Verb Tenses Quiz

Matching: Match the letter of the verb tense to each example in bold. Answers may be used more than once
or not at all.
______1)

People are eating in the lunch room

A. Past

______2)

She was singing absolutely perfectly.

B. Present

______3)

Bill had jumped off the roof even before the police came.

C. Future

______4)

They have been swimming for hours.

D. Past Progressive

______5)

We created idiom books last week.

E. Present Progressive

______6)

I have told many students about the importance of homework.

F. Future Progressive

______7)

Most students were completing their homework already.

G. Past Perfect

______8)

Mr. Harris promised to reward us on any all time best we

achieve in the future.

H. Present Perfect

______9)

The five freedoms project will bring my grade up hopefully.

I. Future Perfect

_____10)

Barney is rotting the minds of children everywhere.

J. Past Perfect Progressive

_____11)

Adam Sandler has volunteered to find and destroy Barney.

_____12)

Steve collects bugs, worms, and spiders for fun.

K. Present Perfect
Progressive
L. Future Perfect Progressive

_____13)

Your parents will be celebrating when you graduate college.

_____14)

Barack was traveling through the mountains for vacation.

_____15)

This quiz will have changed my English grade just enough for
an A on my interim.

For 16-20, Write the verb in the tense indicated in parentheses.

16) (persist; past) Mr. Brown _____________________________________ to enforce the school rules.
17) (chant; future progressive) Cheerleaders _____________________________________ at the game.
18) (clutch; past perfect) Visitors ____________________________ the lap bar on rollercoaster all day.
19) (jump, present) My dog ______________________________ on my bed as soon as I open the door.
20) (help, present perfect) The Red Cross ___________________________________ veterans for years.

Verb Tenses Quiz

Matching: Match the letter of the verb tense to each example in bold. Answers may be used more than once
or not at all.
______1)

People are eating in the lunch room

A. Past

______2)

She was singing absolutely perfectly.

B. Past Progressive

______3)

Bill had jumped off the roof even before the police came.

C. Past Perfect

______4)

They have been swimming for hours.

D. Past Perfect Progressive

______5)

We created idiom books last week.

E. Present

______6)

I have told many students about the importance of homework.

F. Present Progressive

______7)

Most students were completing their homework already.

G. Present Perfect

______8)

Mr. Harris promised to reward us on any all time best we

achieve in the future.

H. Present Perfect
Progressive

______9)

The five freedoms project will bring my grade up hopefully.

I. Future

_____10)

Barney is rotting the minds of children everywhere.

J. Future Progressive

_____11)

Adam Sandler has volunteered to find and destroy Barney.

K. Future Perfect

_____12)

Steve collects bugs, worms, and spiders for fun.

L. Future Perfect Progressive

_____13)

Your parents will be celebrating when you graduate college.

_____14)

Barack was traveling through the mountains for vacation.

_____15)

This quiz will have changed my English grade just enough for
an A on my interim.

For 16-20, Write the verb in the tense indicated in parentheses.

21) (persist; present) Mr. Brown _________________________________ to enforce the school rules.
22) (chant; future) Cheerleaders ____________________________________________ at the game.
23) (clutch; past progressive) Visitors ________________________ the lap bar on rollercoaster all day.
24) (jump, future progressive) My dog _____________________________ on my bed when I get home.
25) (help, past perfect) The Red Cross ___________________________________ veterans for years.