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ST 1
NAME: __________________________ DATE:__________________
SECTION: ________________________

TENSES OF VERBS
I.Identify the correct tense of the verb in each sentence. Write PRESENT TENSE , PAST TENSE, FUTURE TENSE on the
blank.

1. The ball struck the bat. ______________

2. Adam will swing hard. ______________
3. Annie will choose a baseball bat.______________
4. The ball flies through the air. ______________
5. Peter smiled proudly. ______________
6. It landed over the fence. ______________
7. Dan will run around the bases. ______________
8. She will slide into home plate. ______________
9. Daniel's teammates cheered. ______________
10. The pitcher tossed the ball. ______________
11. He steps up to the plate. ______________
12. The crowd screams loudly. ______________

II. Choose the correct verb tense to complete each of the following sentences.
13. We _______ the metro to the office everyday. * A. grow
A. take B. grew
B. takes C. will grow
C. took 20. She already _______ for school clothes last
D. will take week. *
14. Casey ___ to the mall last Sunday. * A. shop
A. Went B. shopped
B. Will go C. will shop
C. Goes 21. Babies ______when they are hungry. *
15. On Tuesday, I ___________ to mall * A. will cry
A. go B. cries
B. goes C. cry
C. went D. cried
D. will go. 22. They always _______ English. *
16. The photographer _________ some pictures A. Study
yesterday. * B. Studied
A. Takes C. Will study
B. Took 23. Many people __________ in the swimming pool. *
C. Will take A. Swim
17. He ___________ a beautiful butterfly two days B. Swam
ago. * C. Will swim
A. Catches 24. I _______ tennis every Sunday morning. *
B. Caught A. Play
C. Will catch B. Played
18. Carmen __________ at the book later. * C. Will play
A. Looks 25. Next summer the children ______ lemonade. *
B. Looked A. Sell
C. Will look B. Sold
19. Few weeks from now, those seeds we planted C. Will sell.
_______ into beans. *

III. TIME SIGNALS.

Identify the correct tense for the following time signals. Encircle the correct answer.

26.the day before yesterday PRESENT TENSE , PAST TENSE, FUTURE TENSE
27.Always PRESENT TENSE , PAST TENSE, FUTURE TENSE
28.Last year PRESENT TENSE , PAST TENSE, FUTURE TENSE
29.every day PRESENT TENSE , PAST TENSE, FUTURE TENSE
30.tomorrow PRESENT TENSE , PAST TENSE, FUTURE TENSE

I believe in you and I believe you'll excel. Just always work hard because as long as you do your best, you have nothing to
worry about. All the Best----Miss Cherry

ST 2&3
Each of the following sentences contains an adverb in BOLD and ITALIC. UNDERLINE the word it modifies.

EXAMPLE: Akio arrived early.

1. Ms. Katz plays tennis well.

2. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is an exceptionally talented writer.
3. Melba seldom loses her head.
4. Herbert seemed unusually happy.
5. Should I slice the ancho chilies now?
6. Thor cried out, “Don’t run so fast!”
7. I always enjoy Gary Soto’s poetry
8. A rather funny clown was juggling oranges.
9. “I’m too drowsy for words,” Annette yawned.
10. Sue works unusually hard on Saturdays.
11. Fran answered somewhat enthusiastically.
12. Does hay actually cause hay fever?
13. They play an extremely fast game.
14. We will play a double-header tomorrow.
15. At formal occasions, Jake speaks properly.
16. The dangerously narrow bridge scared me.
17. Can you really capture chiggers alive?
18. The second speech was less interesting.
19. He was fully aware of his plight.
20. Florence occasionally eats sushi.

II. Underline each adverb in the following sentences.

1. I can run faster than you. 6. Did you know that your new books are here?
2. Lim Sing seems very sure of herself. 7. Did you work hard?
3. Later I believed him. 8. Marina has been there.
4. Our soccer team was too slow. 9. This math problem is especially hard.
5. Is he always early? 10. The boys work slowly.
III. On the line provided, write whether it is an adverb of TIME, PLACE, MANNER, FREQUENCY, DEGREE.
_____________11. Well, what shall we do now?
_____________ 12. This Incan pottery was expertly made.
_____________ 13. She will never believe you.
_____________ 14. If you need any help, I will be there.
_____________ 15. Emilia danced gracefully.
_____________ 16. After saying goodbye to his mother, Joshua left yesterday for school.
_____________ 17. She learned to make tamales easily.
_____________ 18. Carla often goes to jazz concerts.
_____________ 19. The fandango dance troupe rehearsed diligently.
_____________ 20. The rain pounded heavily on the skylights and ran over the tops of the gutters.

IV. Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions. Choose your answers from the options
given below. The same conjunction can be used in more than one sentence.
{as, because, so, and, but, though, if, although, when, before, until, unless}

1. ------------------- he was not ready, we went without him.

2. He asked me ------------------ I had seen his keys.
3. I was angry -------------------- I had lost my way.
4. Please wait here ----------------- the manager arrives.
5. He put on his coat ------------------- went out.
6. I called him many times, -------------------- he did not answer my calls.
7. ------------------ you mend your ways, you will land in big trouble.
8. ------------------- she was angry, she said nothing.
9. He had gone ---------------------- I arrived.
10. ----------------- they arrived, I was working in the garage.
11. He was tired --------------------- he took some rest.
12. -------------------- he works hard, he does not earn enough to make a living.