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

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In this English quiz on verbs, you will get some practice in writing the three parts (the principal parts) of a verb: infinitive-past-past participle. The three parts of a verb are important because different parts are used to form different tenses. For example:

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'I hadn't seen it' is an example of the past perfect tense

This tense requires the past participle of the verb 'see-saw-seen'. You can't say: 'I hadn't saw it' or 'I hadn't see it'.

This quiz will test you to see how well you know the three parts of the verb. If you don't know them - learn them now. The following ten verbs are everyday words and therefore it's imperative you know the three parts of each one. Take your time and look at all four options before making your choice. Good luck!

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Which verb should you use in the sentence?
We ____ salad for lunch last week.

[ ]	ate
[ ]	eat
[ ]	eaten
[ ]	ated

What are the three parts of the verb 'have'?

[ ]	have-has-had
[ ]	have-haved-had
[ ]	have-had-had
[ ]	have-haves-had

What are the three parts of the verb 'do'?

[ ]	do-did-done
[ ]	do-does-did
[ ]	do-done-did
[ ]	do-does-dosed

Which verb should you use in the sentence?
Right now, I ____ the apple juice.

[ ]	chose
[ ]	choose
[ ]	chosen
[ ]	choosed

Which verb should you use in the sentence?
Kevin ____ down the street a few minutes ago.

[ ]	ran
[ ]	run
[ ]	runned
[ ]	running

What are the three parts of the verb 'lose'?

[ ]	lose-lost-losted
[ ]	lose-loses-lost
[ ]	loose-lost-lost
[ ]	lose-lost-lost

Which verb should you use in the sentence?
The girls ____ the test today.

[ ]	taked
[ ]	taken
[ ]	tooked
[ ]	take

What are the three parts of the verb 'drink'?

[ ]	drink-drunk-drank
[ ]	drink-drunk-drunk
[ ]	drink-drank-drunk
[ ]	drink-drank-drank

Which verb should you use in the sentence?
The player ____ the ball during the game last week.

[ ]	caught
[ ]	catch
[ ]	catches
[ ]	catched

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What are the three parts of the verb 'be'?

[ ]	be-is-was/were
[ ]	be-was/were-been
[ ]	be-is/are-was/were
[ ]	be-is/are/were

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

Which verb should you use in the sentence?
We ____ salad for lunch last week.

[x]	ate
[ ]	eat
[ ]	eaten
[ ]	ated

Ate should be used because this happened in the past and ate is the correct past tense form of the word “eat.”

What are the three parts of the verb 'have'?

[ ]	have-has-had
[ ]	have-haved-had
[x]	have-had-had
[ ]	have-haves-had

This verb is important because it is also used as an auxiliary/helping verb in the present and past perfect tenses: 'I haven't known him long'; 'Had you seen him?'

What are the three parts of the verb 'do'?

[x]	do-did-done
[ ]	do-does-did
[ ]	do-done-did
[ ]	do-does-dosed

This verb is important because it is also used as an auxiliary/helping verb in the present and past simple tenses: 'I don't know him'; 'Did you see him?'

Which verb should you use in the sentence?
Right now, I ____ the apple juice.

[ ]	chose
[x]	choose
[ ]	chosen
[ ]	choosed

This is happening right now, so the word should be “choose.”

Which verb should you use in the sentence?
Kevin ____ down the street a few minutes ago.

[x]	ran
[ ]	run
[ ]	runned
[ ]	running

The correct answer is ran because this happened in the past.

What are the three parts of the verb 'lose'?

[ ]	lose-lost-losted
[ ]	lose-loses-lost
[ ]	loose-lost-lost
[x]	lose-lost-lost

Are you feeling a bit lost?

Which verb should you use in the sentence?
The girls ____ the test today.

[ ]	taked
[ ]	taken
[ ]	tooked
[x]	take

Since this happened today, the verb should be in the present tense.

What are the three parts of the verb 'drink'?

[ ]	drink-drunk-drank
[ ]	drink-drunk-drunk
[x]	drink-drank-drunk
[ ]	drink-drank-drank

"Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live." (Socrates - ancient Greek philosopher). In those verbs where you have a choice of -an or -un, use -an for the past and -un for the past participle.

Which verb should you use in the sentence?
The player ____ the ball during the game last week.

[x]	caught
[ ]	catch
[ ]	catches
[ ]	catched

Since this happened last week, the verb should be in the past tense.

10.

What are the three parts of the verb 'be'?

[ ]	be-is-was/were
[x]	be-was/were-been
[ ]	be-is/are-was/were
[ ]	be-is/are/were

This verb is important because it is also used as an auxiliary/helping verb in ALL the present and past continuous tenses, for example: 'I am working'; 'I have been watching TV all morning'; 'He was planting the flowers'; ''I shall be flying home tomorrow evening'.