Verb tense quiz

Born in India, Ravi Arimilli spended most of his childhood years in Louisiana. (2 points) has spended mostest spent Borned

As a youngster, he begun playing tennis. (2 points) has begun young began have begun

After starting college, he winned a spot on the Louisiana State University tennis team. (2 points) winning started won before

Arimilli founded that tennis was too limiting, so he studied electrical engineering instead. (2 points) had found found come to find have found

After college, he choosed to work at IBM's office in Austin, Texas, because it put him in the middle of exciting computer projects. (2 points) chose had chosen choosing chosen

Arimilli has brung talent and imagination to his job at IBM. (2 points) brang had brung brought bring

By 1998, he and his team had received eighteen patents for inventions, and Arimilli had been elected to the prestigious IBM academy. (2 points) have received Nothing, it is correct brought receiving

Arimilli has never care about those things too much, though. (2 points) have cared caring cared Nothing, it is correct

Having what he calls an "I love me" wall in his office, covered with awards, would not rise his self-esteem (2 points) raise ring having raised will

Ravi Arimilli has always been more interested in making computer history than in just making a name for himself. (2 points) to make have will have always Nothing, it is correct

Give the correct past or past participle form of the irregular verb in parentheses in each of the following sentence. Mr. Tucker, our new history teacher, (write) the words Underground Railroad on the chalkboard. (2 points) writed wrote writing has wrote

Then he (draw) black lines on a map to show us where the Underground Railroad ran. (2 points) drew are drawing drawing wrote

What strange tracks this railroad must have (have)! (2 points) have having had are having  14. The lines even (go) into the Atlantic Ocean. (2 points)

have gone go are going went

As you may imagine, this map (leave) the class very confused. (2 points) will leave left have left leaving

Then Mr. Tucker explained that no one actually (ride) on an underground railroad. (2 points) had ridden was riding roded rode

The railroad was really a secret network to help slaves who had (run) away. (2 points) were running ran run will run

Between 1830 and 1860, thousands of slaves (get) their freedom by traveling along the routes marked on this map. (2 points) getted have gotten getting get got

The name Underground Railroad (come) from the use of railroad terms as code words. (2 points) had come came comes coming

Mr. Tucker (say) that hiding places were call "stations" and that people who helped slaves were call "conductors." (2 points) say says said have said

What is the definition of Past perfect? (3 points) existing or happing in the past exisiting or happening before a specific time in the past existing or happening sometime before now; may be continuing now existing or being done yesterday or tomorrow existing or happening now

What is the definition of future? (3 points) existing or happening in the future existing or happening now existing or happening before a specific time in the future existing or happening in the past existing or happening sometime before now; may be continuing now

What is the definition of future perfect? (3 points) existing or happening in the past existing or happening before a specific time in the future existing or happening now existing or happening sometime before now; may be continuing now existing or happening in the future

What is the definition of Present? (3 points) existing or happening in the past existing or happening before a specific time in the future existing or happening now existing or happening sometime before now; may be continuing now existing or happening in the future

What is the definition of present perfect? (3 points) existing or happening now existing or happening sometime before now; may be continuing now existing or happening in the past existing or happening in the future existing or happening before a specific time in the future

What is the definition of past? (3 points) existing or happening in the future existing or happening before a specific time in the future existing or happening sometime before now; may be continuing now existing or happening in the past existing or happening now

What is an example of a past perfect verb tense? (3 points) I had written I wrote I write I will have written

What is an example of a past verb tense? (3 points) You shall write You wrote You will write You have written

What is an example of a present perfect verb form? (2 points) I had written I have written I shall write I write

What is an example of a present verb tense? (2 points) I write I wrote I wll write I had written

What is an example of a future perfect verb tense? (2 points) I write I will have written I am writing I wrote

What is an example of a future verb tense? (2 points) I will write I have written I won't write I am writing

What is an example of a present tense verb? (2 points) We sang Have sung We sing Are singing

What is an example of a future tense verb? (2 points) I have sung I will sing I am singing I sang

What is an example of a future tense verb? (2 points) I have sang I have sung I like singing I will sing

What is an example of past perfect tense? (2 points) I had sang I am singing I will sing I will have sung

For the following, choose the correct verb form I had _________ that only humans use tools (2 points) thought thinked

However, scientists have _________ many hours watching wild animals make and use tools (2 points) spended spent

Chimpanzees have been ____ using twigs to catch insects. (2 points) seen saw

They _________ sticks and poked them into termite holes, and termites climbed onto the sticks. (2 points) taken took

In that way, they ________ termites. (2 points) caught catched

I have been ________ that some finches use twigs to dig insects out of cracks in tree bark. (2 points) telled told

Sea otters have _________ open shellfish by banging them against rocks. (2 points) broke broken

You may have ___ that song thrushes also use that trick to get snails out of their shells. (2 points) knew known

Some animals have _____ things, using their gluelike body fluids to hold objects together. (2 points) builded built

For example, scientists and others have watched as tailor ants __________ their sticky film on leaves to hold them together. (2 points) have spread spread