Do I Know My Verbs?

Question 1

Dr. H _____ [be] to both China and Mexico, but not Taiwan or Nicaragua.

Answer 1

Dr. H has been to both China and Mexico, but not Taiwan or Nicaragua.

Question 2

I _____ [decide] not to enroll in AMLA this semester.

Answer 2

I decided not to enroll in AMLA this semester.

Question 3

When I was a kid, I _____ [play] with my neighbors everyday after school.

Answer 3

When I was a kid, I would play with my neighbors everyday after school.

Question 4

Justin and Selina _____ [get married], but they broke up.

Answer 4

Justin and Selina were going to get married, but they broke up.

Question 5

I _____ [think] of you when I received your text.

Answer 5

I was thinking of you when I received your text.

Question 6

We _____ [play] a game right now.

Answer 6

We are playing a game right now.

Question 7

He _____ [need] to come soon or he’ll miss the test.

Answer 7

He needs to come soon or he’ll miss the test.

Question 8

I can’t talk right now. I _____ [have] too much fun.

Answer 8

​I can’t talk right now. I am having too much fun.

Question 9

We _____ own this car for 10 years. It’s time to get a new one.

Answer 9

We have owned this car for 10 years. It’s time to get a new one.

Question 10

I _____ [take] this class for two weeks now.

Answer 10

​I have been taking this class for two weeks now.

Question 11

I think I _____ [do] well on the test.

Answer 11

​I think I will do well on the test.

Question 12

Dr. H _____ [cook] dinner for us if we sign up for Give Me 20.

Answer 12

Dr. H is going to cook dinner for us if we sign up for Give Me 20.

Question 13

By the end of this semester, we _____ [learn] a lot of grammar.

Answer 13

​By the end of this semester, we will have learned a lot of grammar.

Question 14

Next Thursday, our class _____ [end] at 8:30.

Answer 14

Next Thursday, our class ends at 8:30.

Question 15

Next week at this very time, we _____ [take] a tour of the Writing Center.

Answer 15

Next week at this very time, we will be taking a tour of the Writing Center.

Question 16

What verb form do we use to show actions or states that are true in general?

Answer 16

Simple Present

Question 17

What verb form do we use to talk about a future action or state that is part of a schedule?

Answer 17

Simple Present

Question 18

When we have two actions or states in the past, what form do we put the one that occurred first?

Answer 18

Simple Past

Question 19

What verb form do we use to talk about a future action or state that is already arranged?

Answer 19

Present Progressive

Question 20

What do we call an action that was planned or expected at a time in the past?

Answer 20

Future in the Past

Question 21

What form do we use to show actions in progress right now?

Answer 21

Present Progressive

Question 22

What form do we use to express an action or state occurring at an indefinite (non-specific) time in the past?

Answer 22

Present Perfect

Question 23

What form do we use to express habitual actions in the past?

Answer 23

Used to**/**Would + BASE FORM

Question 24

What form do we use to express an action that was in progress (not finished) at a time in the past?

Answer 24

Past Progressive

Question 25

What form do we use to refer to an action or state that will happen before a certain time in the future?

Answer 25

Future Perfect or Future Perfect Progressive