Verbs

Question 0

Verbs:

Sang is which type of verb.

A. Present form
B. Present (continuous) participle
C. Past form
D. Past participle

Answer 0

C. Past form

Question 1

Verbs:

Sing is which type of verb.

A. Present form
B. Present (continuous) participle
C. Past form
D. Past participle

Answer 1

A. Present

Question 2

Verbs:

Singing is which type of verb.

A. Present form
B. Present (continuous) participle
C. Past form
D. Past participle

Answer 2

B. Present (continuous) participle

Question 3

Verbs:

Sung is which type of verb.

A. Present form
B. Present (continuous) participle
C. Past form
D. Past participle

Answer 3

D. Past participle.

Question 4

Depending on the verb, it may have a
_?_ form
_?_ form
_?_ participle 
_?_ participle

Answer 4

Present / past

Present / past

Question 5

Regular verbs are the most common and display their past forms by adding _ or _ _

Answer 5

d or ed

Liked / Jumped

Question 6

An Irregular verbs past form cannot be made by adding _ or _ _

Answer 6

d or ed

Eat = ate = eaten
Swim = swam = swum

Question 7

A Transitive verb is a verb that can take a direct (?).

In other words it is done to someone or something.

Answer 7

object

You can find the direct object by finding the verb and asking “what” or “whom” is the receiver of the action

Question 8

Intransitive verbs do not take a direct object. In other words, it is not done to someone or something.
It only involves the (?) in a sentence.

Answer 8

Subject

“When I heard the joke, I “laughed”

The sun “set”

Question 9

Auxiliary verbs are often called “helping verbs”, but They are used with other “action” verbs to:

1. Create (?)
2. Express (?)
3. Display (?)

Answer 9

Tense (have been / was / will have)
Voice (has been / will be)
State (should / were / would)

Question 10

Verbs that display their past forms by adding “d” or “ed” are known as.

A. Auxiliary verbs
B. Regular verbs
C. Intransitive verbs
D. Irregular verbs
E. Transitive verbs

Answer 10

B. Regular verbs

Question 11

can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will and would, are all (?) verbs and never change their forms)

Answer 11

Modal verbs

Question 12

Verbs that show an action that must be followed by an object, are ?

A. Auxiliary verbs
B. Regular verbs
C. Intransitive verbs
D. Irregular verbs
E. Transitive verbs

Answer 12

E. Transitive verbs

Question 13

Liked / jumped are both ?

A. Auxiliary verbs
B. Regular verbs
C. Intransitive verbs
D. Irregular verbs
E. Transitive verbs

Answer 13

B. Regular verbs

Question 14

Verbs whose past tense cannot be made by adding “d” or “ed” are ?

A. Auxiliary verbs
B. Regular verbs
C. Intransitive verbs
D. Irregular verbs
E. Transitive verbs

Answer 14

D. Irregular verbs

Question 15

Swam / Ate are both ?

A. Auxiliary verbs
B. Regular verbs
C. Intransitive verbs
D. Irregular verbs
E. Transitive verbs

Answer 15

D. Irregular verbs

Question 16

Verbs that do not need an object and may only be used with a subject in a sentence, are ?

A. Auxiliary verbs
B. Regular verbs
C. Intransitive verbs
D. Irregular verbs
E. Transitive verbs

Answer 16

C. Intransitive verbs

Question 17

Tip! - Active voice.
Means the subject is performing the action.

The dog ate our turkey (subject did the verb)

Subject = the dog
Active verb = ate

Answer 17

Tip! Passive voice.
Means the subject is having the action done to it.

Our turkey was eaten by the dog.

Subject = our turkey
Passive verb = was eaten

Question 18

The verbs - Is, am, are, was, were - when placed before an noun or adjective, are being used as
the (?) (?) verb

Answer 18

To be

Question 19

Modal verbs have many uses, although they have no (?) of their own

Answer 19

Action

Question 20

Name 5 things that modal verbs express ?

Answer 20

Need / possibility / willingness / ability / obligation

Question 21

Infinitive verbs.
Is a verb in its (?) form and is usually, preceded by “(?)” or a modal verb.

Note - the word “to” is not a preposition.
Note - an infinitive is a “non-finite” verb
Note - it cannot be the main “finite” verb
Note - an infinitive can be used as a noun, adjective or adjective.

Answer 21

Base form / To
Infinitive form;
I need “to run” every day

Modal verbs replace “to”;
I “must” run every day

Finite verb form;
I run every day

Question 22

Infinitives as nouns, adj and adverds.
“To dance was her passion”
- To dance is the subject of (?)

“He likes to hunt”
- to hunt is the direct object of (?)

“Give him an ornament to polish”
- to polish modifies the noun (?)

“The officer returned to help”
- to help modifies the verb (?)

Answer 22

Was, Likes, Ornament, Returned

Question 23

A verb that follows “to” or a modal verb, are

A. Auxiliary verbs
B. Regular verbs
C. Modal verbs
D. To be verbs
E. Infinitive verbs

Answer 23

E. Infinitive verbs

Question 24

An auxiliary verb that falls before another noun or adjective, are known as the ?

A. Auxiliary verbs
B. Regular verbs
C. Modal verbs
D. To be verbs
E. Infinitive verbs

Answer 24

D. “To be” or “be” verb

I am a doctor - no action

I was seen by a doctor - passive

I am eating banana cake - continuous