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Name:_____________________________________________
Date:________________________
1. Which word(s) BEST fills in the blank in the sentence below?
Yesterday I _________ her on the swing.
A. push
B. am pushing
C. pushed
D. have pushed
2. Which sentence uses the correct past tense of the verb to bring?
A. I brought my books home.
B. I brung my books home.
C. I brang my books home.
D. I bring my books home.
3.
The dog is running with his tail wagging.
Which word should replace the underlined word to change the sentence to past tense?
A. are
B. was
C. were
D. will be
4.
Harold and I was going to start a newspaper business.
What change needs to be made to correct this sentence?
A. Change I to me.
B. Change was to were.
C. Capitalize newspaper.
D. Add a comma after I.
5.
Which sentence below has a verb written in the past tense?
A. The lion waits in hiding for his prey.
B. The lion is waiting in hiding for his prey.
C. The lion waited in hiding for his prey.
D. The lion will wait in hiding for his prey.
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6.
The corn that we planted grew tall enough to be seen from the
road.
Which is the simple predicate in the sentence above?
A. corn
B. planted
C. grew
D. tall
7. Which sentence is in the present tense?
A. I played football last week.
B. I will play football after school.
C. I have played football since school began.
D. I play football sometimes but not everyday.
8. Which sentence uses the past tense of study?
A. Leslie studied while I finished my chores.
B. His best friend studies for three hours every night.
C. The law student was studying in the library until midnight.
D. My sister was studious and earned the highest grade in her math class.
9. Which sentence is written correctly?
A. Has the referee blown the whistle?
B. The wind has blew tree limbs in our yard.
C. The boy blown the balloon until it popped.
D. He blowed the trumpet so hard his face was red.
10.
Identify the verb phrase in this sentence.
The fox howled in anger and pain.
A. fox
B. fox howled
C. anger and pain
D. howled in anger and pain
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Answer Key
1. C) pushed
2. A) I brought my books home.
3. B) was
4. B) Change was to were.
5. C) The lion waited in hiding for his prey.
6. C) grew
7. D) I play football sometimes but not everyday.
8. A) Leslie studied while I finished my chores.
9. A) Has the referee blown the whistle?
10. D) howled in anger and pain
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