Grade 5 English | Determining Verb Tenses

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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 5 Language - Verbs 1 (Questions)

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Determining which verb tense to use depends on the situation in the sentence. When reading the sentence, the student must figure out the setting. This will help with using the correct verb tense. The student must figure out if the action is happening right now, every day, in the future, in the past, in the present or is finished. In this quiz, the students will choose the correct verb tense based on the sentence.

Tomorrow, my family _____ the royal wedding on television.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	will watch
[ ]	is watching
[ ]	watches
[ ]	have watched

"Where's Mom?" I asked my brother.
"She _____ in the kitchen," my brother replied.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	have cooked
[ ]	cooked
[ ]	cooks
[ ]	is cooking

I told my mother that I _____ the boxes up to the attic like she requested me to do.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	will carry
[ ]	will have carried
[ ]	carries
[ ]	had carried

My dog _____ from noon to four every day of the week.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	is sleeping
[ ]	slept
[ ]	sleeps
[ ]	will have slept

The children _____ the picture out and then colored it.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	had cut
[ ]	cut
[ ]	cuts
[ ]	were cutting

Teenagers _____ their friends each day.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	calling
[ ]	have called
[ ]	are calling
[ ]	call

By the time I take the test, I _____ ten hours for the test.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	had studied
[ ]	will have studied
[ ]	am studying
[ ]	studied

The painters _____ the house yesterday.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	painted
[ ]	will paint
[ ]	paints
[ ]	are painting

The groups _____ in the annual tournament.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	are playing
[ ]	played
[ ]	play
[ ]	playing

10.

All of the leaves _____ from the trees and now I must clean them all up.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	will be falling
[ ]	are falling
[ ]	fall
[ ]	have fallen

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 5 Language - Verbs 1 (Answers)

Tomorrow, my family _____ the royal wedding on television.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[x]	will watch
[ ]	is watching
[ ]	watches
[ ]	have watched

This sentence is taking place tomorrow, so the verb should be in the future tense

"Where's Mom?" I asked my brother.
"She _____ in the kitchen," my brother replied.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	have cooked
[ ]	cooked
[ ]	cooks
[x]	is cooking

This is something that is happening right now

I told my mother that I _____ the boxes up to the attic like she requested me to do.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	will carry
[x]	will have carried
[ ]	carries
[ ]	had carried

This is not only happening in the future, but it will also be finished in the near future

My dog _____ from noon to four every day of the week.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	is sleeping
[ ]	slept
[x]	sleeps
[ ]	will have slept

This is something the dog does every day

The children _____ the picture out and then colored it.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[x]	had cut
[ ]	cut
[ ]	cuts
[ ]	were cutting

Even though some of the answers may sound correct, this event took place in the past and the action was finished before something else started in the past

Teenagers _____ their friends each day.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	calling
[ ]	have called
[ ]	are calling
[x]	call

This event is happening every day

By the time I take the test, I _____ ten hours for the test.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	had studied
[x]	will have studied
[ ]	am studying
[ ]	studied

This event will be finished by a certain time in the future

The painters _____ the house yesterday.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[x]	painted
[ ]	will paint
[ ]	paints
[ ]	are painting

This happened in the past

The groups _____ in the annual tournament.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[x]	are playing
[ ]	played
[ ]	play
[ ]	playing

If it is an annual event, it is a one-time event not a recurring event

10.

All of the leaves _____ from the trees and now I must clean them all up.
Choose the correct verb based on its tense.

[ ]	will be falling
[ ]	are falling
[ ]	fall
[x]	have fallen

The leaves have already fallen, so the event is completed