Using Verbs Correctly

Question 0

What is the tense if the verb is existing or happening in the past?

Answer 0

Past

Question 1

This indicates the time of the actions or state of being expressed by the verb.

Answer 1

Verb tense

Question 2

This tense expresses a continuing action or state of being. It contains the appropriate form of the verb “be” and the present participle.

Answer 2

Progressive

Question 5

If the events you are describing occur at the same time, what must you do?

Answer 5

Use verbs in the same tense

Question 6

What is the tense when it is existing or happening in the future?

Answer 6

Future

Question 7

This verb form ends in -ing and acts as an adjective.

Answer 7

Present Participle

Question 8

If the events you are describing occurs at different times, what must you do?

Answer 8

Use verbs in the different tense to show the order of events

Question 9

This verb tense shows emphasis. It includes the verb forms of “do” or “does”.

Answer 9

Emphatic

Question 10

This type of mood expresses a fact, an opinion, or a question.

Answer 10

Indicative

Question 11

This type of mood expresses a direct command or request.

Answer 11

Imperative

Question 12

Is the following sentence active or passive?

Allen has been promoted to CEO by his company’s board.

Answer 12

Passive

Question 13

What are the six tenses?

Answer 13

Past
Present
Future
Past perfect
Present perfect
Future perfect

Question 14

What is the mood of the following sentence?

The dog will bury the bone in the backyard.

Answer 14

Indicative

Question 16

What is the mood of the followings sentence.

Go to bed!

Answer 16

Imperative

Question 18

The subject of the active sentence is expressed in what type of phrase in the passive sentence?

Answer 18

Prepositional phrase

Question 20

What is the mood of the following sentence?

Alan closed the door quietly.

Answer 20

Indicative

Question 21

What is the mood of the following sentence?

Clean your room!

Answer 21

Imperative

Question 22

What two things does a verb phrase in a passive sentence always have?

Answer 22

A form of “be”

Past participle

Question 23

What is the mood of the following sentence?

Merry Christmas!

Answer 23

Subjunctive

Question 24

What is the tense when it is existing or happening before a specific time in the Past?

Answer 24

Past perfect

Question 25

What is the mood of the following sentence?

If I were a superhero, I would have heat vision!

Answer 25

Subjunctive

Question 26

Is the following sentence active or passive?

Allen has agreed to take the raise.

Answer 26

Active

Question 27

A verb that expresses an action done by its subject is called what?

Answer 27

Active voice

Question 28

This verb form ends on -d or -ed, but can also be found in the irregular form. It also acts as an adjective.

Answer 28

Past participle

Question 30

Is the following sentence active or passive? The dog barked at the mailman.

Answer 30

Active

Question 32

Is the following sentence active or passive? Allen had been informed about his raise by his secretary.

Answer 32

Passive

Question 35

What is the tense when it is existing or happening sometime before now; may be continuing now?

Answer 35

Present perfect

Question 36

A verb that expresses and action done to its subject is called what?

Answer 36

Passive voice

Question 39

What mood are most sentences in the English language in?

Answer 39

Indicative

Question 42

What is the tense when it is existing or happening now?

Answer 42

Present

Question 43

This type of mood expresses a suggestion, a necessity, a condition contrary to fact, a recommendation, or a wish.

Answer 43

Subjunctive

Question 55

What is the tense when it is existing or happening before a specific time in the future?

Answer 55

Future perfect