the past and past participle both end in -ed, the verbs are called regular verbs; otherwise, they are called irregular verbs: 'open' and 'walk' are regular verbs, but 'sit' is an irregular verb

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What are the present tense forms of the main verbs used in the sentence below?
You will get the part if you perform well in the rehearsals.

[ ]	get, perfomed
[ ]	got, perform
[ ]	get, perform, well
[x]	get, perform

In English, verbs have three parts: infinitive-past-past participle. Don't worry if you don't understand what these terms mean. For now, just learn the three parts of a verb: 'get-got-got'; 'perform-performed-performed'. If the past and past participle both end in -ed, the verbs are called regular verbs; otherwise, they are called irregular verbs: 'get' is an irregular verb, but 'perform' is a regular verb